Spooky Season TBR Update

Spooky Season is sadly over, so it's time to look at how I did on my TBR. Overall, I think I did pretty good. Especially considering I had 18 books on my TBR 😂

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #392: Spooky Season is a State of Mind

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Sunday Post #426: Life & Death & Halloween

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Review: Only Cold Depths (Galactic Bonds #4) by Jennifer Estep

Title: Only Cold Depths

Series: Galactic Bonds #4

Previous books in this series: Only Bad Options (#1) | Only Good Enemies (#2) | Only Hard Problems (#3)

Author: Jennifer Estep

Genre: Adult, sci-fi, fantasy

Publication date: October 29th 2024

Published by: Jennifer Estep

Source: eARC from the author for review

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Synopsis: A WOMAN WHO CAN’T CONTROL HER POWER . . .

Everyone knows the name Vesper Quill. I used to be a lowly lab rat working in a Regal-owned corporation, but thanks to my truebond with Kyrion Caldaren, I’m now one of the most wanted fugitives in the Archipelago Galaxy.

Kyrion and I have spent the last few weeks avoiding bounty hunters, along with the Arrows, the elite Imperium warriors tasked with capturing us. Now we’ve journeyed to a distant planet that’s supposed to be a refuge for truebonded couples, but when new enemies appear, we’re once again in grave danger.

As a seer, inventor, and engineer, I’m skilled at figuring out how things work, but I can’t quite understand my growing magic and newfound psionic abilities. The clock is ticking, and if I don’t figure out how to tap into my power, I’ll doom myself to a gruesome fate, along with Kyrion.

A MAN WHO CAN’T LET GO OF HIS FEAR . . .

As Kyrion Caldaren, I’m used to being respected and feared, especially given my telekinesis, telepathy, telempathy, and other powerful psionic abilities. What I’m not used to is being on the run, but as a rogue Arrow, I’ll do anything to protect Vesper.

Just when I think we’ve finally reached a safe haven, trouble finds us again, reigniting all my fears about losing Vesper.

When the cold depths of our enemies’ plan are finally revealed, the truth is more terrifying than anything I could imagine. Soon Vesper and I are fighting for our lives again, but even with our growing truebond power, this is one battle we might not survive.

My rating: ★★★★★

It probably goes without saying, but I loved this book 😆

Monthly Wrap-Up: October 2024

This month I didn't read as many books as last month, but last month was a weird one where I read 17 books. That's never happened before, and I honestly don't think it will ever happen again 😂 But I'm fine with that because this month I read 8 books, which is still on the higher side of what I normally read in a month. That's a total of 2264 pages, which is about 1900 pages less than in September.

• 5 were full-length novels and 3 were manga
• 6 were part of a series, and 2 were a standalones
• I started 1 series but didn't finish any this month 😅
• 7 were finished copies and 1 ARC
• 6 were physical books and 1 was an ebook
• 4 were 5-star books, 3 were 4-star books, and 1 was a 3-star read
• All 8 were traditionally published
• 3 were by a new-to-me author and 5 were by authors I've previously read
• 1 was an adult book, 5 YA, and 2 middle grade books
• 7 were fiction books and 1 nonfiction
• 1 was supernatural horror, 1 urban fantasy, 3 action adventure, 1 historical fantasy, 1 mystery thriller, and 1 was a book about books lol