Monthly Review – October 2016

This month I read 24 books.  You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below.

Hope you all had a great month of reading !

I started the following series:

• The Cogsmith’s Daughter (Desertera, Book 1) by Kate M. Colby (3.5/5 stars)
• Giants Beware! (The Chronicles of Claudette, Book 1) By Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado (4/5 stars)
• Blood of the Earth (Soulwood, Book 1) by Faith Hunter, Narrated by Khristine Hvam (5/5 stars)
• Saga Vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples (5/5 stars)

I finished the following series:

• None!

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:

• Blood of the Earth (Soulwood, Book 1) by Faith Hunter, Narrated by Khristine Hvam (5/5 stars)
• Red Queen (The Chronicles of Alice, Book 2) by Christina Henry (5/5 stars)
• Saga Vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples (5/5 stars)
• The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood and Co, Book 4) by Jonathan Stroud (5/5 stars)
• A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book 2) by Sarah J. Maas, Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda (5/5 stars)
• Saga Vol 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (5/5 stars)
• The Peculiar Pets of Miss Pleasance (Blud, Book 1.6) by Delilah S. Dawson (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– Graphic Novel Reading Challenge (72/52 books read) COMPLETE!
– New Release Challenge (79/45+ books read) COMPLETE!
– You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge (208/250+ books read)
– Mount TBR Reading Challenge (77/100 books read)
– Pick Your Genre (Steampunk) Reading Challenge (21/25 books read)
– Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge (134/100 books read) COMPLETE!
– Audiobook Reading Challenge (32/30 books read) COMPLETE!

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1. The Cogsmith’s Daughter (Desertera, Book 1) by Kate M. Colby (3.5/5 stars)
2. Giants Beware! (The Chronicles of Claudette, Book 1) By Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado (4/5 stars)
3. Pandora Hearts Vol 5 by Jun Mochizuki (4/5 stars)
4. The Apothecary’s Curse by Barbara Barnett (3/5 stars)
5. The Bronze Key (Magisterium, Book 3) by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (4/5 stars)
6. Attack on Titan Vol 8 by Hajime Isayama (5/5 stars)
7. Blood of the Earth (Soulwood, Book 1) by Faith Hunter, Narrated by Khristine Hvam (5/5 stars)
8. Red Queen (The Chronicles of Alice, Book 2) by Christina Henry (5/5 stars)
9. Saga Vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples (5/5 stars)
10. Magic Dreams (Kate Daniels, Book 4.5) by Ilona Andrews (4/5 stars)
11. The Damsel and the Daggerman (Blud, Book 2.5) by Delilah S. Dawson (4/5 stars)
12. The Inquisition (Summoner, Book 2) by Taran Manthau (3/5 stars)
13. Wings of Fire: A Winglets Collection The First Three Stories by Tui T. Sutherland (4/5 stars)
14. The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood and Co, Book 4) by Jonathan Stroud (5/5 stars)
15. Attack on Titan Vol 9 by Hajime Isayama (4/5 stars)
16. A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book 2) by Sarah J. Maas, Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda (5/5 stars)
17. Black As Night (Fairy Tale, Book 2) by Regina Doman (2/5 stars)
18. Saga Vol 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (5/5 stars)
19. Curse on the Land (Soulwood, Book 2) by Faith Hunter (4/5 stars)
20. The Peculiar Pets of Miss Pleasance (Blud, Book 1.6) by Delilah S. Dawson (5/5 stars)
21. On Fortune’s Wheel by Cynthia Voigt (4/5 stars)
22. Attack on Titan Vol 10 by Hajime Isayama (4.5/5 stars)
23. The Grave Robber’s Apprentice by Allan Stratton (3/5 stars)
24. Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender (4/5 stars)