October reading Wrap up

 October was a Month of lots of reading.  It helped that I read at least 2 novellas  so that clearly pumped up the volume.  I finished 20 books in October!

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pump on Greenwich Street, below Canal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ac46100-c560-012f-845b-58d385a7bc34

Now, I love some statistics, so let's see how my reading stacked up! 

Books in Translation:  2/20 So, errr 10% Not great at all. That said, I know I'm definitely reading more translated work this year overall, so when I do my end of year comparison, I imagine I will have improved my percentage from 2024. 

Books by Diverse Authors: 6/20  30% Which is a small percentage, but still..present. 

Favorite Read for this Month?

 Hands down  HEX  by Thomas Olde Heuvelt 

As far as spooky season reads went, this one.. slayed!   It was terrifying, and had great pacing and characters. Loved it. A Masterpiece. 

 

I had the MOST fun reading Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver as a Buddy read with a friend. 

This was a very well done rom-com of sorts, involving, of course, serial killers. I fully fully enjoyed it and enjoyed reading with a friend who was as enthusiastic as I was. 

Did I have a least favorite? I read Choosing Theo by V. Aveline. It was...a book that seems to be well loved by the book tok community. I apparently am not that community exactly. It was not terrible, but it also wasn't quite the fun I had hoped for. 

What was your favorite or least favorite in October? Did you go all in for Spooky season or just continue on with your regularly scheduled TBR? 

Let me know in the comments!