Welcome to my October Reading List. My goal for this year is to read 150 books. To do this, each month I need to read at least ten books as well as dipping into the five books at the end of this post. This means by the end of the year, these five can be added onto my yearly total. I am determined to read 150 books this year. I had this goal last year, but because of my master’s degree I only managed 39 which is pitiful (although I did read lots and lots of journal articles). Right now, as of October, I am back studying for my master’s (final year!!) so I am expecting my reading to decrease quite considerably.
As of last month, I had read 89 books plus the five books I am reading a little of each month…so 94 in total. Will I make it to 150 by the end of the year? These are the books I read during October.
A Note About Colour Codes
Throughout this October reading list, you’ll notice that I have coloured the list of books. Firstly, the pink books denote fiction books. I am not keen on fiction books as a rule. In 2023 I read 100 books and over 60 of them were non-fiction. I had to work really hard at getting in the fiction I did read and I tended to find an author I liked and then read a few of their books.
This year, I want to throw my net wider, so to speak. The goal is to try out lots of different authors and genres. So, I want at least half of my books to be fiction books. And I shall try to read books from different authors…
Next, I have used a beige colour to denote the non-fiction. I literally never struggle to find non-fiction books I want to read! This is because there are so many things I am interested in and so little time!
We also have a new section as of September, memoirs. This has a green colour.
And lastly, I have used a violet colour for the books I shall be dipping into each month. These are non-fiction. In fact, they are mostly nature themed books created to be read over each month or season, rather than being read all at once.
I’ve not written any notes this month. I’ve started back at my master’s having taken last year out to make sure I was around for mum who was being treated for cancer. All’s well at the moment so I figured I’d go back and finally complete it! This means less time so, although I have graded them I have not given my opinion.
October Reading List: Non-Fiction Books
Radically Content: Being Satisfied in an Endlessly Dissatisfied World By Jamie Varon 3/5
Hack Yourself Healthy By Julia Bradbury 5/5
Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar By Jessie Inchauspe 4/5
October Reading List: Non Fiction Books
The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie 5/5
Shady Hollow by Juneau Black 5/5
Memoirs
Wild Swans by Jung Chang (still haven’t finished yet…it’s very long! Obviously, I’ve been reading this now for two months…so I shan’t be counting it again but I did want to make a note that I hadn’t actually finished yet)
Master of Me by Keke Palmer 3/5
The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth’s Rarest Creatures By William deBuys 3/5
The Outrun By Amy Liptrot 5/5 (if I could give this higher, I would. Loved it!)
Books I’ll Be Reading Every Month
That’s the totality of my September reading list. However, there are also books that I’m going to be dipping into each month. These are books I have either read multiple times over the course of my life and I just love rereading them, or they are part of an ongoing set which brings out a new volume each year. By the end of the year they will be completed but as they track the months and seasons of the year, I’ll not be reading ahead, as it were. However, I’ll be adding them to each of my posts, just in case anyone else is interested in reading them.
Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden
The Cottage Book by Sir Edward Grey
The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2025 by Lia Leendertz
The Cottage Fairy Companion by Paola Merrill
Daemon Voices: Essays on Storytelling By: Philip Pullman
I hope you have enjoyed my September reading list. If you’d like to take a look at the books I read in 2023 and 2024, please do visit my Books Read Over the Years Page. I shall endeavour to share one of these posts each month.
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