This month I did something I normally never do, I read with a theme for the entire month! I tried to stick with spooky, paranormal, and generally chilling books for October, because everyone else seems to enjoy doing it and I haven’t really ever tried. I definitely enjoyed the experience! I won’t say it made me like Autumn but Halloween is my favorite holiday and it felt nice to kind of bring it into the entire month for once. I don’t think I’ll be doing this sort of thing for December though, too much opportunity to teeth aching sweetness that I generally don’t care for. I will be trying out Sci-Fi Month in November, so look forward to some sci-fi goodness in the way of Top Tens and reviews. I will be looking to have themes play a role in next year’s reading as well.
Books Read: 16
Manga: 1
Graphic Novels: 0
Short Story/Novella: 1
- Shadow of the Fox by Julia Kagawa
- The Priest of Bones by Peter McLean
- Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft
- Ten Thousand Thunders by Brain Trent
- The Long Walk by Richard Bachman
- The Amulet of Samarkand by Johnathan Stroud
- California Demon by Julie Kenner
- Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward
- Monster Blood by R.L. Stine
- The Werewolf of Fever Swamp by R.L. Stine
- One Day at Horrorland by R.L. Stine
- The Ghost Next Door by R.L. Stine
- Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine
- Be Careful What You Wish For by R.L. Stine
- Welcome to Camp Nightmare by R.L. Stine
- Say Cheese & Die by R.L. Stine
- G’Morning, G’Night by Lin-Manuel Miranda
- River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (Novella)
- Juni Taisen: Zodiac War (Manga)
Book Reviews
- Shadow fo the Fox by Julia Kagawa (3.5 Star Review)
- The Priest of Bones by Peter McLean (3.5 Star Review)
- Juni Taisen: Zodiac War (3 Star Review)
- Ten Thousand Thunders by Brain Trent (3 Star Review)
- Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft (3.5 Star Review)
- Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young (3 Star Review)
- Contact by Carl Sagan (5 Star Review)
- Saga Vol. 8 (2 Star Review)
Monthly Challenge Updates
Goosebumps Challenge – 25/62
Year Long Challenge Updates!
2018 Audiobook Challenge – Completed!!
Binge Listener Level: 20-30 Books
60/30 – Should definitely go for a higher tier next year!
2018 Manga Reading Challenge – In Progress
5-30 Manga
8 Completed – Level 1 Completed!
Reading Through 28 – In Progress
20/28 Books – Only 8 More to Go!
2018 Read Harder Challenge – In Progress
12/24 Tasks
Goodreads Challenge – In Progress
156/150 Book
I like reading spookier stuff in October usually, although it just depends what I have on tap, since I’m a mood reader to a certain extent. Glad you enjoyed it though! And yay for SciFi Month!
I did the same thing! I tried to read crime books and monster books. I did pretty well and had lots of fun. Good luck with sci-fi month. Have a great November!
I think it’s great you were reading the Goosebumps books. 🎃