In The Month Ahead, I will be rounding up the books I am currently reading, the ones I will start this month, and the ones I intend getting my mitts on… if I haven’t already! I will also be sharing any news about features or posts on Books by Proxy, and anything in the book world that has me all excited!
| Currently Reading |
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett is still there looking forlorn as it rolls over for yet another month. I’m sorry Mr. Brett! I am genuinely a fan of your work and will extract The Daylight War out from under the dust-sheet as soon as I’ve finished this post! This time it’s in the illustrious company of Red Rising by Pierce Brown which has gotten off to an excellent start. I keep hearing nothing but good about it and expect it to be a thoroughly entertaining read. And then there’s The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch; I’m only two hundred pages in and it’s already mind-blowingly good! I might be taking my time with it but this is one book which deserves my full and undivided attention. Seriously, too good! My teeny tiny pocket (and most importantly travel) sized book is Emma by Jane Austen. This is technically a re-read but it’s been so long since I read it that it might as well be a new one! 
| Book Haul |
A much smaller haul than last month’s (phew)! I can’t have my TBR pile growing even more wild before I’ve made a dent in it! Ilium by Dan Simmons, Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan and NOS4A2 by Joe Hill are the science fiction, fantasy and horror books of the month for Dragons and Jetpacks. I’ve been meaning to read Theft of Swords (or let’s be honest – any Michael J. Sullivan) for a while now so I didn’t need much prompting to get my hands on this novel. And finally! I purchased the next book in my long list of Jim Butcher reads with Changes, the twelfth book in The Dresden Files – so excited! Last but not least there’s Blood and Beauty: The Borgias by Sarah Dunant, a work of historical fiction based on the lives of the Borgia family. Certainly enough to keep me going!
| October Goals |
To read at least two spooky books in time for Halloween
Status: 0 of 2 Complete
To read at least two books from this autumn’s TBR list
Status: 0 of 2 Complete
September Roll-over: To finish The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
Status: p. 286 of 808 (35%)
Have you picked up any great books lately or read any of those mentioned above? What are your goals for the month ahead?
Books by Proxy 
The Riyria Revelations is one of my favorite series! And I’m hoping to get to Illium and Olmpyios before this years end – have 3 or 4 other series I want to read first, though.
I might try to read NOS4A2 later this month, seeing as how it Halloween and everything 😛 What spooky books you have lined up?
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Definitely NOS4A2 for Halloween! I also have Dreamcatcher by Stephen King, Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter and a few classic horrors and thrillers that I can always fall back on! I’ve not really read much horror so it will be interesting to see if I actually enjoy it.
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I’m glad to hear Republic of Thieves is good. I have it on my TBR but I don’t know when I’ll get to it.
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I was really tempted by Blood and Beauty: The Borgias by Sarah Dunant, but I currently have too many galleys so I resisted. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on that and your re-read of Emma. Happy reading in October 🙂
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I hope you enjoy Red Rising, I’ve heard such amazing things about it! ❤
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Thanks! I can’t wait to get properly stuck into it 😀
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