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OCTOBER WRAP-UP

I'm definitely late for this but I'd still like to do it anyway.

The month of October was a busy month. I participated in Inktober, an Instagram challenge as well as decided that I wanted to post twice a week. Half of these decisions were a mistake and I could barely keep up. I stopped Inktober halfway (okay, maybe even before the halfway mark) and I slowly lost interest in finishing the Instagram challenge too. In regards of posting twice a week, I only read four books this month due to the overwhelming amount of college work I had to do.


1. The Son (Eddie Creighton, #1) by Aaron Meizius


A fast-paced crime novel with a very likable protagonist.

Eddie Creighton is a FBI analyst with a photographic memory who was suddenly summoned to aid in an investigation. They are looking for a serial killer who has no clear pattern and a weird personal interest in Eddie. Throughout the whole story, I could imagine it as if I was watching an episode of NCIS. You would love the book if you are a fan of NCIS, CSI or any crime movies! 

You can read my review of it here!

2. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

This has been sitting on my bookshelf for so long and I had to finish it before the movie came out in my country. 

I absolutely loved this and it is one of my favourite reads of this year. It is a powerful book that helped many understand and bring to light about police brutality as well as hate crimes. Besides that, it is also a story about family, friendship, power and fear. It will make you cheer in joy, red with anger and also sob like a baby. It was enjoyable and it's really a great book that needs to be read.

You can read my review of it here!

3. The World is a Dark and Lovely Place by Carol Chu Mei Yin


This is my first time reviewing a book by a Malaysian author and I am absolutely thankful for the opportunity. 

The World is a Dark and Lovely Place is a collection of poems that shares on the highs and lows of life. It talks about grief, loss, love and faith. It felt very intimate as if the poet is pouring out her soul to you. 

If you're looking for something to read that you can definitely relate to, why not try this one? You would've probably gone through the same as she had too.

You can read my review of it here!


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For the upcoming month, I'll be focused on finishing up the review copies that I had been set as well as work my way through my TBR. I'm organising a book challenge on my Instagram called Lowest Rated TBR challenge that was inspired by the PeruseProject on YouTube.

The title says it all! 

We often buy books that interest us. However, after purchasing it, we might search up the book on Goodreads and become demotivated after seeing the ratings. Perhaps we have a long TBR list that never ends and we spend time reading the books we want to read at the moment, leaving the other books to catch dust (I'm guilty of that). Hence, this is where the challenge comes in.

The challenge is to read at least two books that are rated the lowest on your TBR and review it. You can find the ratings on Goodreads. The objective of it is to reduce the books on your TBR, give a chance to the lowest rated books and to come up with your conclusion whether you agree to the ratings given or not.

Are you interested in participating? Let me know and I'll add you to the chat! 

Cheers to another month filled with books and coffee!
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