October in a nutshell: 31 books, 8,079 pages (or the equivalent), 3.5 average—even with more 3 Stars than I’ve had in a dog’s age. All the 3s make me feel better about things, I’ve wondered if I was being too free with 4’s lately. All said, I’m pretty satisfied with this month—I’m terrified by the number of things I haven’t written about, though. I should read some bigger books to help me catch up.
So, here’s what happened here in October 2021.
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“Traditionally” Published: 12
Self-/Independent Published: 19
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) |
| Fantasy | 2 (6%) | 18 (7%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 4 (13%) | 17 (7%) |
| Horror | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Humor | 2 (6%) | 7 (3%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 11 (35%) | 98 (39%) |
| Non-Fiction | 2 (6%) | 17 (7%) |
| Science Fiction | 2 (6%) | 17 (7%) |
| Steampunk | 1 (3%) | 1 (0%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 4 (13%) | 30 (12%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 3 (10%) | 44 (17%) |
| Western | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
- Deeper by Dane C. Ortlund : Ends Up a Bit Too Shallow and
- Fan Fiction by Brent Spiner: The Previously Untold Story of Lt. Cmdr. Data’s Stalker
- Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza: Murder Where the Suburbs Meet Utopia
- Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt: Tara Digs Up Trouble for Andy
- It’s a Wonderful Woof by Spencer Quinn: Chet’s on the Search for a Missing PI
- Catch-Up Quick Takes: The Treadstone Exile, Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors, In a Sunburned Country, Pray for Silence
- Tear It Down by Nick Petrie: Things Get Rough for Peter in the Home of the Blues
- What God Has to Say about Our Bodies by Sam Allberry: The Body and the Christian
- Dead Mercy by Noelle Holten: An Apt Title for A Grim Thriller
- Junkyard Bargain (eBook) by Faith Hunter: Sometimes getting what you want is painful
- The Ninja’s Blade by Tori Eldridge: The Ninja Daughter is Back in a Darker Thriller
- Catch-Up Quick Takes: Out of House and Home; Word by Word; Scarface and the Untouchable; Yearbook; Is This Anything?
- The Church: An Introduction by Gregg Allison: Tries to Do Too Much and Falters
- Squirrel Do Bad by Stephen Pastis: The Misadventures of Butterfly Girl
- Daughter of the Morning Star by Craig Johnson: A Cheyenne boogeyman, A Recalcitrant Teen Sports Star, and a Wyoming Sheriff
- Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg: Starts Off with a Bang and Doesn’t Let Up
- Abandon All Hope by Scott Spires: A Cynic and an Idealist Stumble Through Life
- The Trinity and the Bible: On Theological Interpretation by Scott R. Swain: A Demanding and Rewarding Look at a Fundamental Doctrine
(and a few things others wrote)
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th), I also wrote:
- Three Bookstores in Three Days
- Book Blogger Hop: Dressing up as a Book Character?
- Happy Birthday, Archie!
- The Warm Glow of Acceptance…
- A Few Quick Questions with…Scott Spires
- WWW Wednesday for October 13, October 20, and October 27, 2021
- The Friday 56 for 10/1/21 (Daughter of the Morning Star by Craig Johnson); 10/15/21 (Tear It Down by Nick Petrie); 10/22/21 (The Conjuring of Zoth-Avarex: The Self-Proclaimed Greatest Dragon in the Multiverse by K.R.R. Lockhaven); 10/29/21 (See Her Die by Melinda Leigh).
- Then I had a special series, Strolling Down Amnesia Lane, and four generous guest-posters contributed to it, I want to list them one more time.
What about you, how was your month?
Esther
What a fantastic breakdown and wrap up of October~
It looks like you had a pretty good reading month!
HCNewton
Thanks, Esther! Yeah, was a pretty good month.
Freda Mans-Labianca
Fantastic month for you! I love Mindy Kaling and her voice in writing! Happy November!
HCNewton
I enjoyed her first two books, but it was your recent posts about these essays that brought them to mind!