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October 2026 Reading Wrap-Up
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October had me fully embracing spooky season! A good portion of my TBR was filled with paranormal romance, witchy reads, demons, dark fantasy, and a little supernatural mystery. It was fun leaning into the darker, more magical side of romance this month.
Overall, October was the perfect mix of spooky, swoony, magical, and a little bit of everything!
แดแดแดแดสแดส สแดแดแด๊ฑสแดส๊ฐ : What I Read this Month
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๐ 16 Books
๐ 6,283 Pages
Three 5 ๐บ๐๐๐ โญ๏ธ
Thirteen 4 ๐บ๐๐๐ โญ๏ธ
My fav 5 star this month was: Entities to Lovers by
@mallorymarlowewrites โจโขโจโขโจ
แดแดแดแดสแดส สษชษขสสษชษขสแด๊ฑ:
I got to attend the Jodi Picoult 30 Chapter Tour stop in OR, which was a great night. My favorite part was learning about the research that goes into her books. I could listen to her stories all day. Sheโs captivating.
The hubs and I also got away for a long weekend in San Diego, just the two of us (sorry, kids ๐). I got to visit two new-to-me bookstores, Mysterious Galaxy and Meet Cute. I always love visiting bookstores when we travel.
A few non-bookish highlights: We made it to our local farm to pick out pumpkins and definitely got our fill of apple cider donuts and apple slushies. We slowed down a bit this month, and it was a nice change of pace.
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Hmm, will I hit 200 books this year? It was a stretch goal, but now that Iโm getting so close, Iโd love to make it happen. November and December can be a toss-up as life gets busy, so weโll see.
When it comes to ARCs, I definitely fell behind. I overcommitted, and balancing reading for fun with reading what I need to is a constant battle. Iโm trying to get caught up so I can end the year in a good spot.
Total Books: 177
Total Pages: 77,868
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Jan: Dire Bound ๐๐บโ๏ธ
Feb: The Nightborn Duet ๐ฉธ๐โจ
Mar: The Shepherd King Duet ๐ค๐ชพ๐ก๏ธ
Apr: Rites of the Starling ๐๐ฆโโฌ๐ก๏ธ
May: The Wicked Sea ๐๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ชฝ
June: Fire & Metal Duet โ๏ธ๐ฆโค๏ธโ๐ฅ
July: The Heartstring Duet โ ๏ธ๐ชฆ๐
Aug: The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy โค๏ธโ๐ฉนโ๏ธ๐
Sep: Between Tides & Thunder โ๏ธโก๏ธ๐
Oct: Entities to Lovers ๐๐ป๐
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