Month in Review: October 2019

It really feels as though October has come and gone with me hardly noticing it and that bums me out a little, but it was still an (overall) pretty good month. It was another weird reading month, but I enjoyed trying to pick out more thrillers and spooky types of books. I finally got to finish the Thickety series with The Last Spell and it was absolutely perfect! I was also really excited to have a chance to read Travis M. Riddle's new upcoming book Spit and Song (which I highly recommend, by the way!). 

In personal news... I am also officially an aunt! My sister had a lovely little girl on the 27th and everyone is happy and healthy! Other than that, nothing too exciting has been happening in my life. School and work continue to attempt to suck out every last piece of my sanity, but I'm doing my best to stay sane and not overwhelmed with stress (though frankly, I'm not sure it's working). Has anyone else been exceptionally stressed this fall or is it just me?

 And for reading related news...How was your reading month? Did you read any great books? Have you read any of the books I read? Let me know!

# books read: 13
 

Night Film by Marisha Pessl ★★★★★
Source: Owned  | Format: Hardcover

The Missing Years by Lexie Elliot ★★★★
Source: ARC

The Deep by Alma Katsu ★★★★
Source: NetGalley (ebook)

 Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★
Source: Owned | Format: Hardcover

Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling ★★★★
Source: ARC (publisher)

The Girl Before by JP Delaney ★★★
Source: Owned (Library sale!) | Format: Hardcover

The Institute by Stephen King ★★★★
Source: Library | Format: Hardcover

The Thickety: The Last Spell by J.A White ★★★★★
Source: Owned: | Format: Paperback

Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation by Mike Thorn ★★★
Source: Author Review Request

Spit and Song by Travis M. Riddle ★★★★★
Source: Author Review Request

Confessions by Kanae Minato ★★★★
Source: Library | Format: Paperback

Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young ★★★★
Source: Library | Format: Hardcover

Tomie by Junji Ito ★★★
Source: Library | Format: Hardcover

The Illumination of Ursula Flight by Anna-Marie Crowhurst ★★★★★
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett ★★★★★
Onslaught of Madness by Jesse Teller ★★★★
Salvaged by Madeleine Roux ★★★
Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation by Mike Thorn ★★★
Night Film by Marisha Pessl ★★★★★
Guild of Tokens by Jon Auerbach ★★★★
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★



(other than reviews)

Month in Review: September 2019
Ominous Book Covers to Get You in the Mood for Halloween!
Anticipated Releases: November 2019

Top Five/Ten Tuesday:
Books Titles With Numbers in Them
Extraordinary Book Titles
Toil and Trouble--Books Featuring Witches!

Can't-Wait Wednesday:

Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri & The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St. Clair
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern & Sisters of Shadow and Light by Sara B. Larson
Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender & Songs from the Deep by Kelly Powell
Legacy of Ash by Matthew Ward & A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price
Impossible Causes by Julie Mayhew & The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North

The Friday Face-Off:
An Inn

Have you read any of these? What books did you read this month? I hope you all had a great month-- comment below and let me know!

Anticipated Releases: October 2019

A new month means new releases! As always, there are more than I could ever possibly hope to read and I didn't even fit them all on this post, but nonetheless here are some books I'm really looking forward to that come out next month! I always expect there to be more spooky releases in October than there actually are, but these still all sound fantastic. Let me know what books you're looking forward to reading--or have already read!

Angel Mage by Garth Nix || October 1st -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo || October 8th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

A Lush and Seething Hell by John Horner Jacobs || October 8th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky || October 1st -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith || October 1st -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound - review coming soon!

Crier's War by Nina Varela || October 1st -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy || October 1st -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The Never Tilting World Rin Chupeco || October 15th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson || October 15th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound -- review coming soon!

Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland || October 29th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

Curious Toys by Elizabeth Hand || October 15th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia || October 8th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

Fireborne by Rosaria Munda || October 15th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo || October 8th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith || October 1st -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon || October 29th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

Supernova Era by Cixin Liu || October 2nd -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah || October 29th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The Queens of Animation by Nathalia Holt || October 22md -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden || October 8th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future by Veronica Roth|| October 1st -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy || October 29th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett || October 8th -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys || October 1st -- Amazon | Book Depository | IndieBound

What are your anticipated October releases?