Hello and welcome! This month I decided to put my readathon wrap up and my monthly wrap up together for a couple of reasons. The first being I didn’t want to post two wrap ups so close together and the second is that I don’t think I would have had enough in my posts on their own. But, either way I am going to fill you in on all of the reads I have read this month for general reading and readathon reading!
-Spookathon-
- Read a thriller– The Institute by Stephen King
- Read a book with red on the cover– Mapping the Interior, might I add this is a beautiful cover and an amazing story?
- Read a book with a spooky word in the title– Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & Other Stories
- Read a book with a spooky setting – The Institute by Stephen King
- Read something you wouldn’t normally read– Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, not halloween like at all so I wouldn’t normally read it this time of the year.
I might have used a few books to cover more than one prompt, but I did it! Not against the rules in my opinion!
Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell by Robert W. Sands Jr.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is one of my favorite nonfiction series of sorts and this one was no exception. Images used and their accompanying descriptions and stories added to a wonderfully framed narrative of both Independence Hall and the Library Bell.
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was such an eerie atmospheric read, I can really see why it is compared to The Haunting of Hill House, but it is very much its own unique story as well. Even though this was such a sort story, I was attached to the main character very early on. Since this is so short I don’t want to say much, but if you enjoy horror I think you will really enjoy this.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was another wonderful King novel. It is different from his other works, but it is just as creepy. It did not take me too long to feel for the young main characters. The horrors that they saw and had to live through is just heart wrenching. There were quite a few times my heart sunk when I thought something bad was going to happen or if I thought something wasn’t going to work out.
I don’t want to say to much because I feel like this novel is best read when you don’t know too much. It is well written and the plot is a roller coaster and unique. I also felt true emotion while reading this.
Moby-Dick: or, The Whale by Herman Melville
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a very dense book, it was not 100% what I expected. I felt like it was going to be more of a tall tale, but it ended up being so much more explanatory of the progress of whaling. At times I just wanted it to get to the action, if that makes sense.
Other than this I can see why this book is a classic, it is an interesting tale, but keep in mind it is a product of its time.
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & Other Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really love the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde so I was really excited to read some more by this author. I was really happy with my reread, I enjoyed the story as much as I have in the past. The other short stories varied, but overall I enjoyed them as well. If you enjoy Jekyll and Hyde, I think you will enjoy the rest of these stories.
- The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O’Neill, 5 of 5 stars
- The Overstory by Richard Powers, 3 of 5 stars
- In the Tall Grass by Stephen King, 4 of 5 stars
- The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book by Neil Gaiman, 5 of 5 stars
Current TBR: 33
Backlist TBR: 0
I FINALLY FINISHED ALL OF THE BOOK I BOUGHT BEFORE 2019 STARTED!
Bookish Luna 
Looks like you had a great month!
5 star reads for me this month were Warbreaker and both volumes of heartstopper!
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Yes, I had a very good month even with having a horrible cold. I am hoping next month is even better That is so wonderful to hear you had a couple of 5 star books! I keep hearing great things about all of those.
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Glad to see you loved The Institute! I read that this month too, and unfortunately didn’t connect with it and only rated it 3 stars. But it’s nice to see that you loved it and for me to understand why!
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This comment made me think about this quote;
“No two persons ever read the same book.”
― Edmund Wilson
It is very interesting we rated it so differently, but I am glad you enjoyed the reasoning why I liked it. Thanks for reading!
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Oh, I love that!!
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