What did you read in October?

[Vespasia]

What did you read in October? Any recommendations?


We're nearing the end of the year, how is your goal progress going if you have one?

[wawa]

October reading -
Full series re-read of the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik. Always recommend forever and ever. 5*
Wild Robot - recommend if you're looking for a book for your kids! Hoping the movie is good. 4*
Happiness Falls - It's good. Not amazing. Very sad. Was for bookclub, and I think it's a good choice for that. not my thing. 3*
The Naturalist Society - for me this was an amazing book. Just very well suited for some of my niche book loves, a cozy hug of a book. 5*
The Daughter's War - enjoyed this a lot. violent fantasy with very cool female characters and creepy AF bad guys. 4*
A Psalm for the Wild-Built - this was lovely. Thoughtful, atmospheric, loveable. Also short. 4*

Goal - Goodreads has me at 68/100, which is behind pace, but doesn't include any re-reads, audio books or physical books. Just kindle reads. At some point I need to at least add the last two categories in and decide if I'm counting re-reads.

[Vespasia]

Finished:
Redshirts by John Scalzi - 4* The premise was better than the writing but I really liked it. 
Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) by Jane Harper - 4*
Ushers by Joe Hill (Kindle Short) - 4.5*
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland - 4.5* This was sitting on my Kindle forever and I am glad I finally got around to it. A creepy and somewhat unique fantasy novel. 
Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel #4) by T. Kingfisher - 5* Excellent as always. I need the next book in the series to come out asap. 
Weyward by Emilia Hart - 2* This was terrible.  I'm not sure how it gets a lot of positive reviews but perhaps people are way better at suspending disbelief than I am. 

SPOILER: Click to show

Apparently there are no private investigators in the UK. Who knew!

DNF:
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman


I'm at 68/52 for the year. I think 75 is a reasonable new goal but I am not planning to increase it officially. 


wawa I just put the first book of that series on hold. I loved the Scholomance series and her two standalones so I am sure I will like that too. 

[wawa]

Nov 4, 2024 14:22:37 GMT -5 Vespasia said:

Finished:
Redshirts by John Scalzi - 4* The premise was better than the writing but I really liked it. 
Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) by Jane Harper - 4*
Ushers by Joe Hill (Kindle Short) - 4.5*
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland - 4.5* This was sitting on my Kindle forever and I am glad I finally got around to it. A creepy and somewhat unique fantasy novel. 
Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel #4) by T. Kingfisher - 5* Excellent as always. I need the next book in the series to come out asap. 
Weyward by Emilia Hart - 2* This was terrible.  I'm not sure how it gets a lot of positive reviews but perhaps people are way better at suspending disbelief than I am. 

SPOILER: Click to show

Apparently there are no private investigators in the UK. Who knew!

DNF:
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman


I'm at 68/52 for the year. I think 75 is a reasonable new goal but I am not planning to increase it officially. 


wawa I just put the first book of that series on hold. I loved the Scholomance series and her two standalones so I am sure I will like that too. 

I just caved and ordered all 4 Paladin books because they aren't at my local library....

[travella]

4* Liked
Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due (I liked that the stories were more than mere spooky stories.)

3* Ok
102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Jim Dwyer
Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
1984 by George Orwell
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Doyle
The Bletchey Riddle by Ruta Sepetys
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
Spilled Ink by Nadia Hashimi

1*/DNF
The Salaryman's Wife by Sujata Massey (I couldn't get into this book).

QOTW: I have read 78 books this year, I set my goal at 45 so I've gone beyond that. I also finished the 52 book challenge.

[dearprudence]

Last Tale of the Flower Bride - 4*
Rouge - 4*
Juniper and Thorn - 3*
Gilded - 4*
Cursed - 4*
For the Wolf - 3*

As far as my goal, I didn't have a number, just to read more of my backlist books, and I'm doing it. 4 of these fall in that category.