Monday, November 9, 2020

October Book Haul

October Book Haul | Check out the books I hauled this month #bookhaul


I really have to stop hauling books. It's getting rough LOL. This month I received 2 Owlcrate books (the special edition I preordered and my regular sub), I won a Goodreads giveaway, I received 4 Netgalley books, and borrowed 6 books from the library (4 of which I read, 1 I returned without reading, and 1 I'm currently reading). It's a lot of books. :/



Monday, November 2, 2020

Books I Read in October


I read 9 books in October.


  • This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Kindle, 12 hr 42 min, 2014, YA Sci Fi, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (Kindle, 499 pages, 2012, YA Dystopia, Library) - 2.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco (Audio, 13 hr 39 min, 2018, YA Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (Audio, 8 hr 28 min, 2018, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • The Shadow Glass by Rin Chupeco (Audio, 13 hr 37 min, 2019, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • The Witches by Roald Dahl (Audio, 4 hr 28 min, 1983, Childrens/MG Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
  • These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling (Kindle, 336 pages, 2019, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
  • The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Audio, 20 hr 1 min, 2017, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • Brownies & Broomsticks by Bailey Cates (Kindle, 335 pages, 2012, Adult Mystery, Purchased) - 2 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
Pages read: 1170 + 72 hr 55 min
Pages DNF: 0

READING STATS
BY FORMAT
  • Kindle: 38 (52% for 2020) +3 this month
  • Audio: 31 (42% for 2020) +6 this month
  • Physical: 4 (6% for 2020) + this month
BY PAGE COUNT
  • Under 250 pages: 9 (12% for 2020) +1 this month
  • 250 to 400 pages: 46 (63% for 2020) +4 this month
  • 401 to 700 pages: 18 (25% for 2020) +4 this month
BY METHOD OF OBTAINING
  • Purchased: 13 (18% for 2020) +2 this month
  • Borrowed: 47 (64% for 2020) +7 this month
  • For Review: 13 (18% for 2020)
BY RATING
  • 2 stars: 11 (15% for 2020) +2 this month
  • 3 stars: 14 (19% for 2020) +1 this month
  • 4 stars: 28 (38% for 2020) +3 this month
  • 5 stars: 20 (27% for 2020) +3 this month
BY AUDIENCE
  • MG: 2 (3% for 2020) +1 this month
  • YA: 28 (38% for 2020) +5 this month
  • Adult: 43 (59% for 2020) +3 this month
BY YEAR
  • Before 2000s: 2 (3% for 2020) +1 this month
  • 2000 to 2010: 2 (3% for 2020)
  • 2011 to 2015: 11 (15% for 2020) +3 this month
  • 2016 to 2018: 22 (30% for 2020) +3 this month
  • 2019: 20 (27% for 2020) +2 this month
  • 2020: 16 (22% for 2020) + this month
BY GENRE
  • Classic/Historical Fiction: 2 (3% for 2020)
  • Contemporary: 36 (49% for 2020) +1 this month
  • Dystopia: 1 (1% for 2020) +1 this month
  • Erotica: 4 (5% for 2020)
  • Fantasy: 17 (23% for 2020) +5 this month
  • Horror: 1 (1% for 2020) + this month
  • Mystery/Thriller: 3 (4% for 2020) +1 this month
  • Nonfiction: 3 (4% for 2020)
  • Paranormal: 2 (3% for 2020)
  • Sci Fi: 4 (5% for 2020) +1 this month


Sunday, November 1, 2020

November TBR & Monthly Challenge

Monthly TBR and Challenge Update | The post where I share what I plan to read and how badly I'm doing on my yearly reading challenges :)

I'm joining in on another month of the Words & Whimsy reading challenge. It's such a fun group and even more fun to have fellow bookworms to talk to throughout the month while doing picture challenges and mini challenges and even 48 hour challenges! This month's theme is May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor. I don't have a lot of dystopian left on my TBR, so I tried my best to fit books to the prompts. Last month I read 9 books and got so close to reading all the books on my TBR. I just had 2 left, so I may try and fit those in this month. I have some chonkers on the list this month, but also a lot of Netgalley too.

My TBR for November:

  • The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisen (Library)
  • The Toll by Neal Shusterman (Hardcover)
  • The Young Elites by Marie Lu (Kindle)
  • Cat's Got Your Heart by Jem Zero (Netgalley)
  • Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (Hardcover)
  • The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (Hardcover)
  • The Graces by Laura Eve (Netgalley)
  • The Rains by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz (Netgalley)

2020 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 83% 
Goodreads Challenge: 73/50 books - 128% AHEAD!
Series Challenge: 6/10 series - 60% BEHIND!
Netgalley Challenge: 13/12 books - 108% AHEAD!
Owlcrate Challenge: 0/12 books - 0%  BEHIND!
Owlcrate Jr Challenge: 0/6 books - 0% BEHIND!
 
What are you planning on reading in November?