Monthly Wrap Ups

October Wrap Up!

Happy Tuesday bookish people! I usually post on Mondays and Fridays but this week I am posting a day late. It is now November and that means it is time to discuss what I read in October. What books did everyone else read last month? I hope you all enjoyed them. As for me, my reading in October was a bit of a whirlwind. Some great books and others that I did not enjoy as much.

From my October TBR:

  • The Mirror of Infinite Endings by Stephanie Garber – I did read this. I gave this book 4 stars. Overall, I enjoyed this as a short, fun read but I also believe that it wasn’t really needed after the ending of the Once Upon A Broken Heart series.
  • Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros – I did read this and I gave it 5 stars. I do not usually enjoy short story collection but being back in this world with the characters and the dragons made this very enjoyable. What I liked most was that even though there were many characters in this collection, each one felt different.
  • All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes – I did read this. 4.5 stars. I enjoy this series, it is quick and easy to read. This was my least favourite of the series so far. It was a little slow in places and felt like a set up for the fourth book rather than its own story.
  • Your Turn To Die by Sue Wallman – I DNF’d this. It creeped me out. When it started talking about ghosts of murdered people, I was reading it at night so I couldn’t continue. I usually love the books by this author so I imagine this one would also have been good if I could have continued.
  • People of Abandoned Character by Clare Whitfield – I did read this. I gave it four stars because I liked the different take on the Jack the Ripper story. I found myself needing to know the ending. What I didn’t like about this book was the slow pacing and sometimes the writing was unnecessarily drawn out but I still enjoyed the book.
  • Mortmain Hall by Martin Edwards – I did read this. I am not going to give a star rating for it because it was honestly a forgettable book for me, I do not remember much about it.
  • Lockwood and Co The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud – I did not manage to get around to this book.
  • Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano – I did read this. My favourite book in this series was the third book and this one fell flat as a follow up to it. I am starting to get a little bored with this series. I own book five and there is currently one more out and one coming next year in this series. I am not sure I will continue after book five.
  • The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton – I did not get to this book this month.
  • Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver – I did not get to this book either.
  • Starling House by Alix E Harrow – I did not read this.
  • The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst – I did not read this.
  • Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry – I did not read this.
  • One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig – I did not read this.
  • Belladonna by Adalyn Grace – I did not read this.

Outside of my TBR I read: The Queen Who Came In From The Cold by S J Bennett, Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson, The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley, and Oxford Blood by Rachel Davis Featherstone.

Have you read any of these? What did you think of them?

Monthly Wrap Ups

November Wrap-Up!

Happy Monday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a good day today. I am bringing you my November Wrap Up today. It was one of those months where I felt like I read a lot but I actually only read a little bit, do you ever have those types of months?

Anyway onto the wrap up!

  • The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern – I did not read this but I do have a reason, it’s literally on the top shelf of my bookcase and I can’t reach it without a step ladder which I also can’t get to at the moment.
  • The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas – I think we can safely say none of us are surprised I didn’t read this, romance is not my go to genre.
  • Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano – I did read this! And I really enjoyed it so look out for my book review coming soon.
  • The Girl’s I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe – I did not read this.
  • Emma by Jane Austen – Okay so I started reading this in November and I am currently reading it now, It is also on my December TBR so it is a bit of a crossover into both months.
  • The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley – I did not read this.
  • City of Brass by S A Chakraborty – I did not read this.
  • Finale by Stephanie Garber – I did not read this either.
  • Crownbreaker by Sebastien De Castell – I am still currently halfway through this book.
  • Amy and Rogers Epic Detour by Morgan Matson – Another romance of course I didn’t read it.
  • From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout – I did not read this
  • Gallant by V E Schwab – I did not read this either.

So, that was the books on my TBR and I read one of them…oops. But outside my TBR I also read Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, I borrowed the audiobook from my library for my trip to Liverpool and that was really enjoyable.

What did you read in November?

That’s it for my wrap-up I hope you all enjoyed it!

Monthly TBRs

November TBR!

Happy Friday bookish people! October flew by didn’t it? So much has happened in the past month, and don’t worry I haven’t forgotten about my October Wrap up, that will be coming on Monday instead.

So, of course the biggest thing that happened is that my sister got married! She has just got back from honeymoon and while she was gone I have ben catsitting for her which has been fun.

And in amazing news, I matched with a guide dog! She will be moving in with me next week and then it is ten days of training before she graduates as my official guide dog! Of course I will be updating you all on here about my journey throughout this month.

Anyway, onto my November TBR!

November TBR

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe

Emma by Jane Austen

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

City of Brass by S A Chakraborty

Finale by Stephanie Garber

Crownbreaker by Sebastien De Castell

Amy and Rogers Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout

Gallant by V E Schwab

That’s it for my November TBR, have you read any of these? Let me know!