Since October was pretty prolific, I split up my wrap-up and TBR posts
October Wrap-Up
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Masterful. Clark creates so much world and packs so much story into such a small space. 5/5
The Con Season by Adam Cesare
Actors are hired for an immersive slasher experience but things get a little too real. It was OK but I loathe unsatisfying endings 2.75/5
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
A perfect little romantic fall adventure 5/5
Hide and Don't Seek by Anica Mrose Rissi
A fun collection of spooky middle grade stories. Most were excellent, a few were just OK. Overall, spooky fun. 4/5
The Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerscale
This book is objectively good. It's very detailed and well researched. It captures a point in time when the supernatural was considered much more possible. It felt dry and slow. It's a good example of a book being good but not good for you. 3.75/5
The Halloween Moon by Joseph Fink
From one of the creators of Welcome to Night Vale, a spooky middle grade novel about a Halloween night that won't end. Excellent writing, excellent world. 5/5
Halloween Fiend by C. V. Hunt
A novella about a town menaced by a Halloween monster. The story was interesting but there were a few little things took me out of it. It was also another somewhat vague ending. It doesn't make your indie work deeper. Stop it. 3/5
No One Goes Alone by Erik Larson
A spooky piece of historical fiction, released only in audio format. Good and definitely spooky. The only downside was that it takes place during the same time period as Alma Fielding. It was a lot of one time period for me. 4/5
I also made sizable dents in Toil & Trouble edited by Jessica Spotswood, Doorbells at Dusk edited by Evans Light, and The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky. I'll try to finish these in November.
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