Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you’ve had your fill of chocolate and other treats. We kept the lights off at Casa Bookgirl as it was a bit of a rainy night and I didn’t think that many kiddos would stop by. So it’s time for a Month In Review and October was a great month. So let’s get into it.
I finished five books and completed the R.I.P. Reading challenge! Books read were Murder In The Bowery by Victoria Thompson, The Laptev Virus by Christy Esmahan, The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths and the two that counted towards the R.I.P. challenge were Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon.
With the exception of The Laptev Virus, all books were great and I would say two may even make it on my favorites of the year. Frankenstein and The Winter People were fantastic. They were atmospheric and thought-provoking and the perfect choices for R.I.P. Reading. Before I forget, thank you to Andi & Heather for hosting this year’s challenge.
Being that I’m not working right now I thought I would have read a lot more but my job search, mom and other projects are taking up a lot of my time but I’m still very happy with the number of books read. But, can you believe we are getting closer to the end of the year? I saw a Goodreads Poll to vote for your favorites of the year – I’m not ready!
Anyway, the end of the year is always a busy time but I’m looking forward to Nonfiction November, making progress in reading challenges, putting together reading lists to end the year and just so much more. What about you, how was your month and what are you looking forward to in the next couple of months?
Congrats on finishing the reading challenge and I’m glad to hear The Winter People may make it on your favourite read this year. It’s my favourite McMahon book among all her books and I’m hoping her future releases would surpass it. 🙂
Congratulations! I’m sorry The Laptev Virus didn’t work out, it sounded interesting, but you had enough successes to make up for it. 🙂
The end of the year is coming too fast for me. Too many books left to read. 🙂 I really loved The Winter People and Frankenstein, too, and Victoria Thompson and Elly Griffiths are two of my favorite mystery authors.
Melody – I remember you recommending The Winter People and am so glad I finally read it. It was a book I kept talking about with my mom and I wish she would read it. Great recommendation!
Jenclair – I think that book would be a good one for a younger audience. The writing was a bit too simple and maybe some teens would enjoy it more. Definitely good premise.
Lark – I know can you believe it? Yay, glad we share some of the same favorite authors. I need to check out Elly Griffiths new series and also Victoria Thompson has a new series coming out soon. So many books to read! 🙂
I was quick to get the leftover candy out of the house by donating it to my daughter’s school for their fall festival. My husband said he’s never seen candy move so fast out of the house. LOL Too tempting . . . I think my daughter’s already lost interest in hers. It sounds like you had a great month of reading. Have a great November!