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Blog Updates<\/h2>\n

Not much to report this month, though I did change up the three featured recommendations for a new theme – female horror! I hope you’ll check all three books out! \u2665<\/p>\n

Posts<\/h2>\n

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\nBook Reviews<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Equoid<\/a> by Charles Stross (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 Hot Musket<\/a> by Judith Sonnet (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 Lies She Told<\/a> by Cate Holahan (3\u2605)
\n\u2665 Maggie\u2019s Grave<\/a> by David Sodergren (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 Mile 81<\/a> by Stephen King (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 Native Tongue<\/a> by Suzette Haden Elgin (2\u2605)
\n\u2665 The Perfect Victim<\/a> by David Sodergren (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage<\/a> by Anja Reich-Osang (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 The Vines<\/a> by Christopher Rice (2.5\u2605)
\n\u2665 The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor<\/a> by Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 UR<\/a> by Stephen King (2\u2605)<\/p>\n

Graphic Novel Reviews<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image<\/a> by Siobh\u00e1n Gallagher (5\u2605)<\/p>\n

Other Posts<\/strong>
\n\u2665 November 2024 New Release Horror Books<\/a><\/p>\n

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Books Read<\/h2>\n

\"\"I doubled the amount of books I read this month, even knocking out several new releases! <\/p>\n

Books<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Disseverment by Z.C. Krol (3\u2605)
\n\u2665 Dollface by R.J. Powell (2\u2605)
\n\u2665 Hello, Old Friend by Elizabeth Bedlam (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 Hot Musket by Judith Sonnet (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 Motel Styx by Michelle von Eschen & Jonathan Butcher (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 The Perfect Victim by David Sodergren (5\u2605)<\/p>\n

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Games Played<\/h2>\n

And here I thought I was going to play a story game, and instead got completely sucked into TCG Card Shop Simulator after seeing a few folks play it on streams with Pokemon mods. I’ve racked up 80 hours in a month which is impressive even for me. Maybe I’ll write a review once I have 100% all of the achievements, which I’m just 4 away from! Besides that I played a smattering of mobile games and I played a little bit of Cook Serve Delicious 2, my favorite of the CSD games which I have yet to 100%.<\/p>\n

\u2665 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
\n\u2665 TCG Card Shop Simulator<\/p>\n

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Life and Other Things<\/h2>\n

Not much to say this month, I’ve been sick as all get out with the flu and it was awful. I stayed inside during Halloween to avoid getting anyone else sick. My oldest daughter invited her (first!) boyfriend over to watch movies, but he showed up after trick or treating and only stuck around for a bit before leaving. My best friend came over with her boyfriend and it was nice to catch up. Youngest had a blast trick or treating, and my husband and a few of his junior sailors had a blast handing out candy. All in all a nice and calm Halloween.<\/p>\n

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Books Hauled<\/h2>\n

\"\"I put myself on a book buying ban after this month to save up for holiday shopping in November for Christmas. I got a bunch of books I pre-ordered at the end of September however, which is part of why the book list is so big! I by chance ran into the Tor Nightfire HumbleBundle and couldn’t resist!<\/p>\n

I also ordered a pile of books from Tilted Axis Press<\/a>, an indie publisher that specializes in translated literature, especially from countries less likely to make it to the West. They have a Crowd Funder<\/a> going currently to help fund their initiative and expand their distribution. They are a wonderful little press that I hope more people will check out!<\/p>\n

Now I have an ABUNDANCE of books to read over the Christmas holiday into next new and I’m so excited!<\/p>\n

eARCs (Author\/Publisher)<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Sycamore by Ian Rogers<\/p>\n

eARCs (NetGalley)<\/strong>
\n\u2665 The Antidote by Karen Russell
\n\u2665 The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li\"\"
\n\u2665 The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
\n\u2665 White Line Fever by KC Jones<\/p>\n

Book Boxes<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Antenora by Dori Lumpkin (Twisted Retreat)
\n\u2665 Do What Godmother Says by L.S. Stratton (Twisted Retreat)
\n\u2665 An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson (Evernight)<\/p>\n

Ebook Humble Bundle<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi
\n\u2665 Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
\n\u2665 Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
\n\u2665 Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
\n\u2665 Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne
\n\u2665 Little Eve by Catriona Ward
\n\u2665 Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
\n\u2665 Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin\"\"
\n\u2665 Mary by Nat Cassidy
\n\u2665 Night’s Edge by Liz Kerin
\n\u2665 Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
\n\u2665 Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian
\n\u2665 Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder
\n\u2665 Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
\n\u2665 The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey
\n\u2665 The Spite House by Johnny Compton
\n\u2665 What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
\n\u2665 Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine<\/p>\n

Ebook Purchases<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Seek Shelter Now by Stellan Dickerson<\/p>\n

Physical Purchases<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Abandon by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay\"\"
\n\u2665 Arid Dreams by Duanwad Pimwana
\n\u2665 dd’s Umbrella by Hwang Jungeun
\n\u2665 Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park
\n\u2665 Memorials by Richard Chizmar
\n\u2665 Moving Parts by Prabda Yoon
\n\u2665 Panty by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
\n\u2665 The Yogini by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
\n\u2665 Women Dreaming by Salma<\/p>\n

Amazon First<\/strong>
\n\u2665 An Age of Winters – Gemma Liviero
\n\u2665 Ushers – Joe HIll<\/p>\n

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Next Month<\/h2>\n

I’m not sure what I’ll be reading in the month of November yet! Currently my Kindle Unlimited subscription goes until the 14th, so I’m going to knock out as much indie horror using that as I can. After that I’ll be diving into my backlist ARCs and physical purchases. The flu had drained my energy completely and made it difficult to write. I’m still recovering and have a lingering cough, so it’s going to be a bit until I can catch up on writing reviews, especially for all of the books I finished this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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