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October Wrap Up

November is here!!  I feel like this year has just flown by!  I actually had a pretty good reading month which is surprising.  I had a hard time really getting into books this month so I am happy to say that I read 8 books this month (plus 300 pages in Les Mis) and am now at a grand total of 100 books for the year!  I had to look and see where I was at this time last year and WOW, what a difference!  Last year I read 18 books in October and was at a total of 163 for the year.  Don't ask me how I managed that because I have no idea where I found the time to read that much.

I still have 2 challenge books left to read as well as the second half of Les Miserables.  I will definitely finish Les Mis this year!  But I honestly am not sure if I am going to get those other two challenge books read.  They are both difficult books and I have been having a hard time staying focused on a book if I would rather be reading something else.  We'll see what happens. 

Here is what I read this month:

1.) Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
2.) Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
3.) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
4.) Sultry with a Twist by Macy Beckett
5.) The Lady's Slipper by Deborah Swift
6.) The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
7.) Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
8.) The Lincoln Conspiracy by Timothy L. O'Brien
Part 2 of Les Miserables

What books did you read in October?  How are you doing with your reading goals?
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  1. DianaNovember 1, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    Congratulations on hitting the 100 books mark! That is my goal for the year, though I still have about ten to go.

    Happy reading in November! :)

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