September has come to an end, so it’s time to share my October TBR! And for this month, I’m actually planning on doing something a little bit unconventional for me and not (fully) planning out my reading. This is especially abnormal for me because I enjoy picking out spooky books for the season, but I decided to go against that this month.
While I enjoy picking out spooky reads for my October TBR (and will likely read some anyway), I really just want to see what I’m in the mood for. I love planning and sticking to my TBR, but my mood has been fluctuating way too much recently to plan my reading around that. So this month, I’m going to read the ARCs I have planned and dedicate the rest to whatever strikes me at the moment from my physical TBR. It should be fun – I haven’t had a mood reading month in a long time!
So without further ado, here’s what I plan to read this month!
We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper
This is the Feminist Book Club Pick for October. I’ve been slowly working my way back into true crime, and I do like to keep up with the books each month, so this is one I’d definitely like to read for my October TBR. I’m not too familiar with this case either, so that combined with the length of this book has me very curious.
A Face for Picasso by Ariel Henley
Thank you to FierceReads and NetGalley for the ARC! I read Ariel Henley’s piece in Disability Visibility earlier this year and it’s one of the most memorable of the collection for me, so when I saw Henley was publishing a memoir I knew I wanted to read it too.
Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu
Thank you to FierceReads for the ARC! I enjoyed reading Moxie several years ago, and I love the idea of this book being a feminist retelling of The Outsiders. I’ve actually read the first few chapters of this book already and was hooked, so I look forward to continuing it.
Under a Starlit Sky by E.M. Castellan
Thank you (one more time!) to FierceReads and NetGalley for the ARC! While I wasn’t totally in love with the first book, I do want to return to this setting and cozy up with historical fantasy, especially this time of year. I’m also curious to see how the story will progress from the last one!
Those are all of the books on my TBR for October! Let me know if you read any of these or plan to.
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January 2021 TBR
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you’ll be kicking off 2021 with some good reads this month.
Not to be a broken record or anything, but my TBR is packed again. I made some plans to read certain books in January because I figured they’d be good Winter reads. I then planned out some anticipated books, some of which I received ARCs for, and well…we know how that goes.
So technically I have 11 books on my TBR. I don’t expect to read all of them at all, but if I have the time to, I’d love to try!
Anyway, here’s what I’m reading this January:
November 2020 Wrapup
This November, I read nine books. And while it’s two books fewer than last month, I read way more pages this month! It was certainly a massive reading month for me.
December 2020 TBR
It’s the final month of the year! And, per usual, I have a ton I want to read this December.
On the surface, ten books does seem like a lot to read in one month. And my following sentences were originally going to prove why this TBR is feasible, but as it turns out, it might not be as feasible as I thought. 😬 It is fewer pages than what I read in November, but it is still technically a lot. I won’t try to push it if it’s not doable, but for some reason I’m thinking this will be okay!
This month features five books from my physical TBR, the FBC pick for the month, three books I wanted to read soon from the library, and one NetGalley ARC.
Without further ado, here’s what’s on the list!
Bad Girls Never Say Die sounds very interesting. I like the idea of a feminist retelling of The Outsiders too.
It’s really good so far! I like the twist on it.