A lot of highs, a couple of lows — and a decent amount of stuff in between. I’d hoped to get more written — but, I’m not beating myself up over it (or so I keep telling myself). I made some decent progress on the reading challenges I’m tackling. All in all, a pretty good month, I think.
Here’s what happened here in October.
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Reviews Posted:
- Looking for Calvin and Hobbes (Audiobook) by Nevin Martell, Jeremy Arthur: A close-up look at the Cartoonist and His Creation
- Scoundrels Among Us by Darrin Doyle: An Impressive Array of Short Fiction
- Trouble Never Sleeps by Stephanie Tromly: Tromly (and Digby & Zoe) saved the best for last.
- Burning Secrets by Ruth Sutton: A Child Abduction Sets Off a Disturbing Chain of Events
- Voyage of the Dogs by Greg van Eekhout: An All-Ages SF that is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Audiobook) by Mark Manson, Roger Wayne: A Mix of Common Sense, Cynicism, Self-Aggrandizement, Clever Writing, and a Great Narrator
- Dead Blind by Rebecca Bradley: A gripping thriller featuring a uniquely disqualified hero
- Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch: Things get Intense in the Ongoing Conflict between The Faceless Man and The Folly.
- Blood Feud by Mike Lupica: Sunny Randall’s Back in this Promising Reintroduction
- A Few Thoughts on Changes (Audiobook) by Jim Butcher, James Marsters
- The Ten Commandments by Kevin DeYoung: A Warm, Engaging Study of God’s Revealed Will
- Without Rules by Andrew Field: A dark tale where many means are justified
- Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor: A Delightfully Charming and Fun Time-Travel Epic Kicks Off
- She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper: A Gripping Thriller, A Touching Father-Daughter Story, a Special Kind of Crime Novel
- Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire: Toby Daye’s shattered world gets another blow — can she survive?
- Video Killed the Radio Star by Duncan MacMaster: A Murder Mystery as Fun as The Buggles’ Song
- Exit Music by Ian Rankin: Rebus has one more shot at Big Ger before he retires
- Wrecked by Joe Ide: Isaiah and Dodson Face Their Most Dangerous Foes Yet
- The Golden Orphans by Gary Raymond: An Artist, A Mysterious Russian and an Enigmatic Island
- Time’s Up, Afton by Brent Jones: Jones Wraps Things Up with a Suspenseful and Successful Conclusion
- So Let It Be Written by Mark Eglinton: A Disappointingly Delivered Account of a Rock Star’s Career
Book Challenge Progress:
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Voyage of the Dogs by Greg van Eekhout The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Audiobook) by Mark Manson, Roger Wayne Sourdough (Audiobook) by Robin Sloan, Therese Plummer The Defense by Steve Cavanagh, Adam Sims Exit Music by Ian Rankin Woof by Spencer Quinn, James Frangione Wrecked by Joe Ide Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl, Julia Whelan So Let It Be Written by Mark Eglinton |
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Burning Secrets by Ruth Sutton The Golden Orphans by Gary Raymond Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl, Julia Whelan So Let It Be Written by Mark Eglinton Blood Feud by Mike Lupica Without Rules by Andrew Field Voyage of the Dogs by Greg van Eekhout The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Audiobook) by Mark Manson, Roger Wayne |
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Burning Secrets by Ruth Sutton The Golden Orphans by Gary Raymond Time’s Up, Afton by Brent Jones Without Rules by Andrew Field Video Killed the Radio Star by Duncan MacMaster |
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✔ Read a memoir or biography of a musician you like: So Let It Be Written by Mark Eglinton ✔ Read a book with your favorite food in the title.: Sourdough (Audiobook) by Robin Sloan, Therese Plummer |
How was your month?
Bookstooge
As far as I’m concerned, October would have been better to never have happened!
Glad you had a good month though…
pcochrun
I had forgotten that you read Lies Sleeping. I’m going to add it to my TBR.
HCNewton
You a Peter Grant fan?
pcochrun
I’ve heard a lot about him, but haven’t read any yet. Can I start in the middle or where would you rec I get started?
HCNewton
I spent some time thinking about this — on the one hand, this book could work (the fact that the US publisher put it out in hardcover suggests they think so, usually attracts new readers that way). Buuuuut, I just don’t see it. It’d be like jumping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the yet-to-be-released Avengers movie. Maybe Broken Homes would work — but I think this is one best appreciated starting with Midnight Riot, book 1.
However, I should add that the next book in the series might be a good jumping-on point. I sense a transition…
pcochrun
Ha!! Ok. I will definitely check them out now. Thanks for taking the time.
HCNewton
eh, taking the time = giving my mind a direction to wonder in at work…I should probably be thanking you 🙂