October Wrap-Up and November TBR

I'm a little late on this so I'm going to combine what would have been two posts into one.

I didn't get through my whole October TBR list - priorities and review deadlines kept shifting, along with my interests. I  ended up reading One Hundred Names, Coal River, Hollie Porter Builds a Raft, Ghostly, Firsts, Mrs. John Doe, The Girl on the Train, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars and Anne's House of Dreams.Whew!

My favorites for October were definitely the Anne books. It's been such a joy to go back and re-read these stories that had such an impact on me in childhood and find that, for the most part, they've held up wonderfully. My favorite new book for October was Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn (and I'm not just saying that because Flynn thanked me for my review when I posted about it on Instagram!). Sadly, it's not out until January, but I'm telling you, it'll be worth the wait.

Now, on to November... This month I've been blessed with an absolute TON of advance copies for review so I'll be a busy bee! Look for reviews on Coal River, by Ellen Marie Wiseman; Avenue of Mysteries, by John Irving; and Now That She's Gone, by Gregg Olsen. I'll also be attempting to finish off the rest of the Anne books. I'm most of the way through Anne of Ingleside now, so I don't think it's going to be much of a problem.

I started Now That She's Gone last night and I'm really enjoying it so far. I read Coal River in October and can't wait to tell you all about it. It publishes on 11/24 so look for my review in the next few weeks. As for Avenue of Mysteries... John Irving is one of my all-time favorites so I cannot wait to get started on that one.