I enjoyed a very pleasant month of October, from a reading perspective especially.
I participated in the New Zealand Book Challenge, hosted by dear friend and New Zealander Maree, by reading Mister Pip and The Vintner’s Luck, both very good and interesting. I also was able to mooch The Whale Rider – LOVED the movie! but read that today. Today is in November, so I won’t count it for NZ but apply it to my Women Unbound Challenge. More on that later.
I finished RIP IV with almost all the books I said I would read done read. (am I the only one who sometimes wishes the past tense of read was not the same as the present tense?) I read Something Wicked This Way Comes AND The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury, and Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. Unfortunately, I had hoped to download some HP Lovecraft but it just didn’t happen. Still on my list, though.
I ended up reading 10 books in October! Which is terrific because I am so on track to set a new record for the year in how many books completed. This makes me happy. I still have many to review, though.
The Halloween Tree / Bradbury (RIPIV) 145 ***
The Victoria’s Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming / Jennie Nash **** 153
Catie Copley / ***
Through Black Spruce / Joseph Boyden **** 359
The Giver / Lois Lowry ***** 208
The Vintner’s Luck / Elizabeth Knox **** 284 (Oct NZ Book Challenge)
The Wednesday Sisters / Meg Waite Clayton (IRL bookclub)****
Mister Pip / Lloyd Jones (NZ Book Month) *****
Juckets / Joyce Keller Walsh (for Literary Road Trip Challenge) ***
Lolita / Vladimir Nabokov (readalong w/ softdrink) ***
My favorite has to be Mister Pip. I can’t say any were horrible (except I feel horrible that I’ve struggled with posting any thoughts on Lolita.)
I’m pleased with my challenge progress and super excited to be co-hosting the Women Unbound Challenge – I’ve already started reading and have not finalized my list yet.
Happy November!
Way to go, Care! I don’t think I’ve ever read 10 books in a month!
I read 13 and thats ok, I think.
The Giver is on my wish list!
Sunday Salon: October Wrap Up
Wow!! You had an awesome month Care
I really want to read The Vintner’s Luck. I have my copy here waiting to be read. Happy to see it got 4 stars from you!! And I’m thrilled to see that you read both Something Wicked and The Halloween Tree!! They’re two of my favorite Bradbury’s 
Wow, Care, that’s a great month! I’m so glad you enjoyed the challenge and that you enjoyed the books!
Woot Woot!! 10 books in October is fabulous!
And yeah I agree about the read/read thing – tense should always change a words structure.
10 books is cool, I read 9, just counted
Congrats on finishing your challenges! Here’s hoping you have another great reading month in Nov.
You’re doing great! I’m confident you can set a new record.
–Anna