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Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [September]

October 1, 2026 — Leave a comment

My pace slowed a little in September, but I’m still five books ahead of schedule! I actually did choose specific reads for October rather than picking at random as I usually do. I’ll share those in a separate post.

Here are the books I finished – with my ratings – this month.

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Deeply Odd (Dean Koontz)

Rating: 4/5

Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)

Rating: 3/5

Summerween in Hollowmere – Witchy Tales for the Longest Days (Juniper Vale)

Rating: 4/5

Maniac Mall (Christopher Robertson)

Rating: 3.5/5

Dead Girls Don’t Burn (Zia Rayyan)

Rating: 4/5

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I am currently reading American Demon (Kim Harrison) and Saint Odd (Dean Koontz).

Progress: 63/80

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [August]

September 1, 2026 — Leave a comment

I finished eleven books in August! That’s quite a feat considering how busy I’ve been. I’ve already jumped into some fall-themed cozy mysteries in preparation for the ‘ber months, and I think I am going to create a reading list specifically for October. I’ll post that later, though.

Here are the books I read in August, along with my rating of each.

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1. Let’s Split Up (Bill Wood)

Rating: 3/5

2. Little Eve (Catriona Ward)

Rating: 4/5

3. A Hollowmere Autumn Mystery: The Lantern Man of Hollowmere (Willow Wisp)

Rating: 2.5/5

4. Exquisite Corpse (Poppy Z. Brite)

Rating: 3/5

5. Where You End (Abbott Kahler)

Rating: 3/5

6. The Bachelorette Party (Camilla Sten)

Rating: 3.5/5

7. The Housemaid’s Secret (Freida McFadden)

Rating: 3/5

8. Murder With a Hint of Pumpkin Spice (Laura M. Drake)

Rating: 2.5/5

9. I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Iain Reid)

Rating: 3/5

10. Don’t You Cry (Mary Kubica)

Rating: 3.5/5

11. What Stalks the Deep (T. Kingfisher)

Rating: 4/5

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I am currently reading Deeply Odd (Dean Koontz) and Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng).

Progress: 58/80