Confessions of a Literary Addict

I almost flat out forgot I needed to do one of these. I almost flat out forgot another month was ending, even though I specifically spent Halloween watching copious Halloween material. That’s just how this year is. I cannot be trusted with anything.

(Which is why my review request is gone for now, if you’ve noticed. I am a mess of a human being right now, you don’t want me touching your works.)

(Also my email got compromised, so I have to work around that. Sorry if you’ve contacted me in the past, say, five months! I did not get your email.)

Anyway. Wrap up. I read 17 books and 1 novella this month. Not bad!

What I read:

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Ruler of the Realm by Herbie Brennan // ★★★☆☆
Faerie Lord by Herbie Brennan // ★★★☆☆
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley // ★★★☆☆

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Into the Water by Paula Hawkins // ★★★☆☆
Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken // ★★★☆☆
Arise by Tara Hudson // ★★★☆☆

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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld // ★★★☆☆
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld // ★★★☆☆
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld // ★★★☆☆

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The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson // ★★★☆☆
The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson // ★★☆☆☆
The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson // ★★★☆☆

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The Boy in the Smoke by Maureen Johnson // ★★★★☆
Horrid by Katrina Leno // ★★★☆☆ // Review
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer // ★★★☆☆

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The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel // ★★★★☆
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan // ★★★★☆
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan // ★★★★☆

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20 in 2020:

1. Hereafter by Tara Hudson
2. Black City by Elizabeth Richards
3. The Princess in the Opal Mask by Jenny Lundquist
4. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
6. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
7. Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
8. Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
9. Vamps by Nancy A. Collins
10. Splintered by A.G. Howard
11. The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman
12. The Blessed by Tonya Hurley
13. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
14. Ashes of Twilight by Kassy Tayler
15. Breathe by Sarah Crossan
16. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
17. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
18. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
19. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
20. The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson

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Well, that was kind of a mediocre month, if the nearly straight 3-star ratings across the board was any indication. I can’t believe we only have two months left in the year.

I only have six books left to read for my 20 in 2020. One of them is Jane Eyre, though, so I kind of consider that two and a half books. That thing is THICC.

My 21 in 2021 should be coming out in December, though! It’ll be post-only, no video, because I haven’t had a haircut since February and have barely left the house and it shows. No one needs to see that! I’m excited to get to that, though. I love drawing the random titles out of my TBR jar (which is now a box, because I found a Frozen tissue box at the Dollar Tree and was smitten). Can’t wait to see what classics fate makes me read next year!

Thanks for reading!