We’re at the end of October, friends! I can’t believe it. Seems like this month absolutely flew by. Of course, everything about this time of year just seems to fly by, with Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas. So many good things! Anyway, since it is the end of October, that means it’s time for my October 2021 Wrap Up! For the month of October, I read a total of 34 books! Not a bad total, if I’m being honest.
This month, I have also been slacking on my reading challenges, again. I think next year, I’ll probably scale back on this, given that I end up reading totally different books than the books on my TBR. Maybe just focusing on one challenge will be the key! We shall see.
October Favorites
Outside of reading, I feel like I did a lot of watching TV shows. One of the perks of living alone is that I can watch whatever I want. So, I’ve been watching Gilmore Girls, which I should finish up in the next week or so! Maybe a bit longer. Y: The Last Man has also been great, though I just learned that it’s been cancelled for the next season. Maybe another network will pick it up! I also watched One of Us Is Lying, which was an…interesting adaptation, if I do say. It mostly stuck to the book, until the end. And of course, still watching The British Baking Show because it is such a comfort show for me!
October 2021 Wrap Up
Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew (3.5 stars, audiobook)
Battle of the Bands by Lauren Gibaldi (3 stars, audiobook)
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz (3 stars)
Frankie & Bug by Gayle Forman (4 stars)
Rainbow in the Dark by Sean McGinty (4 stars)
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney (4 stars, audiobook)
Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross (3 stars)
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp (4 stars, audiobook)
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh (5 stars)
A Time to Kill by John Grisham (3 stars)
Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznik (3.5 stars)
The Sisters of Reckoning by Charlotte Nicole Davis (4 stars)
A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown (4.5 stars)
Separate No More by Lawrence Goldstone (3 stars)
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis (4 stars, audiobook)
Living Beyond Borders by Margarita Longoria (4 stars)
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson (3 stars)
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray (4 stars)
You Can Go Your Own Way by Eric Smith (4 stars)
The Giver: Graphic Novel by Lois Lowry (4 stars)
Kneel by Candace Buford (4.5 stars, audiobook)
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (4 stars)
Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn (4 stars, audiobook)
Tidesong by Wendy Xu (4.5 stars)
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko (4.5 stars)
Graceling (Graphic Novel) by Kristin Cashore (4 stars)
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber (4 stars, audiobook)
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer (5 stars)
Borders by Thomas King (4 stars)
Horrid by Katrina Leno (3 stars)
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass (3 stars, audiobook)
Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (4 stars)
Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa (4.5 stars)
The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. Garrity (4 stars)