*Platypire Read-A-Thon* October Results

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So while I clearly got behind on my blogging again, October was a good month for me I think. I read books and even wrote and posted reviews for some of them! I've made some headway on getting caught up with my backlist reviews, although I still have a long ways to go. I *might* get fully caught up on writing reviews before the year is over though, if I continue at the rate I'm currently getting them written (I'm only posting one a day though because having some drafts handy for when I'm really busy with proofreading isn't a bad thing).

With that in mind, let's see how I did, shall we?

R - Read

C - Currently Reading

T - To Be Read
NR - Needs Reviewed

Read

Reviewed
*Titles link to reviews*
Jaclyn and the Beanstalk by Mary Ting (2017)
The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams (June)*
Pirate Waters by Ginna Moran (May '18)
Jinxed by Thommy Hutson (September '17)
Light Between Two Dark Places by Ginna Moran (February '18)
Bound by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor (February '18)
The Immortal Gene by Jonas Saul (February '18)
Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas (January '18)
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (January '18)
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (February '18)
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid (February '18)
Crosstalk by Connie Willis (February '18)
The Curse of Crow Hollow by Billy Coffey (September '18)
Harmony for my Mate by Terri A. Wilson (September '18)

Needs Reviewed

NR - Mary Ting Proofread (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Alexandrea Weis Proofread (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Bicycle Thieves by Mary di Michele (March)
NR - Alexandrea Weis Proofread (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Love's Embrace by Mary Reason Theriot (October)
NR - Charlie Foxtrot by Jillian Ashe (December)
NR - Precious Bones by Irina Shapiro (December)
NR - Jasmine of Draga by Emma Dean (November) 
NR - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (February '18)
NR - The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck (May)*
NR - Yes Please by Amy Poehler (March '18)
NR - Enticed by Ginna Moran (March '18) 
NR - The Power to Break by Lisa Suzanne (March '18)
NR - Steal the Stars by Jillian Ashe (March '18)
NR - Coveted by Ginna Moran (March '18)
NR - Here to Stay by Suanne Laqueur (March '18)
NR - Code Girls by Liza Mundy (March '18)
NR - 180 Seconds by Jessica Park (March '18)
NR - Children of the Fifth Sun: Echelon by Gareth Worthington (March '18)
NR - The Invisible Thread by Lisa Suzanne (April '18)
NR - Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg (April '18)
NR - I Know What I'm Doing -- And Other Lies I Tell Myself by Jen Kirkman (April '18)
NR - Alpha Wolf by Emma Dean (April '18)
NR - Eight Goodbyes by Christine Brae (April '18) (GR link)
NR - Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera (April '18)
NR - Mercedes M. Yardley Proofread (May '18) (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Heir of Draga by Emma Dean (May '18)
NR - The Royal Order of Fighting Dragons by Dan Elish (May '18)
NR - The Journal of Angela Ashby by Liana Gardner (May '18)
NR - Book of Watchers by Mary Ting (May '18)
NR - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (May '18)
NR - Tell Me No Lies by A.V. Geiger (March '18)
NR - Caught in the Web by Jason R. Davis (May '18)
NR - Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings (June '18)
NR - Magic Waters by Ginna Moran (June '18) (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Heart of the Pack by Kristen Banet (June '18)
NR - Broken Wolf by Emma Dean (June '18)
NR - Bible VR: Understanding VR for Faith Based Education and Entertainment by Dr. Pearry Teo, Ph.D. (June '18)
NR - Death by the River by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor (June '18)
NR - True Connection by Rachel Walter (July '18)
NR - A Nature of Conflict by Kristen Banet (July '18)
NR - Blood Match by Ginna Moran (July '18) (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - For Fox Sake by Emma Dean (July '18)
NR - Forgiveness for My Mate by Terri A. Wilson (July '18)
NR - It Started with a Lie by Lisa Suzanne (July '18)
NR - Soul Promise by Rachel Walter (August '18)
NR - Vintage Perfumes by Jan Moran (August '18)
NR - Blood Rebel by Ginna Moran (August '18)
NR - Halloween Waters by Ginna Moran (September '18)
NR - Ginna Moran Proofread (September '18) (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Sunflowers and Poppies by Stephanie Kelley (September '18)
NR - Wild Pride by Kristen Banet (September '18)
NR - Wild Fire by Kristen Banet (September '18)
NR - Wild Souls by Kristen Banet (September '18)
NR - Wild Love by Kristen Banet (September '18) (Kingson Pride Boxset link)
NR - The Scythian Trials by Elizabeth Isaacs (September '18)
NR - It Ended with the Truth by Lisa Suzanne (September '18)
NR - Queen of Draga by Emma Dean (September '18)
NR - Alexandrea Weis Proofread (September '18) (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - The Great War: Stories Inspired by Objects from the First World War by Various Authors (July '18)
NR - Catching Breeze by Rachel Walter (October '18) (GR Link)
NR - An Echo of Darkness by Kristen Banet (October '18) 
NR - Mary Ting Proofread (September '18) (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis (July '18)
NR - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (October '18)

