Hello folks!

I have been in a bit of a reading slump the past couple weeks or so. I've been busy, life has been busy, I'm sure many of y'all understand.

Anyhow, I am planning to try and break that slump with spooky season!! I'm gonna try reading Strange Pictures by Uketsu! I picked up a copy shortly before my slump started. Looking forward to diving into it!

What are y'all reading this fine spooky season?

my tbr wants dates to look forward to hehe! what new or upcoming releases are you most excited for and why?

Since September is coming to an end (already?? oof), I wanted to check in with everyone and ask what your reading month has been like? Did you read more than usual or less? Have you started with the Fall readalong?

I read two books less than last month but still my “normal amount” you could say and even managed to read 3 out of the 5 fall readalong books!! and since I read Don’t Let the Forest In last year, I only have one left to go!

template for anyone who’d like to share some september stats:

books in total: favourite: least favourite: most surprising: longest vs shortest: october read to look forward to:

I’ll share my own stats in the comments as well 💗

Here's my September wrap up! Did we read any of the same books? If you've read them, what do you think of these books?

Remarkably Bright Creatures [01/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil [02 – 03/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐️ Spectacular [01 – 03/09] ⭐⭐ On the Merits of Unnaturalness [04/09] ⭐⭐⭐ The Favourites [04 – 05/09] ⭐⭐.5 Heavenly Bodies [06 – 08/09] ⭐⭐.5 The Man Who Died Twice [09 – 10/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meet Your Baker [05- 11/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Accomplice To The Villain [11 – 12/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything is Tuberculosis [13/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Impractical Magic [14 – 15/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Once Upon a Broken Heart [12 – 17/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Words of Radiance [18/09/24 – 19/09/25] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Song Rising [20 – 21/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Journey to the Centre of the Earth [22 – 23/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Of Jade and Dragons [24 – 26/09] ⭐⭐⭐ The Neverending Story [18 – 26/09] ⭐⭐⭐ Long Live Evil [27 – 28/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Howl’s Moving Castle [17 – 28/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 The Dawn Chorus [29/09] ⭐⭐⭐

currently reading - Demon World Boba Shop (58%) & The Mask Falling (53%)

Total Read: 20 My Favourite - Long Live Evil My Least Favourite - Spectacular Most Surprising - Demon World Boba Shop Vol 1 Most Disappointing - The Favourites R/Fantasy Bingo Progress - 18/25 Reading Goal - 311/300 100 Graphics in a Year Challenge - 152/100

Readalongs Participated In - Caraval/Once Upon a Broken Heart readalong

Readathons I'm participating in - Scoobathon (Oct 01 - 31) + Graphicsathon Spooky Board Game Challenge (Oct 26 - 31)

all of the books on my radar The Mask Falling (The Bone Season #4) by Samantha Shannon Demon World Boba Shop Vol 1 by R.C. Joshua Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) by Christopher Paolini Soul Music (Discworld #16) by Terry Pratchett Inkheart (Tintenwelt #1) by Cornelia Funke Fearless (Powerless #3) by Lauren Roberts Fearful (Powerless #3.5) by Lauren Roberts The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club #3) by Richard Osman The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club #4) by Richard Osman Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies (The Vacation Mysteries #1) by Catherine Mack The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart #2) by Stephanie Garber A Curse For True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart #3) by Stephanie Garber Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl #7) by Matt Dinniman The Hex Girls: A Rogue Thorn by Lily Meade Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn Charmed Life (Chrestomanci #1) by Diana Wynne Jones The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci #2) by Diana Wynne Jones

What's everyone else planning on reading in October?

Also, for Fearless and Fearful by Lauren Roberts, I'm planning on doing the tandem read. Has anyone else read them that way or did you read them seperately?

Are you one of those people who only reads one book at a time or do you have a bunch on the go at once?

I think of myself as a polyreader (and I blame it on my ADHD). I have 14 on the go at the moment, although one of those is a reread. If you do read more than one book at a time - do you ever have problems picking up from where you left off?

Hey everyone, I thought I'd just pop in to see if anyone here wants to join in with me and my romance book club (we call ourselves The Hoemance Book Club lol). You can join us here, but I thought it would be fun to mention the voting options here since I haven't read them yet, so I could get everyone's thoughts on them before I cast my vote!

Our January options (popular contemporary romances) 🔬 The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 🏖️ Beach Read by Emily Henry ⛸️ From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata 🍯 Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

Our February options (black history month) 🏈 Intercepted by Alexa Martin 🌼 Destiny's Embrace by Beverly Jenkins 🎈 I Think They Love You by Julian Winters 💜 Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen

Our March options (romantasy) 🐉 Fear The Flames by Olivia Rose Darling 🌹 A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas 📚 A Rivalry of Hearts by Tessonja Odette 🗡️ The Ever King by L. J. Andrews