During the month of October, my plan was to focus on thrillers. I did read a few – though I veered a little from the TBR pile next to my bed. Even though I went on vacation, I did not read as much as I thought I would as I spent time walking on the beach and chatting with my husband.
Below is the list of books that I read. To read my reviews (if you haven’t already), click on the title and you will be able to svisit my post:
- Thomas Fenske The Fever – Adult Contemporary ⭐️ 1 star
- Gayle Woodson After Kilimanjaro – Adult Contemporary Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars
- Rick Mofina Missing Daughter – Thriller, Suspense ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars
- J.P. Delany The Perfect Wife – Thriller, Suspense ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars
- Dave Patterson Soon The Light Will Be Perfect – Young Adult Contemporary ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars
- Hannah Mary McKinnon The Neighbors – Thriller, Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars
- Ruth Ware In a Dark, Dark Wood – Thriller, Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars
During the month of October, I managed to read a total of 7 books – not bad for a person who works full time. Most of what I read, I enjoyed. Only two books stand out for me though – The Perfect Wife by J.P. Delaney and After Kilimanjaro by Gayle Woodson. I loved Delaney’s thriller as it was an unusual story that kept surprising me. My favourite, though, would have to be Gayle Woodson’s novel. Her contemporary story is not mainstream and I loved that it took me to Africa and made me think of women’s issues that are so important in that part of the world. Her novel is definitely my favourite for the month of October.
I hope you enjoyed a number of novels in October. What was your favourite read? Share your choice, or the link to your post, in the comments below.
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2019
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As always, a terrific post…my wife takes your list to determine what she wants to tackle next!
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To be honest, every time I read a good thriller now I think of your wife 😄
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She loves your choices!
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We have similar tastes then 😀
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It sounds like I’d love After Kilamanjaro too! Off to add it!
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I think you will. It is a well written contemporary read that deals with issues not seen in the more popular titles.
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Sounds like a great month for books and 2 out of 7 being great is awesome – and hope your November reading is going well
(and my reading is still mostly nonfiction – but I did open up Randy alcorn’s Novel called “deadline” (from 1994 and my hubs loved it as it is a sequel to his book called Dominion – something like that) but I was quickly tired of the three main characters –
Three guy friends who have been hanging out for decades – but the story was not resonating )
📚📚📚☀️😊
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I don’t think that one would resonate with me either 😀
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I tried again and skipped around a bit – and just not interesting to me. But it did have a newspaper and journalism theme –
And then the topic of HIV was woven in – which dates it quite well to 1994…..
Reminds me of that early part of the decade
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And hope your week is going well C
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Skipping pages is not a good sign of potential enjoyment! Rather spend your time on another book.
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Good advice – thanks
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