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This is my TBR for the month of October and I'm really excited to read all of these, especially The Bog Wife (not pictured) when I'm able to get it later this week on pay day.

I started Slender Man a couple days ago and I'm already about 60% of the way through (it's a pretty fast read) and liking it. The book isn't as scary as I thought it would be, but there's like 40% of the book to go–something could still happen that'll freak me the fuck out. 😂

Books Read So Far in 2024...

Nisekoi, vol. 2 by Naoshi Komi

Dune by Frank Herbert

Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

Kimetsu no Yaiba, vol. 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge

Supernatural: Heart of the Dragon by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Gokushufudō, vol. by Kousuke Oono

The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver

The Goodbye Man by Jeffery Deaver

The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver

Hunting Time by Jeffery Deaver

Captivated* by Jeffery Deaver

The Second Hostage* by Jeffery Deaver

Forgotten* by Jeffery Deaver

The Deadline Clock* by Jeffery Deaver

The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score

The Serpent & The Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore

Broken Souls by Stephen Blackmoore

Hungry Ghosts by Stephen Blackmoore

Later by Stephen King

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

My last book haul of 2023 and I'm pretty excited to read all of them! 🥰

One of my personal challenges is to reduce the number of books I buy by focusing on reading the embarrassing amount of books I already own. For every 3 - 4 books I currently have and read, I can buy 1 new book. The exception I'm making is manga since I go through those quicker so every 2 volumes I finish, I can get either 1 - 2 new volumes.

How can I turn off or hide the Tumblr Live feed at the top of the page? I keep seeing stills of unwanted bootys and very suggestive content.

2023 Reading Challenge

Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I don't often write reviews for the books I read. Every time I complete one, I rate it and move on to the next book on my TBR. This one, however, a written review felt warranted.

It would be a lie if I didn't say that when I read the back of Suburban Hell that it screamed "chick-lit" with a side of horror thrown in for laughs. I also won't lie and admit that I really prefer my media content to be a little more gritty and hard-boiled than touchy-feely. Most of what I read involves some sort of detective in a world of vampires, werewolves, and witches. They don't normally involve a friend-group of suburban moms who accidentally unleash a demon upon themselves after breaking ground for their She Shed. At that point I suspect a lot of you might think wacky and silly hi-jinks ensued... but you'd be wrong.

My preconceptions of the book is what I think made the actual horror content of it all the more unsettling. I don't normally have a problem reading horror books day or night, but frequently throughout the book I'd tell myself, "Dang, this is like reading a horror movie!" And could only read this while at work on my lunch breaks.

Updated 5/10/23: I found yet another small stack and added it to the list.

These are all the BOTM books I own. The intent when I signed up for BOTM back in 2020 was to try and read out of my usual comfort zone of Urban Fantasy (and the occasional fantasy book). My success with this challenge has been minimal — I started a couple of these books but ultimately didn't finish them. It wasn't because the books were boring, however. I was enjoying the couple I started, but I just ended up falling out-of-the-mood to read them.

The biggest problem I'm facing is just where to start with this massive (and ever growing) stack. Every single one of these books sounds amazing and interesting to read, but... I don't where to start! So I'm turning to you, members of Booklr, to help me choose which of these books to read next! These are stacked in no particular order, but for anyone that's having difficulty with images loading or can't see the images, here is a list for you:

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo*

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

Outlawed by Anna North

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

The Dating Plan by Sara Desai

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Like A Sister by Kellye Garrett

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

The Verifiers by Jane Pek

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

The Survivors by Jane Harper

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

Breathless by Amy McCulloch

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang

The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

The Wilderwomen by Ruth Emmie Lang

Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian