October goal:
I’ve hit my goal for the year, but I’ll still set a goal of 4 books this month.
What I read:
- Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village—Maureen Johnson
- 5* (Oct 3)
- Ghostly Ruins: America’s Forgotten Architecture—Harry Skrdla
- 3* (Oct 3)
- Tell Me a Secret—Samantha Hayes
- 1* (Oct 13)
- Review
- Pretty Girls—Karin Slaughter
- 1* (Oct 24)
- Review
- Tales of the Macabre—Edgar Allan Poe
- 4* (Oct 26)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—Robert Louis Stevenson
- 4* (Oct 30)
- Review
Note: I’ve quit linking titles to that big site that funds the rich dude and his space wars with other rich dudes. This month, I’ve linked to Goodreads, but next month, I’m going to look at linking directly to a site that will support indie bookstores.
2021 Progress
Star Ratings: Based on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list-view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 8 books
- 4 stars: 22 books
- 3 stars: 9 books
- 2 stars: 2 books
- 1 star: 3 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 1 book
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts, etc.)
- January – 1092
- February – 1317
- March – 1508
- April – 656
- May – 634
- June -1237
- July – 1977
- August – 1970
- September – 2336
- October – 1575
Reading Goals:
1. Read 36 books – I finished 6 books, and I completed my goal in September. (my Goodreads Challenge)
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1 – 71 physical / 26 Kindle
- Feb 1 – 68/26
- Mar 1 – 67/26
- Apr 5 – 66/26
- May 1 – 65/26
- Jun 5 – 66/25
- Jul 1 – 63/25
- Aug 8 – 63/25
- Aug 31 – 63/26
- Oct 1 – 63/25
- Nov 1 – 62/23
3. Read 12 not-novels –
- Jan – 2 (nonfiction zen, memoir)
- Feb – 1 (memoir/audiobook)
- Mar – 3 (3 nonfiction/memoirs, 2 of which were audiobooks)
- Apr – 3 (2 nonfiction/memoirs, 1 poetry)
- May – 1 (1 nonfiction/audiobook)
- Jun – all 4! (1 narrative nonfiction, 2 short stories, 1 essay)
- Jul – 2 (YA, mem/audiobook)
- Aug – 2 (2 mem/audiobook)
- Sept – 1 mem/audiobook
- Oct – 2 (1 photo book, 1 short story)
4. Read 21 minutes per day – I’ve only missed 2 days all year. I’m on a 46-day streak.
I love reading spooky books during “Poe-tober,” but I hit some stinkers. And even though I read 6 books, it didn’t amount to a lot of pages. I have several books ready at the library, including 2 audiobooks. November should be a great month for books and puzzles. I’ll set a goal of 4 books.
