π Hi guys! I hope youβre having a beautiful day full of good readings.β€οΈ Today I bring you a new postβ¦ my October Wrap Up! where Iβll tell you ALL about my readings of the month. I’m super happy to have shared the month of October with you and besides, being here to share everything about my readings, you know that I LOVE horror, so I had a really fun month, watching a lot of horror movies and reading some pretty creepy stuff, and, in general, I’m quite happy with what I’ve been able to do during the month. π In my personal life, it has been my mother’s birthday, and being able to spend it with her despite everything that’s happening in the world has been a blessing, always keeping in mind how lucky I’m to have my family close and to be able to visit them more often, that has really brought me very nice energy to my month, I’ve also resumed my morning walks ππ», now that everything is a little calmer the activities are being regulated better in my province, so I’ve had a little more freedom, always using a facemask, guys, super important, let’s take care of each other! So it has been a beautiful month, I’m also planning and working a little on my WIP, but I’ll start writing as such in November, like many of us I’ll be participating in Nanowrimo and super excited about it, because it will be my first time so we’ll see, maybe I’ll be sharing a bit of that with you next month. π₯Ί π₯Ί π₯Ί
Of course, I want to thank you for all the support and love you’ve given me and my blog this month, it has been wonderful and it’s always a great blessing to see all those comments and likes and visits, at the end of the day to think that so many people have been taking their time to interact with me really means a lot, so thank you, my friends, you’re wonderful & I’m here super excited for another month together! π
Now about my reading month, I think I would have liked to do better and maybe read one more book, but most of myself is like super happy with what I’ve achieved, during the previous month I’ve reached a much-needed harmony about how I manage my time and being kind to myself has been first, I’m very happy to have so many passions and reading, regardless of the number of books, it will always be one of them, so I’m truly happy for each book I read. π₯°
I’ve participated in two readathons this month, one of them is Hocus Pocus Readathon & the other is Gothtober Readathon, if you want to know more about them you can check my October TBR. I’ve had a lot of fun with both, I’ve combined several of my readings to make it easier for myself and I double up some challenges and promps, so I’ve done quite well in both. ππ» I think the positive of any readathon is feeling motivated to read and feel that emotion, you know? so super accomplished! π₯³
What I’m most excited about my readings this month is that everything I’ve read I’ve enjoyed, I didn’t have a single bad reading this month, which is INCREDIBLE π, you know that I’m quite picky with the books I read, so it’s a pleasant surprise.
I had a couple of readings that surprised me a lot, giving me much more than I expected from them. I’ve had another couple of readings with very shocking, intense, and interesting stories & Others spooky but adorable with incredible characters. π»
So, sorry to make my introduction always so long, don’t hate me π, & without further ado, let’s get started, I’m excited to share my readings with you! π
Top 5 Favorite Posts on the Blog
π Discussion Post | How to Balance Blogging, Reading & Writing with Daily Life π
π All the Books on my Priority List βοΈ
π Spooky Books #4 | Adult & Middle-Grade Halloween Books π»
π Last Post! : Colorful Bookish Sundays | Prioritizing Books from my TBR π«
π Spooky Books #3 | Mystery & Thriller Books π
October Statistics
π« Books Read: Iβve read 5 books this month π
π« Total Pages: 1758 ππ»
π« Authors Gender: The 5 books I’ve read are by female authors π
π« Book Genres: Iβve read 4 YA books & 1 Adult book|| Within this, Iβve read Fantasy, Historical-Fiction, Paranormal, Horror & Contemporary
π« Releases: Iβve read 3 from 2020, 1 from 2019 & 1 from 2013
πΎ Spooky, Atmospheric & Twisted Books π
π Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power | OMG, this book, guys, I think my most appropriate thoughts for it are all in my review, but here I can mention some of my favorite factors. I want to start by saying that Rory Powers is my type of writer, I love how her mind works and the twists she gives to her stories are very unique, I love how almost poetic she’s at times, how incredibly atmospheric her stories are, and the best part is the development of the characters, that are mostly super complex.
