October Wrap Up | 2020

This month has been one of the better months I finally feel as though I’ve hit my stride and I think I might be able to finish the year strong but we don’t want to jinx anyone!

On with the wrap up:

• 7 books read
• 0 e-arcs
• 3491 pages
• 17 blog posts published (not including this one)
• 72/100 books read for Goodreads Challenge (2 books behind)
• 35/50 prompts completed for the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
• 17/26 letters completed for the A-Z Reading Challenge
• 34/52 prompts completed for the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge.

• Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine| I think this has been my favourite book of the month and it will definitely be on my favourite books of the year. I love the characters and the concept, it was brilliantly written.
• Keep You Safe by Melissa Hill| There aren’t even words for me to describe how much I hated this one. I thought it was going to be a really good commentary on anti-vax but it was the opposite. Awful writing.
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | I wanted to really love this one but I just didn’t connect with the story or the characters. The commentary was interesting but everything happened so quickly.
• The Crossing Places & The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths | These were brilliant books, so atmospheric and wonderfully written. I really love the ideas behind them and the characters were brilliant as well.

• Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane | I really didn’t love this one. There was a really wonderful concept running all the way through which was ruined by technology. I was really gutted I didn’t love this one.
• Skyward & Starsight by Brandon Sanderson | I really enjoyed these two and I’m excited to see where the story ends up going in the third one. There was a lot of politics and school training which was brilliantly written.

• The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune | I absolutely LOVED this book. I cannot put into words how much I loved the characters and the creatures in this one, it was a perfect book.
• An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn | This is definitely becoming a problem but it is definitely one I am enjoying. I love the romance and the love in this book.
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding | I haven’t read this one since high school and I think this one hit me harder than I thought it was going to to.

I think I’m finally making headway through my challenge TBR but there are definitely some books I still need to get too.

• [1 Oct] September Wrap Up | 2020
• [3 Oct] October TBR | 2020
• [5 Oct] Upcoming Plans for the rest of the year
• [6 Oct] Book Covers with Fall Colors/Vibes| Top Ten Tuesday
• [8 Oct] Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine ★★★★½
• [10 Oct] Keep You Safe by Melissa Hill ★
• [12 Oct] Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ★★★
• [13 Oct] Non-Bookish Hobbies | Top Ten Tuesday
• [15 Oct] The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths ★★★★
• [17 Oct] The Janus Stone (Ruth Galloway, #2) by Elly Griffiths ★★★★
• [19 Oct] Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan ★★½
• [20 Oct] Books I Read Because Someone Recommended Them to Me | Top Ten Tuesday
• [22 Oct] Skyward by Brandon Sanderson ★★★★½
• [24 Oct] Books I Thought I Would Love… But Didn’t
• [26 Oct] Starsight by Brandon Sanderson ★★★★½
• [27 Oct] Halloween Freebie | Top Ten Tuesday
• [29 Oct] The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune ★★★★★
• [31 Oct] An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn ★★★★

What did you manage to read this month? Anything good? Let me know in the comments!