Hello readers!
As you know, I took part in OWNtober, a month-long readathon created by Kathy from Books and Munches. So I tried to get as much read as possible from the books I already own. I thought it would be very difficult, because I do not tend to be very good with following TBRs, but it went surprisingly well. Here are the books I already owned and managed to read this month!
Books I Read
I am quite satisfied with the amount of books I read this month! Although frankly, I got a major “boost” from having been ill at home with an infection for a week and half. I’ve read a few more books as audio, but didn’t include those because I didn’t own them before this challenge started.
(in progress)
Books I DNF-ed
I’m not a patient person by nature – I DNF ruthlessly. This month I probably broke my own record, though, DNF-ing 3 books in a month.
Donated/deleted without reading
I am on a more ~minimalist mood lately, so I am getting rid of books I’m not going to read anytime soon (aka. in the next two years, realistically). I didn’t get rid of that many books, since I do read a lot anyway, but it’s possible that in the future I’ll be giving away more books without giving them a chance. I do have a lot of books.
To All The Books I’ve Acquired Before
I’ve marked in bold any books I acquired between my first OWNtober post and this one!
- A Closed and Common Orbit, by Becky Albertalli (Bookshelf 1)
- Places in the Darkness, by Chris Brookmyre (Bookshelf 1)
- The Invisible Library, by Ganevieve Cogman (Bookshelf 1)
- The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black (Bookshelf 1)
- The War in the Dark, by Nick Setchfield (Bookshelf 1)
- The Custodian of Marvels, by Rod Duncan (Bookshelf 1)
- The Astonishing Color of After, by Emily X.R. Pan (Bookshelf 1)
- Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, by Jessica Townsend (Bookshelf 1)
- Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller (Bookshelf 1)
- Kindred, by Octavia E. Butler (Bookshelf 1)
- A Curse So Dark and Lonely, by Brigid Kemmerer (Netgalley)
- The Queen of Crows, by Myke Cole (Netgalley)
- Daughters of Forgotten Light, by Sean Grigsby (Netgalley)
- The Pharaoh’s Daughter, by Mesu Andrews (Netgalley)
- Twice Dead, by Caitlin Seal (Netgalley)
- The Benefits of Being an Octopus, by Ann Braden (Netgalley)
- The Winter Riddle, by Sam Hooker (Netgalley)
- Outrun the Wind, by Elizabeth Tammi (Netgalley)
- Brave Enough, by Kati Gardner (Netgalley)
- The Raging Ones, by Krista Ritchie; Becca Ritchie (Netgalley)
- Someday, Somewhere, by Lindsay Champion (Netgalley)
- Happiness, by Aminatta Forna (Netgalley)
- The Sisters Mederos, by Patrice Sarath (Netgalley)
- Starfish, by Akemi Dawn Bowman (Netgalley)
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge (Netgalley)
- Sal, by Mick Kitson (Netgalley)
- Portrait of a Murderer, by Anne Meredith (Netgalley)
- The Book of Pearl, by Timothee de Fombelle (Netgalley)
- Nothing But Sky, by Amy Trueblood (Netgalley)
- Welcome to Lagos: A Novel, by Chibundu Onuzo (Edelweiss)
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Ayiti, by Roxane Gay (Edelweiss)
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Honor Among Thieves, by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre (Edelweiss)
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The End, by Fernanda Torres (Edelweiss)
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Spliced, by Jon McGoran (Edelweiss)
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Blood Water Paint, by Joy McCullough (Edelweiss)
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The Queen of Hearts, by Kimmery Martin (Edelweiss)
- The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells (Kindle)
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The Canterville Ghost, by Oscar Wilde (Kindle)
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The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Kindle)
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Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen (Kindle)
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Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy (Kindle)
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Isle of Blood and Stone (Tower of Winds), by Makiia Lucier (Kindle)
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Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven, by Jaya Saxena, Jess Zimmerman (Kindle)
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate Series Book 1), by Gail Carriger (Kindle)
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Illustrated), by Agatha Christie (Kindle)
- Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Castle Book 1), by Diana Wynne Jones (Kindle)
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Now I Rise (And I Darken), by Kiersten White (Kindle)
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This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity), by Victoria Schwab (Kindle)
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Who Fears Death, by Nnedi Okorafor (Kindle)
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The Things We Learn When We’re Dead, by Charlie Laidlaw (Kindle)
