It’s time for a look at my OCTOBER reading life!

It’s time for another wrap-up/haul post — and some fun stats!

If you’ve seen my weekly updates, you already know this, but October was WILD! My family spent sooo much time going on outings together. 😅 My mom basically picked out a lot of fun Halloween-themed stuff we could take Isaac to and we all went together as a big family. We had a ton of fun, but I won’t lie, I spent at least 1/3 of the month running on fumes and in total burnout status, so I’m hoping November involves a lot more time just hanging out at home. I was also sick for part of October and haven’t been feeling great lately, and I’m pretty sure it’s my body’s way of telling me to sit my ass down for a hot minute. 😂 Somehow, despite all of the time away from home, I still got a LOT of reading done! I think it was thanks to a mix of ebooks in the car and pure force of will (and a huge lack of sleep). 😬

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The month at a glance: books read: 24 books DNFed: 3 average rating: 4.26 best book: The September House worst book: Maeve Fly

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What I read:

(each title link will direct you to my review for more thoughts!)

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✨ review copy → 💞 buddy/group read → 🔁 re-read → 🎧 audiobook → 🍰 graphic novel/manga
🤷‍♀️ TBR jar → 🗓️ 2023 TBR → 🌻 seasonal TBR

• The Pram // Joe Hill
• Dark Waters & Empty Smiles // Katherine Arden 💞🎧
• A Dowry of Blood // S.T. Gibson ✨💞🌻
• The Last Haunt // Max Booth III ✨
• The September House // Carissa Orlando ✨💞🎧
• The Haunting of Hill House // Shirley Jackson 💞🔁🎧
• Do Not Go in That House // Ruth Anna Evans ✨
• Becoming the Dark Prince // Kerri Maniscalco 💞
• Partying with Pixies // Hazel Mack 💞

• The Skull // Jon Klassen 🍰
• Ankle Snatcher // Grady Hendrix
• The Prettiest Girl in the Grave // Kristopher Triana 💞
• Rule of Wolves // Leigh Bardugo 💞🎧
• Capturing the Devil // Kerri Maniscalco 💞
• All Hallows // Christopher Golden 💞🎧

• Legends & Lattes // Travis Baldree ✨💞🎧🗓️
• House of Hollow // Krystal Sutherland 💞🎧
• Halloween Fiend // C.V. Hunt

• There’s No Way I’d Die First // Lisa Springer ✨💞🎧

• Maeve Fly // CJ Leede ✨💞🌻

• The Woman in Cabin 10 // Ruth Ware 💞🎧
• Hollow // C.M. Nascosta 💞
• Off Season // Jack Ketchum 🤷‍♀️🌻

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And now, for some of my favorite recent hauls:

My birthday was on the 16th, so I added a section for the gifts I got this month! Thank you so much to the loved ones who sent presents, they all meant so much to me 🥰

• Secret Faces // Kealan Patrick Burke (from Misty)
• The Halloween Store and Other Tales of All Hallows’ Eve // Ronald Kelly (from Terry, my spouse)
• The Lives of Saints // Leigh Bardugo (from Terry)
• Hide and Seeker // Daka Hermon (from Sarah)
• The Raven and the Reindeer & Bryony and Roses // T. Kingfisher (from Malli)
• Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places // Colin Dickey (from Cathy)
• From Here to Eternity // Caitlin Doughty (from Cathy)

I had a few book boxes and pre-orders arrive, plus I treated myself to a nice BookOutlet order! I had a coupon, so I might have gone overboard. 😅  The entire second list in this section was from BookOutlet.

• Sword Catcher // Cassandra Clare (Illumicrate edition)
• Survivor // J.F. Gonzalez (ebook)
• Throne of the Fallen // Kerri Maniscalco (B&N edition)
• Christmas and Other Horrors // Ellen Datlow
• After the Forest // Kell Woods (Illumicrate edition)
• Last to Leave the Room // Caitlin Starling (Illumicrate edition)

• The Stitchers // Lorien Lawrence
• Dark Stars // John F.D. Taff
• The Lost Village // Camilla Sten
• Falling // T.J. Newman
• Mine & Camp Scare // Delilah S. Dawson
• In the House in the Dark of the Woods // Laird Hunt
• A Day of Fallen Night // Samantha Shannon
• Survivor Song // Paul Tremblay
• The Survival of Molly Southbourne & The Legacy of Molly Southbourne // Tade Thompson
• Glassheart // Kate Alice Marshall

I got a couple of my most anticipated eARCs over the last few days!! 🥳 I mean, I’m excited for ALL of these, but especially the new Barnes and Kingfisher books!

• The Pale House Devil // Richard Kadrey (finished copy)
• One Dark Window & Two Twisted Crowns // Rachel Gillig (finished copies)
• Ghost Station // S.A. Barnes (eARC)
• What Feasts at Night // T. Kingfisher (eARC)
• Bride // Ali Hazelwood (eARC)
• A Dark and Drowning Tide // Allison Saft (eARC)

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How was your month? What was your favorite book you read or hauled, or what was something nice that happened in your life?

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— destiny ♥

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