So here we are towards the end of fall already! I cannot believe it’s gonna be Christmas soon! After reading just 5 books in October, I want to do more to get as many books read as I can before the end of the year! Here’s what I’m doing to try to achieve my goal. Personally, I like to include the audiobooks and chapter books that I read. I just count the page numbers. My goal was to read 25,000 pages. So far for this goal I have read a total of 16,933 pages which is quite a bit less than I was hoping for at this point. I may do a post later this month about some shorter books you can read when you can’t seem to find the time to read a long book. So be on the look out for that this upcoming month! At this point, I am just going to try to beat my total pages read from last year which was about 22,000 pages.
Onto the next thing! Here’s some books I hope to be reading this upcoming month as we near the end of fall.
Know My Name by Chanel Miller- This one is a memoir so if I finish it, I probably won’t do a rating about it. It’s about a girl who was raped and she talks about her feelings of taking back her name after she changed it for safety reasons. It also talks about the attorney process of her case and what she had to do to clear her name of bad reputation.
Autumn Kissed by Deborah M. Hathaway- The next three are a part of the Falling For Autumn series. I have really enjoyed this series thus far. This one is about a girl who falls for a cowboy. Only the problem is her dad, who is mayor of the town, thinks he is just trouble for her. We’ll see how this one plays out and gets resolved in the end. I’m not as excited to read this one, but think it will be good just like the rest of the series has been. Let me know in the comments if you read one of these books!
Fall Fake-out by Kortney Keisel- This one is another book that starts out as “fake dating” or pretending to date and reality sets in and things start to change into something more than pretending. The main characters are Ari and Wade. They start “fake dating” as a way to get people to stop setting them up and assuming they need to be dating someone.
Forbidden to Fall by Martha Keyes- This one the girl Sadie ends up falling for her brother’s ex bestfriend. Kind of a weird way to put it, but basically she is forbidden to fall for James even though he’s been away for years. The plot sounds kind of interesting so we’ll see what it’s really all about at the end of the month. This is another one of the Falling For Autumn series.
Halfway to Harmony by Barbara O’Connor- I’m excited to read this book simply because there’s a cute hot air balloon on the front cover haha and because I absolutely loved reading Wish by the same author! This one is a middle-grade novel so I expect it to be faster to read. I’ll let you know if it is! The story is about a little boy who meets new friends on his new adventure. Sounds pretty simple to me, but I think I’m starting to like this author about as much as Kate DiCamillo!
I Don’t Know How She Does It by Alison Pearson- This book sounds perfect for the busy mom. It’s about the working mom and how the dilemma is figuring out how to manage it all while working. She talks about the random responsibilities Kate Reddy is given throughout this story. It’s a national best seller and it supposed to be funny so hopefully I will enjoy reading this one this month.
In the Footsteps of the Savior by Max Lucado- This one is a newer book from Lucado, published in 2023. It walks your through Jesus’ journey through the Holy Land. It walks through Jesus’ life and tells you about his ministry to other people. I picked this one because I feel as though there is always more to learn about the Savior and different perspectives that can change our lives for good. Let me know if you’ve heard of this one or are interested in reading it!
In the end, how is the Fall Reading Challenge going? Have you been able to cross off any of the tasks on the list? What kind of books have you been reading this fall? Leave a comment below! :)
