October Wrap-Up


I managed to read 10/18 books from my October TBR pile, but also added quiet a few to my read pile. All in all, I'm satisfied with my reading this month. :) 

1. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

2. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

3. The wells Bequest by Polly Shulman

4. A Sense of the Infinite by Hilary T. Smith

5. Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles

6. This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready

7. Half Bad by Sally Green

8. Clockwork by Philip Pullman

9. Possession by Elana Johnson

10. Surrender by Elana Johnson

11. Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Varaday

12. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

13. Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos

14. The Imp of The Perverse by Edgar Allen Poe

15. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

16. A Descent Into The Maelstorm by Edgar Allen Poe

17. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

18. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe

19. The Nazi Hunters by Neal Bascomb

20. Grendel by John Gardner

21. Once by Anna Carey

22. Rise by Anna Carey

23. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

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