NR - The Gladiator's Downfall by Kristen Banet (October '18)
NR - Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (October '18)
NR - All Foxed Up by Emma Dean (October '18)

Currently Reading

C - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (2015)*

C - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (2016)*

C - Sweetwater: The Kihn by Rivi Jacks (2015)*

C - The Voyage by Tammie Painter (2015)*

C - Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning by Timothy Snyder (2015)*

C - The Road Home by Kathleen Shoop (2015)*

C - Troll by Ashley C. Harris (2015)*

C - The Sanctum of Souls by R.K. Pavia (2015)*

C - The Travelers by Chris Pavone (2015)*

C - Back of Beyond by Neeny Boucher (2016)*

C - The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen (2016)*

C - Letter's From Paris by Juliette Blackwell (2016)*

C - An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur (2016)*

C - River of Ink by Paul M.M. Cooper (Jan)*

C - The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco (Jan)*

C - My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni (Feb)*
C - Everything Belongs to Us by Yoojin Grace Wuertz (Feb)*
C - Eleanor Roosevelt: The War Years by Blanche Wiesen Cook (Feb)*
C - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (April)*
C - Handbook for Mortals by Lani Sarem (Sept.)
C - Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid (Sept.)
C - The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones (September)
C - The Christmas Tree Guy by Rainy Stone (November)
C - The Gift by Cecelia Ahern (December)
C - Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moira Fowley-Doyle (August)
C - Every Dog Has His Day by Jen McKinlay (November)
C - The Red Umbrella by Christina Gonzalez (January '18)
C - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (January '18)
C - Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown (January '18)
C - A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft (April '18)
C - Love and Ruin by Paula McLain (February '18)
C - Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge by Lisa Jensen (May '18)
C - All I Want For Christmas is a Cowboy by Jessica Clare (October '18)
C - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (October '18)

To Be Read

T - The Devil's Prayer by Luke Gracias (Feb)

T - Courage to Soar by Simone Biles (March)
T - In Such Good Company by Carol Burnett (March)
T - The Idea of You by Amanda Prowse (April) 
T - The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (April)
T - Betwixters: Once Upon a Time by Laura C. Cantu (June)
T - Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker (July)