This particular book has a bit of all of that, but it also brings us a completely unique story, I’ve never read anything like it and I understand that it may not be for everyone, so be careful with that, it’s also quite graphic as well, but still it worked amazingly for me and I still have those bittersweet feelings about the ending, I want more of these characters, it would be incredible to follow the main character a little more. It’s an extremely fast book to read that gives you a plot full of secrets where twisted and incredible things are happening al the time. SO AMAZING, I highly recommend it. | BOOK REVIEW |
π Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall | This book is another one of my faves of the month, I think mainly because of the way it’s told. In this story we follow many characters that don’t have something really special, they’re characters of average teenagers, but OMG, the plot is a gem, it’s SO spooky and creepy, even at times you can feel that you’re there with the characters and you feel super bad for them because they must travel a super dangerous path to save themselves from a place full of creepy creatures that want to kill them, this book is simply perfect for Halloween.
The star of this book is the formats in which it’s divided, you’ll always find yourself reading, of course, because it’s a book lol, but it’s described through security cameras, interviews, audios, emails, and videos also taken by the cameras of the boys themselves. It’s extremely interesting to see the story told in this way and to see how towards the end it takes shape, it’s simply brilliant. You can tell, this idea is not easy to execute but the author has done an extraordinary job, it keeps you in the edge of your seat from start to finish & it’s also extremely atmospheric, which I always love! It reads a lot like a documentary which’s fascinating, as well as I liked the outcome, even though it has an open ending, it’s very well managed. | BOOK REVIEW |
π The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson | I want to start by saying that I think this is a super solid book, and I still think the work that the author has done with it is incredible, I’m very excited to read what she will have for us in the future. I love how atmospheric it is and how tense the vibe is while reading it, one of my favorite things about the book is the witches, I think they’re shockingly created and described, it really was a wonderful factor to read & on the other hand, I also appreciate the discussion of abuse of power and racism that touches, it’s a book with hard content to read, but extremely interesting.
On the other hand, it took me a long time to read it, I think that the paced didn’t work well for me, I know that when a book is slow, it doesn’t mean that it will be bad, this is one of those cases, but I felt that it drained me a bit every time I read and I ended up feeling quite exhausted. On the other hand, I didn’t feel genuinely attached to any of the characters, I think they lack an impact and maybe a little more work on their personalities, but that’s totally personal. In short, I think it’s a book worth reading, I just might have expected much more and that affected my enjoyment.
π§ Halloweenie & Adorable Graphic Novel π§π»ββοΈ
π Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker | This was just too adorable, it was exactly what I was looking for. I love the characters and their personalities, the DIVERSITY this story gives us is just fantastic, WOW, I love that! I would have liked to have a little more development on the magic aspect, but it was beautiful nonetheless. The relationship between the characters is adorable, so open and honest, I loved it.
A super sweet read with a magical touch and lots of diversity, perfect to read during this time of year! I highly recommend
π₯ I finally read this BOOK! π
π Vicious (Villains #1) by V.E. Schwab | Ok, I’ll do something here that I don’t do much, but I still don’t want to tell you all my thoughts about this book, because I’m working on my review that will be on the blog soon and there you’ll read EVERYTHING you need to know about it and how I felt about it. Here I’ll only mention that was a very unique book & very well-executed, I adore the author, and I’m happy to have finally read it, many of you have recommended it to me and I know that most of you love it, so I’m excited to share my thoughts soon. An intense book that’s for sure.
Looks like youβve had a great month in general and Iβm so happy for you! With all that has been going on itβs great to have and celebrate even the tiniest of joys ππ
Wish you Mom a happy belated birthday on my behalf π
I canβt wait to know you thoughts on vicious, I adored that book when I read it back in 2018 (simpler times π π)
You post on how to balance blogging and reading with life was so damn helpful, I am so excited to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, I done plan on winning it but Iβm hoping to get back into the habit of writing and also complete writing the first act of my novel π
Have a great day and happy reading ππ
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Thank you SO much, gorgeous!! you’re the sweetest.π₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ί Soon I’ll have my review of Vicious on the blog! in short, I really liked it, so I’m happy that I finally read it. π₯°
I’m SO SO happy you liked the balance post, I loved writing it, so I’m glad that it can be of help. β€οΈ I don’t expect to win the NaNoWriMo neither, but I do hope to advance a lot with my writing, so I hope we both have the best experience! ππ»ππ»
Have an amazing day & Happy Halloween πβ¨
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Iβm reading year of the Witching now on audiobook and I think thatβs helping with the pacing, Iβm at the 50% mark right now.
