Happy start to another week everyone :)
I hope you all had a great weekend.
Mine was a little uneventful as we got soooo much snow over the course of it that, other than for work, I actually didn't leave my house. And in the process of doing so, I had a really nice relaxing weekend at home with my hubby getting housework done, catching up on my TBR pile, and streaming many episodes of Riverdale on Netflix.
Since we're almost a week into November, I thought today would be a good day to share my October 2017 wrap up post with you guys.
I've mentioned in the past on my blog how I'd stopped doing these because they ended up being so long that it took me forever to type it all up, and wasn't the most interesting of posts for you guys to read. This was mainly due to the fact that I basically did a mini review for each and every book in my wrap up, and so I'm going to give wrap ups another try, but make them much less wordy and detailed.
Instead, I'm simply going to list all the books I read, how many stars I rated them, and I'll link underneath them if I did a full review on it.
Hopefully this will solve my wrap up dilemma!
Life After by Katie Ganshert
Rating: Five Stars! I completely loved this one
Review Link here
Welcome Back by Lin Stepp:
Rating: Three Stars. I enjoyed it but it wasn't a favorite.
Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers:
Rating: One Star. Unfortunately, this book was just not for me.
Review Link here
Marry Me at Christmas by Susan Mallery:
Rating: Four Stars. Definitely one of my favorites in the Fool's Gold series.
Review Link here
Cracked Up To be by Courtney Summers:
Rating: Two stars. While I enjoyed it more than Some Girls Are, I still didn't really care for it.
Serafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty:
Rating: Three Stars. I enjoyed certain parts of the story overall, but I just find these books a tad too strange for my personal liking.
I Heart Bloomberg by Melody Carlson:
Rating: Three stars. I really enjoyed this inspirational novel, but I found it didn't have enough in the plot line to keep me fully engaged in the story. I'm hoping I'll feel differently about the rest of the series when I get to it.
Blue Ridge Sunrise by Denise Hunter:
Rating: Three Stars. I loved Denise Hunter's signature storytelling, the fact that it's a second chance romance, and the setting of the peach orchard. I found a lot of the plot line to however be problematic.
Review Link here
My Secret To Tell by Natalie D Richards
Rating: Four Stars. I always love Natalie's suspense/thriller YA novels, and this one was definitely no exception. The only think that kept it from being a five star novel for was the fact that unlike her amazing novel Six Months Later, I found certain parts of the mystery in this one to be kind of obvious and I'd already pieced a large amount of it together before the end of the book.
Thrill Me by Susan Mallery:
Rating: Three Stars. I enjoyed this one, and the way it's romance is slightly different from most of the other Fool's Gold novels. I wouldn't say its a favorite though.
Best of My Love by Susan Mallery:
Rating: Three Stars. Once again, I enjoyed it overall, but nothing really stood out to me in it.
A Matter of Trust by Susan May Warren:
Rating: Four Stars. This novel completely blew me away, and is definitely my favorite in the series so far.
Review Link here
Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Reay:
Rating: Five Stars! I loved this one, and Katherine Reay had such an amazing writing style that I literally can't wait to read more of her books in the near future.
Review Link here
Trauma Plan by Candace Calvert:
Rating: Four Stars. I was actually quiet surprised by how much I ended up liking this one, since I'm not usually a fan of medical romances.
Review link here
Cinderella's Dress by Shonna Slayton
Rating: Four Stars. I thought this one was such a unique retelling of Cinderella, and I've also not read too many YA historical fiction novels, so this one was a pleasant surprise.
Review Link here
And that's all the books I read in October of 2017! I discovered a lot of amazing books this month, and I'm excited to dive head first into my November TBR list.
My favorite book I read in October was definitely Life After by Katie Ganshert, and I can't recommend it enough.
Thanks so much for reading guys! I'll see you all again on Wednesday :)
This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photos do not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners.
I hope you all had a great weekend.
Mine was a little uneventful as we got soooo much snow over the course of it that, other than for work, I actually didn't leave my house. And in the process of doing so, I had a really nice relaxing weekend at home with my hubby getting housework done, catching up on my TBR pile, and streaming many episodes of Riverdale on Netflix.
Since we're almost a week into November, I thought today would be a good day to share my October 2017 wrap up post with you guys.
I've mentioned in the past on my blog how I'd stopped doing these because they ended up being so long that it took me forever to type it all up, and wasn't the most interesting of posts for you guys to read. This was mainly due to the fact that I basically did a mini review for each and every book in my wrap up, and so I'm going to give wrap ups another try, but make them much less wordy and detailed.
Instead, I'm simply going to list all the books I read, how many stars I rated them, and I'll link underneath them if I did a full review on it.
Hopefully this will solve my wrap up dilemma!
Rating: Five Stars! I completely loved this one
Review Link here
Welcome Back by Lin Stepp:
Rating: Three Stars. I enjoyed it but it wasn't a favorite.
Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers:
Rating: One Star. Unfortunately, this book was just not for me.
Review Link here
Marry Me at Christmas by Susan Mallery:
Rating: Four Stars. Definitely one of my favorites in the Fool's Gold series.
Review Link here
Cracked Up To be by Courtney Summers:
Rating: Two stars. While I enjoyed it more than Some Girls Are, I still didn't really care for it.
Serafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty:
Rating: Three Stars. I enjoyed certain parts of the story overall, but I just find these books a tad too strange for my personal liking.
I Heart Bloomberg by Melody Carlson:
Rating: Three stars. I really enjoyed this inspirational novel, but I found it didn't have enough in the plot line to keep me fully engaged in the story. I'm hoping I'll feel differently about the rest of the series when I get to it.
Blue Ridge Sunrise by Denise Hunter:
Rating: Three Stars. I loved Denise Hunter's signature storytelling, the fact that it's a second chance romance, and the setting of the peach orchard. I found a lot of the plot line to however be problematic.
Review Link here
My Secret To Tell by Natalie D Richards
Rating: Four Stars. I always love Natalie's suspense/thriller YA novels, and this one was definitely no exception. The only think that kept it from being a five star novel for was the fact that unlike her amazing novel Six Months Later, I found certain parts of the mystery in this one to be kind of obvious and I'd already pieced a large amount of it together before the end of the book.
Thrill Me by Susan Mallery:
Rating: Three Stars. I enjoyed this one, and the way it's romance is slightly different from most of the other Fool's Gold novels. I wouldn't say its a favorite though.
Best of My Love by Susan Mallery:
Rating: Three Stars. Once again, I enjoyed it overall, but nothing really stood out to me in it.
A Matter of Trust by Susan May Warren:
Rating: Four Stars. This novel completely blew me away, and is definitely my favorite in the series so far.
Review Link here
Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Reay:
Rating: Five Stars! I loved this one, and Katherine Reay had such an amazing writing style that I literally can't wait to read more of her books in the near future.
Review Link here
Trauma Plan by Candace Calvert:
Rating: Four Stars. I was actually quiet surprised by how much I ended up liking this one, since I'm not usually a fan of medical romances.
Review link here
Cinderella's Dress by Shonna Slayton
Rating: Four Stars. I thought this one was such a unique retelling of Cinderella, and I've also not read too many YA historical fiction novels, so this one was a pleasant surprise.
Review Link here
And that's all the books I read in October of 2017! I discovered a lot of amazing books this month, and I'm excited to dive head first into my November TBR list.
My favorite book I read in October was definitely Life After by Katie Ganshert, and I can't recommend it enough.
Thanks so much for reading guys! I'll see you all again on Wednesday :)
This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photos do not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners.
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