October 2010 Recap

Here is the list of books I read in October. (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. Shadows - Amy Meredith (read in Sept but reviewed in Oct)
2. First Drop of Crimson (read in Sept but reviewed in Oct)
3. Cattitude - Edie Ramer
4. Boys Don't Cry - Malorie Blackman
5. Her Dark Angel - Felicity Heaton (Novella)
6. Total Eclipse - Rachel Caine
7. The Trouble with Spells - Lacey Weatherford
8. Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy
9. The Crescent - Jordan Deen
10. Halloween Fantasies - Katie Salidas (Novella)
11. Alpha - Rachel Vincent
12. The Fallen Volume 1 (The Fallen & Leviathan) - Thomas E. Sniegoski
13. Dark Visions (The Strange Power, The Possessed, The passion) - L.J. Smith (Review coming soon)
14. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (Review coming soon)
15. Deadly Game - Christine Feehan (Review coming soon)

October Book of the Month:

I thought I'd start including a book of the month in my recap posts and although I read some great books in October it was easy to pick my favorite - Alpha by Rachel Vincent.  I'm still sad that the Shifters series is finished but oh what a series it was, I'm definitely planning a re-read soon!  If you like adult UF and haven't read this series yet - go out any buy it now!

Check out my review here

Event Reports:

I was really lucky to be able to attend several events this month getting to meet some amazing authors and spend time with some of my blogging friends.  Links are included below if you'd like to find out more:

1. Maggie Stiefvater signing followed by afternoon tea thanks to Scholastic click here
2. Jennifer Lynn Barnes party arranged by Quercus to celebrate the release of Rasied by Wolves click here
3. RHCB event giving bloggers the chance to meet Lauren Kate click here
4. OUP celebration of dark fiction with Joss Stirling, William Hussey and Rhiannon Lassiter click here

Author's Animal Antics:

I'd like to thank the lovely authors who have taken part in my Author's Animal Antics Feature this month.  (You can find out more about the feature here).  If you'd like to read any of this months posts you can click on the links below:

1. Edie Ramer
2. Katie Salidas

Challenge Updates:

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 182/200

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 67/75

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 72/75

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 5/5 - COMPLETE

Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 11/12

2010 Summer Romance Challenge - Read 16/16 COMPLETE
New Author Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE