I rarely lay out a seasonal or monthly TBR anymore. I used to format my monthly Reading Challenges like this, but I fell out of that practice for a couple of reasons; the primary one being that I felt it restricted my reading life, especially when I started doing Blog Tours and accepting reviews. Basically, I needed more freedom amidst the scheduled posts. However, this year I’ve decided to do a themed TBR for October. A spooky TBR, if you will. I was going to wait to announce this next week, but this week’s Top Ten Tuesday (created by The Broke and the Bookish and carried on by That Artsy…

That Artsy Reader Girl hosts Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly blogging meme for anyone to participate in (whether you have a blog or not). I’ve never participated in one before, but this week’s theme made we want to join in on the fun. I’m looking at this like it’s the end of the world, and I only have ten books to grab before going to the doomsday bunker. I’ve loved almost all the recent books I’ve read, but if it’s the end of the world, I want some variety – in tone, style, perspective, genre – than an all-contemporary list would give me. So, here are the ten books (edition specific)…