What a crazy month! Some spooky books were read, a lot of ARCs, too. Reviews hopefully to come, shortly, but between work and school it’s been so crazy!
Anyway, here’s what a managed to read this month:
What I Read
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (ARC)
Pages: 448
Format: eBook (NetGalley ARC)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor (ARC)
Pages: 304
Format: eBook (NetGalley ARC)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
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Everything I Thought I Knew by Shannon Takaoka (ARC)
Pages: 320
Format: eBook (ARC)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
All Hail the House Gods by Andrew J. Stone (Book Riot 2020)
Pages: 134
Format: eBook (Personal Copy)
My Rating: I Want My Money Back
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware (#startonyourshelfathon)
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback/Audiobook (Personal copies)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
Brother’s Keeper by Julie Lee (YARC)
Pages: 304
Format: Hardback (Library copy)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
We Are the Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer (Book Riot 2020)
Pages: 288
Format: Audiobook (Library copy)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
Story of My Life by Helen Keller (Reading Women 2020)
Pages: 115
Format: Hardback (Personal copy)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
More Deadly than Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror edited by Graeme Davis (Reading Women 2020)
Pages: 496
Format: Hardback (Library copy)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
Total Pages: 2,717
Total Books: 9
Favorite Book of the Month:
Brother’s Keeper by Julie Lee is one of those books that really touches you deeply. I have a very deep interest in Korea and in the Korean war. But even without that, this book is so well written and so interesting and I’m fascinated by the fact that it’s based on stories from her own family’s life. This is Lee’s debut novel, and I can’t wait to see what else she’ll write.
Least Favorite Book of the Month:
I really just did not get this book. I really didn’t find it to be very horrific, but I had to find something to fill this prompt (a horror book published by an indie press) and I thought the premise sounded interesting. Well, I was completely wrong and in fact I found this book to be very, very dumb. Supposedly the author likes to write absurdist literature, and I actually hate reading anything absurdist, so it was my bad for picking this one. Thank goodness it was short!
How about you?
How was your month of reading? Did you meet any of your goals? What was your favorite book you read this month? Least favorite? Let me know in the comments!
The Knitpick 
Looks like you had a good reading month! I hope November is even better!
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