T - Everything We Left Behind by Kerry Lonsdale (July)
T - Zoonauts by Richard Mueller (July)
T - Cooking for Ghosts: The Secret Spice Cafe by Patricia V. Davis (July)
T - The Scary Train Ride by Marlene Bischoff (July)
T - Skyward Bound: Hot-Air Ballooning by Alese & Morton Pechter (July)
T - Roxie the Doxie Finds Her Forever Home by Jody A. Dean, Ph.D. (July)
T - Gerome Sticks His Neck Out by L.S.V. Baker (July)
T - The Adventure of Thomas the Turtle by Stuart Samuel (GR) (July)
T - The Fable of the Snake Named Slim by Doug Snelson (August)
T - How to Behave in a Crowd by Camille Bordas (August)
T - Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice & Christopher Rice (August)
T - Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (August)
T - Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi (August)
T - A Thousand Rooms by Helen Jones (August)
T - The Border by Steve Schafer (August)
T - Berserker by Emily Laybourne (August)
T - Nemesis by Anna Banks (August)
T - The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus (August)
T - Sneak Peek: The Returning Tide by Liz Fenwick (September)
T - Sneak Peek: Little Sister by Isabel Ashdown (September)
T - Lords of the Underworld Sampler by Gena Showalter (September)
T - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (September)
T - Sneak Peek: Nadiyah's British Food Adventure by Nadiyah Hussain (September)
T - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry (September) 
T - A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (September)
T - Sneak Peek: The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Oct.)
T - Sneak Peek: Children of the Fleet by Orson Scott Card (Oct.)
T - Sneak Peek: Origin by Dan Brown (Oct.)
T - A Darker Sea by James L. Haley (Oct.)
T - Skipping Christmas by John Grisham (December)
T - A Christmas Hope by Joseph Pittman (December)
T - Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews (December)
T - All I Want for Christmas by Jenny Hale (December)
T - Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Marina Adair (December)
T - Christmas at the Vicarage by Rebecca Boxall (December)
T - A Festival of Murder by Tricia Hendricks (December)
T - The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller (January '18)
T - Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney (January '18)
T - Boys Keep Swinging by Jake Shears (January '18)
T - The 53rd Card by Virginia Weiss (January '18)
T - Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones (January '18)
T - The First Kiss of Spring by Emily March (January '18)
T - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center (January '18)
T - The Italian Party by Christina Lynch (January '18)
T - Indecent by Corinne Sullivan (January '18)
T - The Lightning Stenography Device by M.F. Sullivan (January '18)
T - Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini (January '18)
T - A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn (January '18)
T - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (January '18)
T - A False Report by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong (January '18)
T - School for Psychics by K.C. Archer (January '18)
T - White Houses by Amy Bloom (February '18)
T - The Subway Girls by Susie Orman Schnall (February '18)
T - A Tokyo Romance by Ian Buruma (March '18)
T - Nothing Left to Burn by Heather Ezell (March '18)
T - The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George (March '18)
T - Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown by Lauren Hilgers (March '18)
T - Six Basic Cooking Techniques by Jennifer Claire (March '18)
T - The Trumpets of Jericho by J. Michael Dolan (April '18)
T - I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman (April '18)
T - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hiller (April '18)
T - Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope (April '18)
T - Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird (April '18)
T - The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox (April '18)
T - Flying at Night by Rebecca L. Brown (April '18)
T - The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky by Jana Casale (April '18)
T - The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil (April '18)
T - Dreams of Falling by Karen White (April '18)
T - Good Luck With That by Kristan Higgins (April '18)
T - House of Nutter by Lance Richardson (April '18)
T - The Pisces by Melissa Broder (April '18)
T - Vox by Christina Dalcher (April '18)
T - Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson (April '18)
T - A Short History of Drunkenness by Mark Forsyth (April '18)
T - Small Country by Gaël Faye (April '18)
T - Sneak Peek: Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson (May '18)
T - Brave Enough by Kati Gardner (May '18)
T - The Crescent Stone by Matt Mikalatos (May '18)
T - Twice Dead by Caitlin Seal (May '18)
T - Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart (May '18)
T - The Future Will Be BS Free by Will McIntosh (May '18)
T - Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley (May '18)
T - Eagle and Crane by Suzanne Rindell (May '18)
T - Orchid and the Wasp by Caoilinn Hughes (May '18)
T - The Occasional Virgin by Hanan al-Shaykh (May '18)
T - Call Me American by Abdi Nor Iftin (May '18)
T - Sneak Peek: Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson (June '18)
T - Casper and Jasper and the Terrible Tyrant by Tilla Klebenov Jacobs (June '18) (GR link)
T - The Middleman by Olen Steinhauer (June '18)
T - Give People Money by Annie Lowrey (June '18)
T - Just Julian by Markus Harwood-Jones (June '18)
T - Romeo For Real by Markus Harwood-Jones (June '18)
T - Lies by T.M. Logan (July '18)
T - Rule by Ellen Goodlett (July '18)
T - The Christmas Wishing Tree by Emily March (August '18)
T - Dear Santa by Nancy Naigle (August '18)
T - Seafire by Natalie C. Parker (August '18)
T - Becoming Belle by Nuala O'Connor (August '18)
T - Give the Dark My Love by Beth Revis (August '18)
T - The Last Palace by Norman Eisen (August '18)
T - The Lost Carousel of Provence by Juliet Blackwell (August '18)
T - Be a Better Writer: For School, For Fun, For Anyone Ages 10-16 by Steve Peha and Margot Carmichael Lester (August '18)
T - Letter Tracing Book for Preschoolers & Kindergarten by Letter Tracing Practice Prep Team (August '18)
T - Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh (October '18)
T - Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul (October '18)
T - Weird War Two by Richard Denham and M.J. Trow (October '18)
T - The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib (October '18)
T - The Christmas Star by Donna VanLiere (October '18)
T - The Revolution of Jack Frost by K.M. Robinson (October '18)
T - Paper Girl by Cindy R. Wilson (October '18)
T - Illusions by Madeline J. Reynolds (October '18)
T - Toxic by Lydia Kang (October '18)
T - War of the Wilted by Amber Mitchell (October '18)
T - Changeling by Molly Harper (October '18)
T - Sugar Spells by Lola Dodge (October '18)
T - White Stag by Kara Barbieri (October '18)
T - The Confectioner's Guild by Claire Luana (October '18)
T - The Beast's Heart by Leife Shallcross (October '18)

I managed to get 14 books reviewed, but only finished reading five books in October (although I had a few novella sized proofreads that I completed as well that are not listed here because I'm not currently sure how they are going to be published, but I believe it's as part of a few different anthologies). So while I didn't get much read in October, I did make some good progress on my blogging, so I still consider it a successful month overall. - Katie

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