Challenge Updates: October Check-In

Along with my Goodreads Challenge (you can find my progress on the side bar) I also challenged myself to 2 other challenges for 2015. Every month I will check in with my challenge updates.

Back in December I signed up for The Re-Read Challenge hosted by Belle of the Literati and So Obsessed With. Honestly I didn’t expect this to be a problem and so far it hasn’t. I’m on track to reach my goal of 12-14 books without a hitch. My October rereads:

Title: Twenty Boy Summer
Author: Sarah Ockler
Date Read: October 16, 2015 – October 24, 2015
Type: Purchased

I read Twenty Boy Summer for the 3rd time and got even more emotional than I had in the past. I can’t put into words how much I actually love this book. It is Sarah’s first and it is amazing! If you have never read this or anything by this amazing author, FIX IT!

 

So I only did one reread but it was the best and better than I have in the past. This month I am aiming to finally reread Lauren Miller’s fabulous book Parallel. We shall see.

I also committed the the Flights of Fantasy challenge run by Alexa Love Books and Hello, Chelly. As you may have heard, I am new to the fantasy genre (thank you Sarah J. Maas and Throne of Glass for this!) and I thought it would be good for me to challenge myself with this one. I have decided to do 12 so I only have to read 1 a month. My October fantasy reads:

Title: Dark Triumph
Author:  Robin LaFevers
Date Read: September 28, 2015 – October 4, 2015
Type: Gifted

I started this one in September but finished in October so this will have to count for 2 months. I didn’t love it. I found it slow but I didn’t hate it either. I look forward to book 3…at some point

 

 

 

 

 

Title: The Demon King
Author: Cinda Williams Chima
Date Read: October 11, 2015 – October 19, 2015
Type: Gifted

I struggled with this one. IT is a huge book and I felt like nothing happened at all until like 20 pages left and then nothing happened again. I was bummed that I didn’t love it as everyone seems to, but I will read book 2 at some point.

 

I’m kicking but in my fantasy challenge. I have already surpassed my goal but I’m not done yet. I still have 2 months of fun reading left. But I am proud of myself with this one.

October Wrap-Up: Post Edition

• [1 Oct] Challenge Updates: September Check-In
• [2 Oct] All Played Out by Cora Carmack ★★★★
• [5 Oct] The White Rose by Amy Ewing ★★★★½
• [6 Oct] Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Didn’t Finish
• [7 Oct] Truly, Madly, Famously by Rebecca Serle ★★★★
• [8 Oct] Blog Friends Forever Blog Hop: Top Ten (okay 12) Blogs + Giveaways
• [9 Oct] The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness ★★★★
• [13 Oct] Top Ten Tuesday – Dream Author Duos
• [14 Oct] The ABCs with Jen
• [15 Oct] The Plan: Welcoming Erin Condren to my Life
• [16 Oct] The Deal by Elle Kennedy ★★★★★
• [16 Oct] The Mistake by Elle Kennedy ★★★★
• [20 Oct] Top Ten Tuesday: Genie in a Bottle…Book Wishes
• [21 Oct] Capeside Revisited: The ABCs…Dawson’s Creek Style
• [23 Oct] Pub Date #17
• [27 Oct] Pocket Letter Sign-Up {CLOSED}
• [28 Oct] The ABCs with Jess from The Reading Nook Reviews
• [30 Oct] Novel Secrets with Mackenzi Lee

Make sure you sign-up for Pocket Letters before sign-ups close tomorrow night!

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