October Reading Wrap Up

Hello Bookworms,
It feels like it has been absolutely forever since I posted at wrap up blog post! There is a video going up at the same time as this that will talk a bit about my crazy tbr for next month. I feel like I have been neglecting my blog, but I have been thinking of you. I have some plans for you in the future! Don't you worry.  So what did I read this month? I will tell you that I had an average of 3.8 stars. Not the best month but hey it isn't awful either.

The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1)
by Stephen King
3 Stars
Paperback, 231 pages
Published June 24th 2003 by NAL​
​In The Gunslinger (originally published in 1982), King introduces his most enigmatic hero, Roland Deschain of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting, solitary figure at first, on a mysterious quest through a desolate world that eerily mirrors our own. Pursuing the man in black, an evil being who can bring the dead back to life, Roland is a good man who seems to leave nothing but death in his wake.

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​Caraval (Caraval #1)
by Stephanie Garber
Hardcover, 407 pages
Published January 31st 2017 by Flatiron Books
4.5 Stars
Remember, it’s only a game…

Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.

Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval…beware of getting swept too far away.

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The Sun and Her Flowers
by Rupi Kaur
Paperback, 256 pages
Published October 3rd 2017 by Andrews McMeel Publishing​
​4 Stars
From Rupi Kaur, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of milk and honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. A vibrant and transcendent journey about growth and healing. Ancestry and honoring one’s roots. Expatriation and rising up to find a home within yourself.

Divided into five chapters and illustrated by Kaur, the sun and her flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming. A celebration of love in all its forms.

this is the recipe of life
said my mother
as she held me in her arms as i wept 
think of those flowers you plant
in the garden each year 
they will teach you
that people too
must wilt
fall
root
rise
in order to bloom

Reviews for all these will be up in the next few weeks in blogs AND video form so better follow all the social media links down below so you don't miss a single thing!
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