Wynnie Reads: Wrap Up: October

Hello my lovelies, I hope you're all having a great day!

I can't believe that October is over already! That means 2020 is one step closer to being over, and I for one cannot wait to see the back of this year.

I wanted to make a quick housekeeping announcement with regards to my blog and the reviews: I won't be reviewing every book that I read. If I did, I'd never have time to get any reading done! I will post reviews here, but they will be for books I couldn't put down, arcs that I loved, or even for a series as a whole.

Anyway, let's talk about the books that I read in October! It was a great reading month for me, probably one of my best of all time, with a grand total of 26 books read over 31 days. Quite an achievement, I must say! I also took part in the second installment of Dark Heart Books' Fates and Fortunes Readathon, which I'll cover in detail on a seperate post.

The first book that I read in October was Serpent and Dove, by Shelby Mahurin. This was a re-read for me, in preparation for Blood and Honey, and it was nice to go back to visiting characters that I was already so fond of from my previous read.

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The next book that I read, unsurprisingly, was Blood and Honey, also by Shelby Mahurin. Although different in tone from the first book, I still really enjoyed this one.

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Next up was a graphic novel arc from Netgalley called Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter. This was a fun read, perfect for the month of October, and I really enjoyed it.

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Kingdom of the Wicked came next, and you can read my review here. I absolutely adored this, and will probably end up re-reading it before the year is out.

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The first book in the Paranormal Investigations Bureau series, Witchnapped in Westerham was the next book that I read in October. Set in a town that's not too far from where I live, I'd had this book on my tbr for the longest time, and I'm so glad that I was finally able to pick it up, as it got me hooked on the series and was one of the main reasons I ended up reading so much this month.

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I moved on very swiftly to the next book in the series, and picked up Witch Swindled in Westerham, the second book in the PIB series.

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My next read was not as successful. Sold as Moulin Rouge meets Phantom of the Opera, with a dash of the Night Circus, I was intrigued to pick up Where Dreams Descend. Unfortunately, this book fell flat for me. Although I could see the parallels, it just wasn't for me.

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After a disappointing read, I moved on to Witch Undercover in Westerham. The third book in the PIB series, I devoured it, and it really lifted my mood.

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I moved on very quickly to the next book in the series, Witchslapped in Westerham. Again another pleasant read, and my love for cosy mysteries was back with a vengance.

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By this point, I was flying through the series, and moved on very quickly to Witch Silenced in Westerham. My Kindle hasn't seen this much action in months!

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Another Dionne Lister book next, with Killer Witch in Westerham being picked up immediately after Witch Silenced in Westerham.

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Witch Haunted in Westerham came next, and I was not disppointed in this read at all, like the rest of the series so far. In fact, this one broke my heart a little.

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Surprisingly, I took a break from reading the PIB series to pick up another book that had been on my TBR for a long while, An Enchantment of Ravens. I wanted to pick it up when it first came out, and after reading Sorcery of Thorns, by Margaret Rogerson, it made me want to pick it up even more. I didn't enjoy it as much as Sorcery of Thorns, but it was easy to see how her writing style evolved between this and her second novel.

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I headed back to Westerham for another installment of PIB, this time with Witch Oracle in Westerham and I definitely had my heart broken yet again. Dionne Lister apparently likes to play with my emotions, and I think I'm okay with that.

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Another book series I've been meaning to read from start to finish is the Warcraft novels. These span an impressive 24 books. There's some contention as to what order to read the books in, given that some involve a lot of time travel, but I went with the order I saw most commonly coming up online. I picked up The Well of Eternity. I knew that a lot of people were not fans of Richard A Knaak's writing, and the attempt I made on another of his books a few years back made me nervous to pick this up. It wasn't terrible, but I really am not keen on his writing style.

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Back to Westerham again, this time for Witchbotched in Westerham, and it was very much like going to visit old friends at this point. What am I going to do when I'm caught up with the series? I dread to think.

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Despite my feelings on Richard A Knaak's writing, I was determined to continue on with the Warcraft books, so I moved on to The Demon Soul. This one was a little better in terms of the storyline, but I think that's because I know the characters and the basic premise for this trilogy that starts the Warcraft series off. Still not sold on the writing, though.

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I had to take a trip back to Westerham before the end of the month with Witch Cursed in Westerham - putting me on 10 out of 13 books from the series read! I think this was my favourite yet.

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I moved on to another arc, this time picking up These Violent Delights. I was extremely suprised by this, and you can read my full views here.

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The next batch of arcs that I read were graphic novels; Dracula Motherf*ker, Un/Sacred Vol 1, Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol 1, Backtrack Vol 1, How to Be Ace, Dryad Vol 1, and Quincredible Vol 1.