Monthly Re-Cap: October 2016

Hello Readers, Bloggers, and Awesome people! 

🎃👻Happy Halloween!!🎃👻

I hope that everyone had a fun-filled October. I had a lot going on that is for sure - I am not sure how I got any reading done.

I taught myself how to loom knit hats 🎅🏻, I was in VA for the first few days of the month for a wedding 👰🏼, my cat 🐱was sick and had surgery (he is feeling better now), my friend hosted a Mystery/ Clue Dinner 🍴Party, my mom came to visit and obviously ... 🎃Halloween parties 👻

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 Re-Cap Video :)

 

     ~~Books Read in October~~     

                    
        

                     

How did I do on my October TBR?
🎉🎉I read _ out of the 6 books I wanted to read! 🎉🎉




~~Links to Some Reviews~~

• The Seeds of Nightmares by Tony Tremblay (Adult) - 4 stars
• OMG...I Did It Again?! by Talia Aikens-Nunez (MG) - 4 stars
• Slave to a Vampire: Catherine by Katrina Kahler (NA) - 4 stars
• The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield (Youth) - 5 stars
• Harley Quinn and Her Gang of Harleys #6 by Jimmy Palmiotti (Comic) - 5 stars
• Rebirth Harley Quinn #5 by Amanda Conner (Comic) - 4 stars
• The Curse of the Boggin (The Library #1) by D.J. MacHale (MG) - 5 stars
• Monstress #4 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Comic) - 5 stars
• Monstress #5 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Comic) -5 stars

~~ Oct. Reviews From Books Read in September ~~  

• Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan (YA) - 4 stars 
• Light by Rob Cham (GN) - 5 stars 

~~ Reviews Coming in November ~~   

•  Monstress #6 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Comic) -5 stars

Building the Book Pile #209

Welcome to Building the Book Pile!  A Weekly meme inspired by Stacking the Shelves

Hello Readers, Bloggers, and Awesome people! 

This was a LONG week, I started working a part time job in the evenings and weekends for extra holiday cash and I have been exhausted I worked about 54 hours between my jobs this week ... and I have been participating in Blog Ahead - so much is happening :) But I am having a blast and I am excited for all the upcoming holidays ....(Christmas music is already playing while I write this, I know I am a horrible person 😜)

 

👻🎃 👻I hope that everyone has an awesome Halloween tomorrow!! Let me know what your costume is going to be in the comments below 🎃👻🎃 

 

Added some hats and baby booties to the Esty is anyone is interested- click the picture below to get over there.

 

  Giveaways  on Cover2CoverBlog!

    

Coming up on the Blog...

Monthly Re-Cap: October 2016
November TBR
  Waiting on Wednesday
Recent Reads: Monstress #6 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Comic) 
Discussion: Readathons!

 

Books Received this Week  

     
  

In the Springtime Everything is New Again by Esmerela Jones for review consideration from the Author.

Ghosts of Bliss Bayou by Jack Massa for review consideration from the Author.

Have you missed anything lately?

Week of October 22 - October 29

Waiting on Wednesday: Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys (YA)

 Recent Reads: Monstress #4 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Comic)- 5 stars

Recent Reads: Monstress #5 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Comic)- 5 stars

Comment and leave me a link to your Round-up/ STS/ Weekly...anything, post and I will happily stop by and say hello!

Happy Reading!

Recent Reads: Monstress #5 by Marjorie Liu

Monstress #5 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
Series: Monstress #5
Publisher:  Image Comics
Publication Date:  

 

Format: Paperback
Source: Bought

Rating:


 



Goodreads Synopsis: 

Maika struggles with the monster inside.

Catch up on the previous reviews for this series:

Issue #1 Review / Issue #2 Review / Issue #3 Review / Issue #4 Review

Mini Review: 
OOOOH another cliff-hanger ending... it kills me, cannot wait to keep reading. Maika and her companions are joined and much of this installment is about their short travel and the conversation that they have regarding the hierarchy of the class system and races in this world. Maika is still dealing with the monster but not really in this issue too much - so while the Goodreads synopsis is right for the overall theme it really doesn't do this issue justice.

Again more amazing art in this issue. LOVING IT! 

Recent Reads: Monstress #4 by Marjorie Liu

This book is for Mature Audiences only. 

Monstress #4 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
Series: Monstress #4
Publisher:  Image Comics
Publication Date:  March 16, 2016

 

Format:  Paperback
Source: Bought

Rating:
 


 



Goodreads Synopsis: 

Maika's world becomes even more dangerous.

Catch up on the previous reviews for this series:

Issue #1 Review / Issue #2 Review / Issue #3 Review

Review: 
I love the 1 line synopsis from Goodreads, but it pretty much sums it all up. Maika is learning more and more about the monster inside of her and the people looking for answers to the devastation are getting closer and closer to finding out what happened. 

Maika and her travel companions are still on the move after an encounter with a search party. This issue is terrifying yet beautiful as the others have been and I am growing to enjoy the series more as personalities are starting to shape more. 

This particular issues cliff-hanger ending made me so happy that I have the next installments already. It was a gorgeous issue with a story line that really gets your heart going.

Very much enjoying these comics and this series.