October ended up being a great reading month for me! I finished more books in October than in any other month so far this year (16 books, closely followed by January’s 15), and at this point, I’m about ready to slow down and find several books just to savor for November. I did enjoy my reading in October, though, and was thrilled to finish off a couple of reading challenges I was doing, so that’s a bonus! Here are my October reads:
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And now, for November’s picks!
New Releases/ARCs:
Publishing November 19: An Honorable Deception by Roseanna M. White. I’ve read books one and two in this series, and I can’t tell you how excited I am to be able to read the last book in the series! I love how White develops her characters, and the premise of these stories is way too fun. I’m looking forward to getting into it! (Plus, isn’t that cover gorgeous?!)
Publishing January 13: Grannies’ Matches for Jake by A.M. Heath. The author asked if I’d be interested in beta-reading this book for her, and I was thrilled to comply. I don’t know much about the book besides the fact that it includes grandmothers, is a romance, and is set in the Reconstruction-era South. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens with this story!
Read Your Bookshelf Challenge:
November’s prompt is “read a book that intimidates you.” Rise of the Fallen by Chuck Black is definitely an intimidating book for me! I read the first book in this series five or six years ago, and haven’t yet brought myself to the point of being willing to pick up the next one. I really ought to since I do want to finish the series. And now that we have it in print on our shelves, I don’t have any good excuses. I’m sure the actual reading experience won’t be as frightening as I think it will be…right?
From My Physical TBR Shelf:
The other day, I counted up the new books I’ve accumulated this year—either bought outright, inherited, been given, or rescued. In total, I’ve added around 120 books to my shelves so far this year. And if I’ve counted correctly, I’ve either read or listened to only 27 of those…which means I have just over 90 new books I’ve never read. And that’s not counting all the books I bought over the last few years and haven’t read yet! I think I have a slight book-buying addiction….
Anyway, over the next couple of months, I plan to focus on books I already own or have had on the shelf for way too long (for example, the books I borrowed from friends 5+ years ago and really ought to return).
But in defiance of the goal of reading my physical books, I am planning to read a couple of Kindle books this month. Mom just got a free month of Kindle Unlimited, and I found out that The Wedding Gift and The Blind Scribe by Connilyn Cossette are both on there! I’ve been wanting to read these two novellas (prequels to The King’s Men series) for quite a while, so I’m hoping to get through them this month while I have access to them. There are also a few other books I’m eyeing up on KU, but I’m going to do my best to ignore that list. Maybe I can try them some other time.
And here are the ones I’m hoping to read this month from my physical TBR stack:
A biography: This Child Must Die by Anne Ruck. I’ve wanted to read this book for ages, but never picked it up. I can’t wait to see what it’s about!
Biblical fiction: Hadassah by Tommy Tenney. My aunt gave me the children’s edition of this book when I was a girl, and I fell in love with the story. Since becoming an adult, I’ve wanted to read the adult version, and just recently, another aunt gave it to me. I can’t wait to pick it up!
A classic: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. I realized recently that I have almost all of Dickens’ major works on my shelf now, but I’ve only read two or three of them. Oops! So, I’m hoping to get through at least half of this story (at right around 800 pages, it’s a chunker of a story!) by the end of the month.
What are you hoping to read this month? Have you read any of the books listed above? Have you read any books recently that you think I ought to check out?
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