Move over September, October has arrived!
October is my favorite month out of the year. The weather gets chilly, which means sweatshirts, boots, bonfires, football, pumpkins, apples, Halloween… Do I really need to go on?
Here are the books on my TBR for October…
BBTB TBR
Since She Went Away by David Bell
Cemetery Girl by David Bell
The New Neighbor by Leah Steward
Fractured by Catherine McKenzie
In preparation for the Books by the Banks Book Festival that I am attending in October, I will be continuing to read as many books by confirmed authors as I can until October 15th. BBTB is an annual book festal held in Cincinnati, Ohio, about an hour away from me, and will be my first book festival! I am super excited to meet authors like Maggie Stiefvater, Jenny Lawson, Tiffany McDaniel, and many more!
Not sure I am actually going to get these all read before the 15th, but I will definitely be reading Fractured and Since She Went Away.
October Book Club Selection:
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
I was beyond excited when my book club selected A Monster Calls for our October book of the month. I have been wanting to read this one for a while now, and when they wanted to do a “Halloween themed” book for October, I threw this title out there. I have heard high praises from some of my fellow book blogger friends, so I am anxious to begin!
Book to Diversify My Reading:
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
I have challenged myself to read one book each month written by or about a person (or people) who differ from me: people of color, people of different religions, people with physical or mental handicaps, LGBT+ characters, etc. etc. This month’s selection I decided to go with The Underground Railroad.
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I haven’t read any of these books before so I’ll look forward to your reviews on the ones that you read. I’ve heard so many good things about A Monster Calls. Hope you enjoy it!
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Thank you! I think I will start A Monster Calls a little closer to Halloween 😊
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Great wrap up! Have fun meeting Maggie I wish I could be there 🙈😆 Its spring for me and I’m equally excited! Bring on warmer weather and late nights 😊
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Haha I’m sure I’ll be super jealous of your warm weather in January when I’m over winter 😑
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Fractured looks so good! I was thinking about reading it this month if I have time after I get through all my other books! I can’t wait to see if you like it or not 🙂
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I’ll keep you posted 😘
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BBTB sounds exciting and I look forward to reading your post about it. I read the Underground Railroad this summer and enjoyed it. Combined with Homegoing, the two books about slavery sure do show a horrible part of humanity!
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I can’t wait for BBTB! I’ve heard such amazing things about Homegoing and The Underground Railroad, so I hope I’m blown away 😁
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Have fun at the festival!!! I’ve been seeing Fractured around a lot. I also plan on reading A Monster Calls once the new edition comes out. Eeeeeek. Enjoy all your reading!
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Thanks lady! Happy reading in October to you 😊
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Thank you!
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😀 Let’s see if we enjoy Fractured! Can’t wait to know what you think about Railroad!
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Yay you’re going to read A Monster Calls! 😁 Don’t be anxious about starting it – it’s a wonderful book! Did you get the illustrated version? X
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Well duh! What bookworm wouldn’t get the illustrated version?! 🙂
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Good point! 😂😉
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Ps. Happy fall (Autumn 😉) reading! 🍁
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So I totally just added Fractured to my TBR smh LOL, it never fails whenever I visit your blog I need to have Goodreads open HAHA! i’m so happy that your book club will be reading A Monster Calls, ummm it’s def not a scary read but I won’t give away a single detail about it lol, look forward to your thoughts cuz it’s a GOOD ONE! 😉 I hope you have fun at the festival, please feel free to take pics of Rory & post them if Jenny brings him, promise not to think you’re weird at all LOL!
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Haha sorry for adding another one to the old TBR 😜.
I can’t wait to read AMC! Everyone is so vague about it, so I know it’s just going to be awesome.
Bahahaha can you imagine her going through airport security with Rory? 😂
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LOL, I’m actually picturing her walking through with Rory & that image will stick in my head for the rest of the day smh. I hope you all enjoy AMC & I’ll keep an eye out for that review 😉
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I’m reading A Monster Calls this October as well! The movie trailer sold me on it. And of course, all the amazing reviews helped. 🙂
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Can’t wait to see what you think of it!!! I hope you got the illustrated edition as I’m told that’s where it’s at 😊
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I haven’t bought it yet, but when I do, it’s definitely going to be the illustrated edition!
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Great TBR for October! Cemetery Girl and A Monster Calls seem especially appropriate for this spooky month. 🙂
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Right? I think I will be reading those two towards the end of the month 😊
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Love the idea of reading one book a month to diversify your reading. That’s a neat way to read. I should do more of that. I sometimes get stuck in my usual genres and could branch out more. Happy reading this month! 🙂
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Thank you! It was a goal of mine this year to start reading outside my comfort zones but I also decided to incorporate some diverse reads in there as well 😊
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The big October release I’ve been hanging out for is Cruel Beautiful World. I just started it this morning and I’m LOVING it so far!
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Oooo never heard of it!!! I’ll be looking forward to your review!!!
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