Q: Tell me one of the authors that really got you into reading? I've always read, but it was in 2008 that really got into YA and adult stories, especially fantasy. One of the first urban fantasy series I ever read was The Darkest Powers by Kelley Armstrong. I LOVED them. In fact, Kelley Armstrong is one of my all time favourite authors. I've fallen behind a bit with her recent releases, but she writes so many good books across a range of genres. //CHALLENGES// #LMSOctober2021 - Author Love #RFABOct21 - Hero You Love #spookyoct21 - There's Someone Inside Your House: murderous https://www.instagram.com/p/CVKqJj0vxCb/?utm_medium=tumblr

🍂 Did you add any new books to your collection this month?? If so, what did you get?? How’s your Saturday going so far, Bookworms?? Good, I hope! And did you get any awesome new books this month? I did my best not to get too many this month, and other than my splurge at the beginning of the month, I think I did pretty well! 😅 Half of these are new releases that I had pre-ordered, and I am very excited to finally have them, especially *Kingdom of the Cursed*, *Daughter of the Deep* and the new edition of *Addie LaRue*. 🥰 Did you get any new books this month? Tell me what you got! 🍂 . 🍁 . 🍂 . 🍁 . 🍂 📖 October Book Haul. #AlltheBooksOct21 🍂 October Book Haul. #CourtofReadingOct21 📖 Autumn Vibes. #MyFictionalMusings 🍂 October Book Haul. #SpookyOct21 📖 Recently Aquired. #ReadingintheWeb 🍁 . 🍂 . 🍁 . 🍂 . 🍁 #newbooks #bookstack #stacksaturday #bookhaul #toberead #yabooks #reading #bookstagram #yalit #books #booknerd #booksofinstagram #bookobsessed #booksbooksbooks #instabooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CVpn2NyrhFj/?utm_medium=tumblr

🎃 How was your reading month for October?? And, what was your favorite read, (or reads), of the month?? Happy Sunday, Bookworms! And Happy Halloween to those celebrating today! Do you have any fun plans for today? I’m going for a quick run this morning, then we will be watching Halloween movies for the rest of the day and handing out candy tonight. I’m excited! I love Halloween! 😂 Did you have a good reading month?? I, surprisingly, had a great month! Once I finish up *Frankenstein* today, I will have read 20 books this month, (swipe above to see them all, expect one that was an ebook), which pretty awesome for me. (I literally did not get anything else done this month though, as you can probably tell. 😅) I don’t think I can pick a favorite though … I read a lot of really great books! I’m already planning out my spooky TBR for next year, and I hope it’s awesome as well. 🥰 Now I’m ready to get started on my November TBR! 🥰 How was your reading this month? And did you have any favorites?? And today is the last day of our October book challenge! Swipe above to check out the #AlltheBooksNov21 graphic, and I hope you guys will join us! 🎃 . 👻 . 🎃 . 👻 . 🎃 📖 October Wrap Up. #AlltheBooksOct21 🎃 October Wrap Up. #CourtofReadingOct21 📖 Halloween Party. #MyFictionalMusings 👻 Oct. Wrap Up. #SpookyOct21 📖 October Wrap Up. #ReadingintheWeb 👻 . 🎃 . 👻 . 🎃 . 👻 #shelfiesunday #bookshelfie #bookshelf #shelfie #bookshelves #bookstack #yabooks #mylibrary #librariesofinstagram #bookcollection #bookcollector #reading #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #funkopops #happyhalloween #halloweendecor https://www.instagram.com/p/CVsNMq4LdKb/?utm_medium=tumblr

Q: If you could travel back in time, what time period would you like to visit? I'd love to see aything pre-1900s (as long as I had access to modern medical care 😂). I read a lot of historical fiction and love anything set Victorian period or earlier. //CHALLENGES// #LMSOctober2021 - Special To You #RFABOct21 - Couple You Love #spookyoct21 - The Forest of Hands and Teeth: an old favorite https://www.instagram.com/p/CVP7cgcv4Dk/?utm_medium=tumblr

“This was how normal people survived their own fairy tales. They became their own kind of monster.” ― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Hearts We Sold . . . . . . . 💀October Wrap-Up💀 . . . The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . . . The Drink Coffee With A Ghost by Amanda Lovelace (not pictured) 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . . . Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Okay, I gotta talk about this one for a second. It almost got 3 stars, and I actually went back and forth for a while about it. I love Kerri’s writing style, and I was really looking forward to the enemies-to-lovers trope… but MY GOODNESS the smut in this novel!!! I did what I always do when it comes to reading spicy scenes - I skimmed. lol. It was just waaaaaayyyyyy too much for me. Maybe you felt differently? Let me know! Lol) . . . The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . . . The Woods are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ . . . . #hallowqueensoctober HALLOWEEN • Wrap up #spookyoct21 October #wrapup #cuddleupwithoct21 This is Halloween - book and pumpkin #readgushoct21 October wrap up #thebookwormrebellion wrap up #rfaboct21 Halloween https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtGlFiL-gN/?utm_medium=tumblr

“Your pride didn't appear in that bone circle the night you spilled blood and summoned me. It was your wrath. Your fury.” ― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Cursed . . . . . . . . . #hallowqueensoctober PUMPKIN HEAD • books & pumpkins #spookyoct21 October #bookhaul #cuddleupwithoct21 Trick or Treat: book and treat #readgushoct21 October haul #thebookwormrebellion favorite spooky read #rfaboct21 read in October https://www.instagram.com/p/CVqujm9rCsa/?utm_medium=tumblr

I like to picture myself stealing this book to give to the poor… 🏹 . . . . . . . . . . #hallowqueensoctober Beetlejuice • costume and books #spookyoct21 Horrid • read in one sitting #cuddleupwithoct21 grim grinning ghosts - favorite ghost story #readgushoct21 Goosebumps: book that gave you goosebumps #thebookwormrebellion an urban legend #rfaboct21 zombies https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlGcR3r2IS/?utm_medium=tumblr

“I wanted to be an author as far back as I can remember, mixed with occasional bouts of wanting to be a werewolf when I grew up. But mostly, when I daydreamed, it was about being an author.” - Neil Gaiman . . . I’m afraid of a lot of things - some rational, some irrational lol Rational: getting kidnapped while getting into my car outside of the grocery store, getting attacked at the gas station, getting kidnapped on walks - okay so generally all the fears any woman has (am I right, ladies??) 🙃 Irrational: cruise ships, ocean depths, pool drains, and people in costume. Yes, those are all actual fears of mine… 😅 . . . . . . . . #hallowqueensoctober IT • your greatest fears #spookyoct21 Contagion: science fiction #cuddleupwithoct21 Monster Mash: book with monsters #readgushoct21 skull on cover #thecollectorofdyingbreaths #thebookwormrebellion someone dies #rfaboct21 werewolves https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgR6hurjTf/?utm_medium=tumblr