A detailed look at October’s reading habits: My October Wrap includes 37 books read, four of which were from my Up Next Shelf. October was also the month of steamy romantic reads!
Overview
| October Blog Updates | October Bookish Posts |
|---|---|
| 📖 Weekly Wrap: October 4th to October 10th 📖 Weekly Wrap: October 11th to October 17th 📖 Weekly Wrap: October 18th to October 24th 📖 Weekly Wrap: October 25th to October 31st | 📚 28 Diverting Reads in August |
Outline
October Reflection and Into November
Upon reflection, October was a good reading month. It’s the first time in 2021 that I had no 1-star or 2-star reads. Additionally, I only DNF’d one book. I read four books from my Up Next Shelf. But, now that I have more YA on my shelves, I’m hoping my mood reading will pull me towards my backlist of unread books for the remainder of 2021.
In October, I really enjoyed BookTube and all the TBR game videos. They inspired me to start selecting my Monthly Minimum TBR list through bookish prompts! I’m really excited to post my November Wrap to determine what books from my Up Next Shelf I’ll be reading in December.
As you can infer by the descriptor of my October Wrap, most of the books I read in October were steamy. My most-read genres were all romances which reflects my need for lighter books as my semester became more demanding.
Books I Read This Month
Key: 🔁 re-read | 🤓 reviewed on this blog | 📲 eARC | 📜 Up Next Shelf
• Find Me (WITSEC, #1) by Ashley N. Rostek
• Defending Nightmares (I.S.S., #2) by M. Sinclair
• Within Obsession and Lies (A Court of Gilt and Shadow, #1) by Stacy Jones and Harper Wylde
• Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark 📜
• Worse Guy by Ruby Dixon
• How Sweet It Is by Dylan Newton 📜
• Bewitching the Boss by Jessa Kane
• Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time by Fanny Fern
• Escaping Fate (Veredian Chronicles, #1) by Regine Abel 🔁
• His Prize Pupil by Jessa Kane
• Oath Taker (Kingdom of Runes, #1) by Audrey Grey
• Curse Breaker (Kingdom of Runes, #2) by Audrey Grey
• King Maker (Kingdom of Runes, #3) by Audrey Grey
• Light Singer (Kingdom of Runes, #4) by Audrey Grey
• Broke Down (My Over the Top Possessive Alpha Harem, #1) by Sharan Daire
• Knocked Up (My Over the Top Possessive Alpha Harem, #2) by Sharan Daire
• Merciless (Steel Demons MC, #9) by Crystal Ash
• His Royal Princess (Billionaire Boys Club, #3.5) by Jessica Clare 🔁
• Phoenix’s Refrain (Legion of Angels, #10) by Ella Summers
• Execution of Anguish (The Shadows of Wildberry Lane, #2) by M. Sinclair
• An Innocent Obsession by Jessa Kane 🔁
• Fangs ad Forever by MINK
• Black Velvet by Nichole Rose
• The Mobster’s Masseuse by Jessa Kane 🔁
• I Married a Birdman (Prime Mating Agency, #3) by Regine Abel
• His Forever Girl by Lucy Darling
• The Dating Playbook (The Boyfriend Project, #2) by Farrah Rochon 📜
• Struck Love by Lucy Darling
• Fear The Reapers (The Reapers of Caspian Hills, #1) by Jessa Halliwell
• Queen of The Reapers (The Reapers of Caspian Hills, #2) by Jessa Halliwell
• His Little Secret by Jessa Kane
• An Angel for the Devil by Jessa Kane
• The Fall Bride (Hollow Oak, #1) by Alexa Riley
• Daddy’s Worst Nightmare by Jessa Kane
Book Types: Most books were on Kindle Unlimited (30).
Rating Distribution: Most October reads were 3-stars (21).
October Breakdown
Want to Read from this month
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Most Favourite and Least Favourite*
*Can’t be a re-read
Most Favourite: Find Me by Ashley N. Rostek.
Least Favourite: Queen of The Reapers by Jessa Halliwell.
Longest and Shortest Books
Longest Book: King Maker by Audrey Grey ~ 636 pages
Shortest Book: An Innocent Obsession by Jessa Kane ~ 48 pages
Statistics
Most Read Genre: Reverse Harem Romance (8).
Origin Breakdown: Most of the books I read were “instant” reads (28), meaning I purchased and immediately read them.
Most Read Author: Jessa Kane (8).
*Person of Colour includes non-white human characters in fantasy novels
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My November Hopefuls
At this point, my November Hopefuls are more accurately a list of books I want to read before 2022. First, I need to read Theory by Dionne Brand before mid-December; I’m writing a reflective essay on it for one of my classes. Second, I want to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I love character-driven books and one of my friends assured me I would like it so I’m looking forward to this quick read. Finally, I will be reading Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey. I’m in the mood for books about books and this is the last book I bought myself for my birthday this year, so it would be nice to wrap up those purchases before the New Year.
Anticipated November Releases
Released November 4, 2021
Read my thoughts in my Weekly Wrap!
Released November 11, 2021
See my Upcoming Release page for more of the books I’m looking forward to in November!
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