My October 2024 TBR
A look into what I'm planning for my October 2024 TBR
Reading is a year-round favorite activity of mine, but reading always seems like a great fall activity. Cooler weather where you could actually read outside if you want to, but it’s no big deal if you don’t. All the bookish people come out of the woodworks highlighting that fall reading aesthetic throughout the season. Cozy reading nooks become practical (say goodbye to worrying about getting hot while in a pile of blankets for the rest of the year). Who wouldn’t want to dive into some great books this fall?
With a new month ahead of us, I’m going to go over what my TBR pile will look like for this month and highlight some of the books I would like to read this month.
What My Reading in October Will Look Like
Looking ahead, I feel like October will be a kinda busy reading month for me. I’m participating in various readathons/reading challenges, and I’m going to try to up my NetGalley ratio by clearing out my shelf (I know I say that every month, but I’m honestly going to try).
I will also note that I was selected to serve as a Round 1 panelist for the CYBILS Awards in the Graphic Novels category. While I will be reading many graphic novels in the next few months, I’m not necessarily focusing my TBR list on them since the list of graphic novels I have to read is considerably much larger than what I could possibly come up with for a monthly TBR.
Since it will probably be a long TBR and sometimes I don’t always stick to that TBR (ah, the problems of a TBR/Mood Reader combo), I’m going to highlight some of the books I would like to read this month.
October 2024 TBR
Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
I’ve been putting this book off for a while, but now that I have a feel for White’s writing I feel a bit more comfortable diving into White’s debut novel. I know that it’s his most gory novel to date and I don’t know if this book will be too scary for me, but I want to give it a shot and it works pretty well for several of the readathons/reading challenges I’m doing this month.
The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents by Nicki Pau Preto
This has been sitting on my NetGalley shelf for a little bit and I feel like this month would be a good time to read it since this book feels like something you should read in October.
The Keeper of the Key by Nicole Willson
Another title on my NetGalley shelf, this book also feels like a book to read in October and I feel like gothic horror might be more up my alley when it comes to reading horror novels.
Quicksilver by Callie Hart
I caught on to the hype somewhat early, around the time when people were first talking about the book and before it blew it up and got picked up for a traditional pub with Forever.
I’m looking forward to finally getting the chance to read it, and I’m fortunate enough for this book to be a group read over at Trick or Treatathon. However, it's a pretty big book (close to 600 pages) and big books like that kind of imitate me.
Nevertheless, I think I can manage to get through this book if the effort in and the buddy read will be so helpful to motivate me to keep reading.
The Kiss of Death by Shanen Ricci
I never heard of this book nor the author until a couple of months ago during one of my scrolling sessions online. The cover is super cute (despite the fact that it’s supposed to be like this dark academia romance) and the plot definitely got my interest. Bonus points that I can get it on Kindle Unlimited, but it’s also over 500 pages (yikes). I’m hoping that the writing doesn’t drag and that I can get through this book pretty easily.
Sunsets & Other Dangerous Things by Dani Frank
This is a case of finding a book online, wanting to read it, and then forgetting all about it until months later when you discover it online again. Now seems like a good time to read this since we’re in the heart of spooky season and the aesthetic of this book is giving off an October vibe (if that makes any sense, I understand if it doesn’t make sense for you). Plus, I absolutely love grumpy x sunshine romances, so I know I’m going to have a good time with this book.
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
My local indie bookstore had this book in stock, so I decided to pick this book up. I’ve never read a Stephen Graham Jones book before, but the plot of this book seemed interesting when I discovered it a couple of months ago. I don’t think this would be a really scary book and I can see myself having a good time with this book.
Zombie Bake-Off by Stephen Graham Jones
Shortly after I got I Was a Teenage Slasher at my local indie bookstore, I discovered this book when I was looking at Jones’ work and the anticipated ‘Stephen Graham Jones Day’ on October 1st (so cheers if you’re celebrating). This book was one of Jones’ earlier works that was originally out of print but is being re-released with a brand new cover. I was able to get this book on Audible for free and the narration seems pretty good. If I end up liking this book, I might also get the reissued copy if I go to a bookstore that has it, but we’ll see.
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
If there’s one horror novel that I’ve heard people talking about in the past couple of months, it’s this book right here. Still debating on whether or not to get the book from my library or to just listen on Audible, but I’ve heard nothing but good reviews on this book.
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
I know a lot of people have been talking about this book, and I really want to check it out. Though, I don’t know what format I’m going to read it in since I’ve been hearing mixed thoughts about what’s the best format to read it in. If I can somehow get a physical/e-book copy alongside the audiobook, I might decide to do that if I get to this book this month.
I hope you enjoyed today’s post. Feel free to comment down below what your October TBR will look like as well as if you’re adding any of the books I’m planning to your TBR.
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