October Wrap Up and November TBR

October was pretty equal with September, which is not too bad - for me.  I read a total of 8 books and one novella, if you count If I Stay which I finished on the first of October (and already talked about in my last wrap up, so will be ignoring from this point forward).  I read four books from my 8-book planned October TBR, which is better than I was expecting, considering I never read what I plan to.  Here are the books:

1.  Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor (mini review)

2.  Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (mini review)

3.  Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick (mini review)

4.  172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad (mini review)

5.  Messenger of Fear by Michael Grant (review)

6.  Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (5 stars)

7.  Messenger by Lois Lowry (4 stars)
8.  Son by Lois Lowry (4 stars)

Throne of Glass was a reread so that I could move on to Crown of Midnight; I'm glad I made time to do that.  This month has been a little bumpy with my reads, with a range of ratings.  My favourite reads were Night of Cake and Puppets and Crown of Midnight (both 5 stars) and my least favourites were Black Ice (2 stars) and 172 Hours on the Moon (3 stars).

I'm currently reading These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner.  It's okay so far; slow going, but intriguing.  I'm hoping to warm up to it a little more, but I'm having a little difficulty with the characters - one slightly more than another.

Opposite Book Tag

Today, as you can tell, I'm going to do the Opposite Book Tag.  Thanks Lauren @ Always Me for tagging me!

First Book In Your Collection / Last Book You Bought

I have had books throughout my entire life and I really couldn't tell you which is the first book that I ended up owning.  However, the book I Saw It In the Sea is a book my parents say that I used to love as a child.  Apparently, I went around asking family members to read it for me so often that they still remember all the words (I still remember all the words) and my Nana got sick of it.  The last book purchase I made was the Hush, Hush box set.  I've already read these books, and I own another copy of Finale.  When I saw the box set on sale, I couldn't not get it.

A Cheap Book / An Expensive Book

The cheapest book I have bought is a tie between Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo and Angelfall by Susan Ee, because I can't remember their exact prices, but they were both under $10.  The most expensive book I've bought is Infinite by Jodi Meadows which was $18 or $19, being a hardcover - still pretty cheap considering!

7 Problems I Have With Commenting

I am hopelessly bad at commenting on other people's posts.

Sorry.

After thinking about why this is, I've come to the conclusion that these problems all stem from one main issue: being constantly worried I'm going to humiliate myself.

Me, after leaving an embarrassing comment.

Here's a list of some of my issues...

Soundtrack Saturday - Shadow and Bone

Soundtrack Saturday is a meme created by the lovely Erin, over at The Hardcover Lover.  The idea is to pick some songs that relate to the book in a few different ways.  This week I'm picking songs for Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.  Some of my choices are a little loosely related (I read the book quite a while ago now), but I hope you'll see the connection.
*This post also contains spoilers (sorry), so if you haven't yet read Shadow and Bone, I wouldn't recommend reading this.

The Friday 56 - These Broken Stars

"She considers the question, then nods, reaching up to tuck her hair back where it belongs.  "Where will I sit?" Sit?  Why on this comfortable chaise lounge I've carried here for you in my pocket, Your Highness, so glad you asked.  I clamp my mouth shut, struggling not to say it aloud." - These Broken Stars, page 56, by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and you can find out more information in her post here.

I've only recently picked up this book, and I'm finding it a little slow to start - perhaps due to the fact that I'm reading Crown of Midnight at the same time.  It has it's moments (like the one I've quoted above) though, so I'm hoping I'll be more drawn into it when I can dedicate some undistracted time to it.