HAPPY HALLOWEEN! REVIEWING OCTOBER — OCT. 31

 

 

October was a cozy month, but I didn’t read as many books as usual.  However, there were several 400 + page books, so that might account for some of it.

In picking favorites this month, I faced a challenge.  There were so many contenders!

Here’s October in Review:

 

OCTOBER 2012:

1.    Afterwards – Rosamund Lupton – 383 pages – (suspense/family drama) – 10/30/12

2.    An Order of Coffee and Tears (e-book) – Brian Spangler – 280 pages – (contemporary fiction) – 10/23/12

3.   Barbra:  The Way She Is – Christopher Andersen – 412 pages – (nonfiction) – 10/4/12

4.   Blackberry Winter – Sarah Jio – 286 pages – (romantic suspense) – 10/19/12

5.   Bodyguard, The (e-book) – Christy Tillery French – 316 pages – (romantic suspense) – 10/27/12

6.   Curiosity Killed the Kat (e-book) – Elizabeth Nelson – 122 pages – (suspense thriller) – 10/17/12 (Review will be posted on 11/13 during blog tour)

7.   Dangerous Affairs – Diana Miller – 361 pages – (romantic suspense) – 10/11/12

8.    Dead on Ice – Lauren Carr – 226 pages – (romantic suspense) – 10/28/12

9.   Heir, The – Barbara Taylor Bradford – 464 pages – (historical fiction) – 10/14/12

10.  More Than You Know (e-book) – Penny Vincenzi – 608 pages – (historical fiction) – 10/9/12

11. Probable Future, The – Alice Hoffman – 322 pages – (contemporary/historical fiction) – 10/2/12

12. Sweet Tooth – Ian McEwan – 321 pages – (literary fiction) – 10/17/12

13. Things That Matter, The – Nate Berkus – 315 pages – (nonfiction) – 10/15/12

14.  Tuesday’s Gone – Nicci French – 448 pages – (suspense thriller) – 10/21/12

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TOTAL BOOKS READ THIS MONTH:  14

TOTAL PAGES READ THIS MONTH:  4,864

TOTAL BOOKS READ YTD:                        160

FAVORITE FICTION BOOK:  Blackberry Winter, Sarah Jio

FAVORITE NONFICTION BOOK:  The Things That Matter, Nate Berkus

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!