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That’s great!! β€οΈ I think it’s a great format to go for the book, I hope you end up loving it ππ»β¨
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Happy Friday! I have Vicious on my TBR. I am excited to read it and am glad to hear you enjoyed it. So happy to hear you had a great month of reading! Like you, I liked all of the books I read this month… love it when that happens! I think my favorite book of the month was Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan!π Hope you have a wonderful day!π
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I hope you love Vicious once you read it, I was hoping to read it for a while now and I really liked it! πβ¨ & I know, right? it’s amazing when you have those streaks of good reading!!! I’m SO glad you enjoyed Wicked Saints! ππ» & Thanks, darling, have a great day and Happy Halloween π
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Awesome post Sofii!
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Thank you SO much, have a great day! π
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You too!
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Ahh lovely wrap-up! Glad that you are satisfied with October… Also thank you, because your discussion post on balancing blogging and reading and life came just at the right time for me… β€ and your priority list was a whole ton of great book recs. π
Ooh I’m awaiting your review for Vicious because VE Schwab has been an author I really want to get into. π€© Happy End October!
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Cherelle, thank you SO much!! I appreciate your comment so much, and it makes me happy that my discussion posts have been helpful, it means a lot. π₯Ίβ¨
I adore V. E. Schwab, so I highly recommend her books! my full review will be on the blog soon πππ»
Have a wonderful day β€οΈ
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Rules for Vanishing is on my TBR! I’m really looking forward to reading it, and even more after seeing your thoughts π€© Looks like you had a great month!!
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OMG, YAY!!! πβ¨ππ» super excited to know your thoughts about it, hope you enjoy it as much as I did β€οΈ
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I havenβt read any of these books but they all look so perfect for October!! I also loved all of your posts this month, the one about balancing life with blogging was really helpful π
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Aw, Aria, you’re SO sweet!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I’m glad you enjoyed all the posts of the month, I really enjoyed doing them πβ¨β€οΈβ€οΈ
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I’m so happy to hear you had a great October Sofii, both personally and in terms of reading!! I can’t wait to see what you thought of Vicious — I can’t believe that I haven’t picked up that one yet, considering that VE Schwab is one of my favorite authors! And we could never hate you for your long intros, they’re always so sweet and lovely ππ Great post, Sofii, and wishing you a wonderful November! β€οΈ
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Thanks, beautiful!! My review on Vicious will be on the blog next week, super excited to share my thoughts π and SAME! I adore the author, so I couldn’t believe I hadn’t read that one yet π
Awww, thanks!! I always think I talk too much and you all will get tire of me π₯Ίπ₯Ί
Have the most amazing November, Abby β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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Lovely wrap-up! Looks like you had great month in reading. I hope Nov turns out even better. My favourite book this month was Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim and Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown.
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Thanks, lovely π I hope you have an amazing November too! β€οΈ
I look forward to reading Unravel The Dusk in December, I can’t wait! β¨β¨
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It sounds like you had a great reading month Sofii! β€οΈ
I haven’t read any of these, but they all sound so fascinating, you’ve made me curious about Rules for Vanishing!
That’s awesome that things are starting to open up again and you have more freedom. We’re currently in our “Second Wave” so the government is torn between keeping things open and shutting down again. I hope we don’t go into complete lockdown again, only time will tell at this point.
Have a wonderful November! ππ
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I’m SO excited you’re interested in Rules For Vanishing, it’s just amazing!! πβ¨ Oh, I understand that, we had a second wave here a few weeks ago and now it has just started to improve a little at least where I live, I hope everything improves where you live soon, the world is just crazy this year.
Have an amazing November & Happy Halloween β€οΈβ€οΈππ
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That’s awesome that it’s improved! I’m hoping to see improvement soon. It’s super crazy, I can’t wait for it all to be over!
