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