One thing I learned in October… I cannot make potential TBR lists for the month because those end up being my worst reading months. Once again, I only got through one book, while trying to read another. So for the next two months, I’m just reading whatever I feel like reading… no themes, no planned TBR’s… just straight-up mood reading.
Granted, I played a lot (and I mean a lot) of Sims 4 this past month. I’m still on the kick, but I’m trying not to play for as many hours as I was in October. I think a part of it was just getting through some stress, but also playing with some characters I’ve been developing. Sims is pretty good for that. So because of that, I’m still reading my review copy of Love & Olives, which comes out next week. I need to finish it before the release date!
Anyway, here’s my very tiny summary of October.
- Librarian Tales by William Ottens – 3 stars
- Truly Devious – Maureen Johnson
- Vincent and Theo: the Van Gogh Brothers – Deborah Heiligman
What did your October look like for reading/hauls?
Genie in a Novel 
I only read one book in October too – The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow. That was certainly a mood read for me because even though I don’t make TBRs, I had a few books on my bedside table I thought I was in the mood to read, and I ditched them all to read Once and Future Witches. I’m glad though as it was certainly the book I needed and luckily, I loved it.
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Glad you enjoyed the one book you did read! It’s so hard when you get into a slump because of distractions or just general lack of interest.
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I find it so hard to stick with a monthly tbr since I’m such a mood reader. I find that a weekly one works so much better for me.
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That’s a pretty good idea!
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I hope that helps. 😊
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