Thank you! I hope you had a great Halloween! π»
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Lovely post, and congrats on the great reading month! I haven’t read these books yet, but they all sound so interesting, especially Vicious and Burn our Bodies Down. I hope you have a wonderful November!β€οΈ
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Thank you SO much, honey!! β€οΈ I hope you have a wonderful November too.β¨
I highly recommend both books, they’re very good & unique π₯°
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great wrap up! I own vicious but have yet to read it lol! All these spooky books sounds perfect for October π
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Thank you!! π₯° I hope you love Vicious if you get to read it, it has a very unique concept ππ»β¨
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wish your mom a happy belated birthday from my side π₯³β€
burn our bodies down has such a wonderful cover, and its been on my tbr for too long, i really need to read it! i can’t wait for your review of vicious, and have a great november π
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Thank you SO much I really appreciate it!! β€οΈβ¨ & YES, the cover of Burn Our Bodies Down is one of my faves of the year, I’m also happy to have loved its content so much. π
My review of Vicious will be on the blog next week! super excited to share my thoughts π
Have a wonderful November π₯°
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I am really looking forward to reading Mooncakes! And Vicious as well! I read a lot of great books this month and my favourite was probably Today, Tonight, Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
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Mooncakes is just so adorable, I think you’ll love it β€οΈ & Vicious is super unique! π
Can’t wait to read Today, Tonight, Tomorrow sounds amazing, I’m so glad you enjoyed it ππ»β¨
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Looks like you had a great month. I haven’t read any of these. Happy Reading π
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Thank you SO much! I hope you have an excellent November β€οΈ
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I’m SO HAPPY you enjoyed Vicious! It’s one of my all time favorite book!
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It’s a very unique book! I’m SO happy to have read it β€οΈβ¨
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Yay for enjoying all your books this month! And double yay for reading Vicious! I love anything Schwab writes and this one is long overdue for a reread… I loved Vengeful even more. Here’s to a wonderful November! xx
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Thank you SO much, honey!! β€οΈ I love Schwab too, so super happy to have finally give Vicious a chance, it’s a great book!! π I’m glad that you liked Vengeful even more, that makes me even more excited to read it π₯°
Have an amazing November! β€οΈ
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I’m glad you had such an awesome month, Sophie!
Here’s to November being awesome too!
Emma xx
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Thank you SO much, Emma!! β€οΈ I hope you have a wonderful November π₯°
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Great wrap-up, Sofii! I’m really glad you had a nice month and enjoyed the books you read. Good luck for NaNoWriMo, and hope November is special for you π₯°
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Thanks a lot, Steph!! β€οΈ I’m excited for my first time participating in the NaNo, I hope it will be a learning experience and a lot of fun.
Have an amazing month π₯°
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Loved this wrap-up! Read Vicious and I’m glad you liked it!
Have an amazing November!
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I’m SO glad you liked it!! I hope you have a wonderful November β€οΈβ¨
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Aaaah I can’t wait to see what you thought of Vicious. It’s been so long since I read it, but I did love the cat and mouse chase between Victor and Eli. I find it hilarious that I use to be a horror fan, but have since turned into the biggest wimp ever haha. I try and get out to do a daily walk, but the weather at the moment is keeping my locked indoors. Hopefully, when things settle I can get back out there again. Happy reading and I hope you have a fabulous November. π
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My full review of Vicious will be on the blog on Friday! π super excited to share my thoughts, I really liked it! π I especially liked the way in which the author touchs the whole topic of superpowers in a more scientific way, it’s very interesting! ππ»
Oh, I understand that, I hope you can soon go for a walk and do some activities. β€οΈ
Thanks beautiful! Have a beautiful november β¨
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Nice job reading five books this month! I was able to read five books too, which I was excited about since I havenβt been reading much lately. π I love seeing all the spooky books you read. I really liked Mooncakes and thought it was cute. I really want to read The Year of the Witching. It sounds so good.
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Thank you SO much, honey! you did a great job too β€οΈβ¨ππ»
Mooncakes was so adorable, I know you will like it & The Year Of The Witching is an amazing book, super creepy π
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Lovely wrap up, so had a great month!!! How does the October Statistics work? does it help keep track better? I’ve been trying to find something to help me more.
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Thank you SO much, honey!! β€οΈ In my case I use them for my own fun, I like to see how many pages I’ve read and that kind of thing, it also works for me to have a track of the genres that I read and thus be able to give a chance to those which I haven’t read much. πβ¨
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It looks like you had a great, super spooky reading month! π₯° I also read and loved Rules for Vanishing, it was such a creepy and scary book! Also so happy to see that you liked Vicious, it’s one of my favorite books and I love all the morally grey characters π
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I’m still happy that you enjoyed Rules Of Vanishing, I think more people should give it a try! πβ¨ππ» Vicious was great, no doubt, it’s very well told and the characters have a lot of depth. π
Have a beautiful day β€οΈ
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Omg queen LOOK AT YOU!! Sorry this is so late but seems like you had an AMAZING October and I’m so glad. Sending love xoxo
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