October Wrap-Up!

                             
                            

Non-Fiction

I didn't have a great Non-Fic month. I got stuck in the middle of two books I wasn't crazy about, and unfortunately that trend has continued into November. 

The Claimant: The Extraordinary Story of the Butcher Who Said He Was a Baronet 

Terry, Paul

Reviewed on The Pages
By far my fav Non-Fic this month. Fascinating story, especially if you like this time period, pre-Victorian. 

Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds

Braudy, Leo

Reviewed on GoodReads
I had to DNF this one. The writing was just too dense for me, and too much about religious philosophy which wasn't what I thought I was signing up for. After getting stuck in the same chapter for over a week I decided to just move on.

Aim High in Creation!: A One-of-a-Kind Journey Inside North Korea's Propaganda Machine

Broinowski, Anna

Reviewed on The Pages
This book was a great example of how a narrator can make or break a first person account. I never warmed up to Anna, and didn't appreciate her surface level ideas about her journey. I was looking for something more in-depth and insightful.

Challenge: Clean Off My Kindle

Never a Gentleman (Drake's Rakes, #2)

Dreyer, Eileen

Reviewed on GoodReads

Without a doubt this is one of the most infuriating books I've read in quite a long time. I hated it so much I went through and added all of the authors other books on my "avoid" shelf. The tldr; from that GR review:

I am not ok with cheating.

I'm really not ok with cheating that continues after the SO knows about it. And he knows she knows.

And I'm even less ok with a strong heroine turning into a limp ass dishrag because she's ugly

Challange: Read ALL the Series

Still really enjoying my re-read of October Daye, but I did have to take a break when I began reading book #7. I was getting a bit overloaded on the story and needed to take a break, but I'll start again next month!

A Local Habitation (October Daye, #2)

McGuire, Seanan

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An Artificial Night (October Daye, #3)

McGuire, Seanan

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Late Eclipses (October Daye, #4)
McGuire, Seanan
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Through This House (October Daye, #4.1)
McGuire, Seanan
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One Salt Sea (October Daye, #5)
McGuire, Seanan
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In Sea-Salt Tears (October Daye, #5.1)
McGuire, Seanan

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Ashes of Honor (October Daye, #6)
McGuire, Seanan


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Rat-Catcher (October Daye, #6.1)
McGuire, Seanan



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