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Binti, by Nnedi Okorafor (Kindle)
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Dreadnought: Nemesis – Book One, by April Daniels (Kindle)
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers), by Becky Chambers (Kindle)
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The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (Kindle)
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All the Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders (Kindle)
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The Falconer: Book One of the Falconer Trilogy, by Elizabeth May (Kindle)
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The Girl In Between: The Girl In Between Series Book 1, by Laekan Zea Kemp (Kindle)
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Father Figure, by James J. Cudney (Kindle)
- Allegedly, by Tiffany D. Jackso (Kindle)
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Sacrificed to the Dragon (Stonefire British Dragons Book 1), by Jessie Donovan (Kindle)
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Loved by the Dragon: A Dragon Shifter Paranormal Romance (Dawn of the Dragons Book 1), by Vivienne Savage (Kindle)
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The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story, by Hyeonseo Lee, David Joh (Kindle)
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The Invisible Man, by H. G. Wells (Kindle)
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Free to Kill (Katie Freeman Mysteries Book 1), by Julie Mellon (Kindle)
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Snow Like Ashes, by Sara Raasch (Kindle)
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Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale (Once Upon A Con), by Ashley Poston (Kindle)
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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir, by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Kindle)
- Bloodline (Star Wars), by Claudia Gray (Kindle)
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Endless Worlds Volume II: A Collection Of Dark Faerie Tales, by Peter Koevari, Matthew Wright, Ken Mann, James Peters, N.R. Marxsen, Anita Templer, Francis Burns, Renee Marski (Kindle)
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Walk on Earth a Stranger (Gold Seer Trilogy), by Rae Carson (Kindle)
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The Price of Salt, by Patricia Highsmith (Kindle)
- The City of Brass, by S.A. Chakraborty (Bookshelf 2)
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Something Eternal, by Joel T. McGrath (Bookshelf 2)
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1Q84 (The Complete Trilogy), by Haruki Murakami (Bookshelf 2)
- Night Angel (The Complete Trilogy), by Brent Weeks (Bookshelf 2)
- The North Water, by Ian McGuire (Bookshelf 2)
- Restless, by William Boyd (Bookshelf 2)
- The Fifth Season, by N. K. Jemsin (Bookshelf 2)
- O Circo Mecânico, by Genevieve Valentine (Bookshelf 2)
- Wild Beauty, by Anna Marie McLemore (Bookshelf 2)
- The Surface Breaks, by Louise O’Neill (Bookshelf 2)
- The House of Spirits, by Isabel Allende (Bookshelf 2)
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman (Bookshelf 2)
- Beartown, by Frederik Backman (Bookshelf 2)
- Exit West, by Mohsin Hamid (Bookshelf 2)
- A Queda da Monarquia Francesa, by Munro Prince (Bookshelf 2)
- Everyone Brave is Forgiven, by Chris Cleave (Bookshelf 2)
- Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchet (Bookshelf 2)
- The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro (Bookshelf 2)
- The Light Between Oceans, by M. L. Stedman (Bookshelf 2)
- The Three-Body Problem, by Cinxin Liu (Bookshelf 2)
- Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman (Bookshelf 2)
- Behold the Dreamers, by Imbolo Mbue (Bookshelf 2)
- Vicious, by V. E. Schwab (Bookshelf 2)
- The Murder of Roger Ackryod, by Agatha Christie (Bookshelf 2)
- Illusion, by Paula Volsky (Bookshelf 2)
- Penumbra, by André Vianco (Bookshelf 2)
- Endurance, by Caroline Alexander (Bookshelf 2)
- Mortal Engines, by Philip Reeve (Bookshelf 3)
- The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss (Bookshelf 3)
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The Last Wish, by Andrzej Sapkowski (Bookshelf 3)
- Scythe, by Neal Shusterman (Bookshelf 3)
- A Darker Shade of Magic, by V. E. Schwab (Bookshelf 3)
- Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor (Bookshelf 3)
- Em Algum Lugar Nas Estrelas, by Clare Vanderpool (Bookshelf 3)
- 20 Mil Léguas Submarinas, by Jules Vernes (Bookshelf 3)
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The Clockwork Dynasty, by Daniel H. Wilson (Bookshelf 3)
- A Hero Born, by Jin Yong (Bookshelf 3)
- Jade City, by Fiona Lee (Bookshelf 3)
- Lisboa, ? (Bookshelf 3)
- Heartless, by Marissa Meyer (Bookshelf 3)
- Herança, by Christopher Paolini (Bookshelf 3)
- By Gaslight, by Steven Price (Bookshelf 3)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Philip K. Dick (Bookshelf 3)
- The Book of Hidden Things, by Francesco Dimitri (Bookshelf 3)
- The Iron King, by Maurice Druon (Bookshelf 3)
- DC Comics Wonder Woman (Bookshelf 3)
- Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman (Bookshelf 3)
- The Ocean Down the Lane, by Neil Gaiman (Bookshelf 3)
- 1808, ? (Bookshelf 3)
- Three Sisters, Three Queens, by Philippa Gregory (Bookshelf 3)
- Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi (Bookshelf 3)
- Rebel of the Sands, by Alwyn Hamilton (Bookshelf 3)
- Das Geheimnis des Weissen Bandes, by Anthony Horowitz (Bookshelf 3)
- Nevernight, by Jay Kristoff (Bookshelf 3)
- Half a King, by Joe Abercrombie (Bookshelf 3)
- Vengeance Road, by Erin Bowman (Bookshelf 3)
- Three Things about Elsie, by Joanna Cannon (Bookshelf 3)
- The Wizards of Once, by Cressida Crowell (Bookshelf 3)
- Fools and Mortals, by Bernard Cromwell (Bookshelf 3)
- Science Fiction and Fantasy, by several authors (Bookshelf 3)
- Sphere, by Michael Crichton (Bookshelf 3)
- Academic Curveball, by James Cudney (Kindle)
- Sourdough, by Robin Sloan (Bookshelf 3)
- Notes on a Nervous Planet, by Matt Haig (Edelweiss)
- Here and Now and Then, by Mike Chen
- Explorers of Witch Mountain, by Alex Bell
- Nine Perfect Strangers, by Liane Moriarty
- Provenance, by Ann Leckie
That is a LOT of books- hope you enjoyed them!! Circe has to be one of my fave books I’ve read recently, it’s gorgeous ❤
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The Woman in White is perfect for this time of year. Also, Circe is amazing – hope you loved it as much as I did!
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I’ve been wanting to dedicate a month to reading books I already own! I couldn’t have done in this month with the Man Booker, but I definitely want to do it soon. I have way too many unread books on my shelves. I’m glad it went well for you!
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Thank you, Rachel! Yeah, without Kathy’s push to read stuff I own, I don’t think I could’ve done it. I’m such an impulsive reader…
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Wow that was amazing! I read 8 books for Owntober, for me that’s good!
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8 books is great!! I got some extra time because I had vacation this week and got an infection a couple weeks ago which put me in bed for over a week… so I had LOTS of extra time. Definitely not my regular reading month!
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I hope your feeling better now ❤
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You did much much better than I did! And I LOVE that GIF at the top of your post, super cute!
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It is, right?? So cute! And I had lots of free time this month (vacation + illness), so definitely could read a lot… but normally it’s not possible for me to read this much, with a job and chores etc…
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I totally understand that. What a good reading month though! Very cool :]
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You did great in Owntober! And I’m totally with you – I have become ruthless in DNFying books!
Hope you have a great November, Naty!
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Thank you!! Yeah, I get so annoyed if I read a book I’m no longer interested in, I simply must DNF a lot!
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Awesome! I’m actually reading Circe AND The Impossible Girl right now. I didn’t do too well on my Owntober challenge. Glad you did!
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I’m sorry you were sick! At least you got some reading in!
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Thank you, Krysta!! Yes, there definitely was a silver lining!
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You did a great job! Sorry to see that Song of Blood & Stone wasn’t for you, though!
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Thanks, Kaleena!! I will try it again another time, I think I wasn’t in the right mood. You’ve read it, then?
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Yes, I was lucky enough to read an ARC of it earlier this year.
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Ooh, is Pride any good? I got it in a sub box but haven’t even read the synopsis yet because.. well.. I was focusing on other books and now it’s somewhere in the mountain of books I refuse to pack so I haven’t had the chance to check it out yet, haha! Oops.
Glad to see OWNtober helped! Although it’s a pity that infection reared its ugly head, but at least it had some advantage to it. 🙂
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I didn’t love Pride! I think this book is getting mixed reviews… in my opinion, YA lovers will definitely enjoy it more than I did! I like YA but I gravitate towards adult lit a lot more, so I couldn’t relate to the characters much. I think you’ll enjoy it!
OWNtober is a great idea, thank you for creating it!!
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Hm. I’m going to check out some reviews later on then, haha. I don’t think there are many others who’ve read and reviewed it so far AND who’s opinion I irrevocably trust on books so it’ll be a while before I do that. :’)
You’re very welcome!
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