Hello and welcome to October’s Wrap Up post! This year is coming to an end fast – Halloween always reminds me of the upcoming winter and cozy sweaters that will be the norm here in Canada for the next 5-7 months.
Kriti’s Selection
I spent a lot of time in September thinking about how I wanted to track my reading for year 28. Now that I have a proper format and I have tested it in October, I have some new stats to add to the monthly wrap up.
Total books read this month: 9
Number of personal picks: 5
Review copies: 4
Buddy Reads/ Book Club: 1
Books:
- Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt is the best horror I have ever read and I have raved about it enough already. For full review and art, check out this post. Add it to your TBR if you dare on Goodreads.
- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert is another bok I raved about. It has given me a lot of perspective on being a creator and I highly recommend it. Full review and art can be found here. Find this book on Goodread.
- Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz was a beautiful follow up to the first book. Full review and art here! Find it on Goodreads.
- A Town called Solace by Mary Lawson – I chanced upon this one for a one week library hold and could not resist! I liked this slice of life story and will be discussing it with Charlie when she reads her copy this month. Check it out on Goodreads.
- Allthingi: The Crescent and the Northern Star, Co-edited by Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad and Josh Gillingham is a wonderful collection of story stories about Norse and Islam cultural interactions. My review can be found by following this link. Find this book on Goodreads.
- The Mystery of Mrs Christie by Marie Benedict was a random addition to my TBR because I found it during my library search (I like to just go and find books that interest me rather than from my TBR). I loved this speculative fiction about the famous mystery writer and will share my review later this month. Meantime, check out the book on Goodreads.
- Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi was another impulsive addition to my TBR. I was craving a book with Hindu mythology and this was a very good one! I will be reading book 2 early next year and hoping to buddy read the rest of the series with Ariel. Check it out on Goodreads.
- Crushing by Sophie Burrows is the most unique book I read in October. No words. Only images portray how two people meet. Learn more on Goodreads. My review will be up in January.
- How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino has been recently translated to English. I learned a lot from this book and you can find my reflection here. This book is on Goodreads – it’s neat to see all the languages it has been translated into.
Total TBR: 184 (Oct 1) → 195 (Nov 1)
I added 9 review copies and 11 personal books to my TBR in October. Some of these books I read in October itself which I find a bit hilarious. Here are a few other noteworthy ones:
Commitment
- Two upcoming blog tours with Storytellers on Tour: Moon Rising by Daniel Weisbeck and Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson. Both of these will be buddy reads with Erynn.
- The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman is an ownvoices book I am excited to get into for January!
Personal
- My friend Heather gifted me with The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali.
- Ariel loved the upcoming Historical Fiction, Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim and I am planning to get it from the library.
- I added 4 indie books based on synopsis and other collaborations:
- The Skald’s Black Verse by Jordan Loyal Short (I did a cover reveal recently for book 3).
- Paladin Unbound by Jeffrey Speight and An Altar on the Village Green by Nathan Hall – My author friend Trudie Skies loved these and I look forward to checking them out.
- A Surplus of Light by Chase Connor – I connected with Chase about an Indie Recommends Indie feature for next year and this book of his is for fans of Aristotle and Dante, which I loved!
What did you add to your TBR in October?
Ariel’s Selection for October 2021
Notes and Summary: This month I participated in Latinxathon to celebrate the final week of Latinx heritage month. I read four books for the various prompts, and they were really fun! I was also able to get a good amount of books off of my ARC tbr, which means of course I requested more for future months! In October, I’m going to be participating in Indigathon to celebrate Indigenous voices. I have my TBR list with the prompts all set up, so stay tuned to see how I do next month!
Number of Books on Last Month’s TBR: 155
Number of Books on TBR Now: 148
Number of books on Last Month’s Netgalley TBR: 8
Number of books on NG TBR Now: 3
Books read: 12
Library Books: 8/12
ARCS: 4/12
Bookish Highlights of the Month:
Favorite Latinxathon book: Imaginary Borders
Favorite Arc of the month: Beasts of a Little Land
Longest book of the month: 716 pages! Jade Legacy
What was your favorite read for October? Did you read more spooky books than usual?
We hope you have a wonderful and cozy November ahead, reading and otherwise! Lots of reviews and collaborative posts are in store for Armed with A Book.
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