Even though we are well into autumn, we had a few absolutely beautiful days here in London. You know, the kind of day that sees you sitting in your short sleeves in the garden of your favourite coffee shop, basking in the sunshine.

I don’t know if it was the warmth of the sun, or the buzz from the coffee, but I even managed to convince my bestie to pop into the charity bookshop with me on our way home, and it didn’t just stop there. She bought three books! Three! My heart melted on the spot.
I also did a buddy read with another friend of mine, and it was a blast. Next time Mark Edwards releases another book, we shall repeat it.
I made my favourite sausage, pumpkin and sage casserole last week, and it was just as damn delicious as I remembered. Onto the stuffed peppers and venison stew next time!
I must say, OWNtober was indeed a great inspiration, so my thanks to Kathy for coming up with this topic. I went through some books I had on my Kindle for ages. I haven’t read anything awful either, so yay for that!
What Remains Of Her by Eric Rickstad
A beautifully written, haunting mystery with some of the loveliest descriptions of nature.
In Her Shadow by Mark Edwards
A heart pounding psychological thriller from my go-to guy in suspense.
The Retreat by Mark Edwards
A chilling tale set in the deep woods of Wales.
And So It Begins by Rachel Abbott
Part courtroom drama, part mystery with a delicious plot.
Something scary, something sweet…
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I started Bird Box by Josh Malerman, and damn, isn’t it terrifying?! It hits all the notes for creepy, disturbing and scaretastic.
Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from.
Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remains, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where they might be safe. Now that the boy and girl are four, it’s time to go, but the journey ahead will be terrifying: twenty miles downriver in a rowboat–blindfolded–with nothing to rely on but her wits and the children’s trained ears. One wrong choice and they will die. Something is following them all the while, but is it man, animal, or monster?
Interweaving past and present, Bird Box is a snapshot of a world unraveled that will have you racing to the final page.
The voting for the Goodreads Choice Awards is now open! Looking at all the books, I have some catching up to do.
November is sci-fi month. Yay! I had my eyes on some books for a while that will fit the topic just fine.
I look forward to seeing what you guys are up to!

This looks like a pretty terrific month, Norrie! I love the pic of your kitty with Bird Box, too! ♥️
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He's very photogenic, hehe 😀
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Of all the things I miss most about England, the price of books, bookstores and the discount book stores are at the top of the list
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Oh really? Ha! I was actually thinking along similar lines when my BF said we should move to another country. And i’m like “but what about books? And there’s no Amazon either”. (Plus i don’t speak the language… details)
Priorities, am i right? 😀
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Absolutely right! Books here are eye wateringly expensive compared to England
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Oh, good to know! I shall never leave the island 😀
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Now that sounds like a perfect reading month. Nice to hear that you had a chance to read your own titles and they all turned out to be great reads. Bird Box looks super creepy; I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about it. Awesome pic, I love the web around your eyes. The last sentences on your post mention eyes, seeing…mh, wonder if that was the inspiration behind the pic
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Bird Box was pretty good! Finished it during my lunch break. I was about 5 minutes away from finishing and my friend showed up at my desk and apparently i death glared at her… oops 😀
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Happy Halloween, Norrie!
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Wow, you had a busy and productive month. I don’t feel like I read or reviewed that much. But I’ve certainly got a lot of great suggestions from you, this month. So now my To Buy list is fattening up for Thanksgiving November! Ha! Ha!
Happy Halloween spider woman!
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I should put a disclaimer on my post that i can't be held responsible if you can't enter your house cuz you filled it with books 😀
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LMAO! Yeah, between you and Inge, I now have at least 20 more books on my list!
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* heart hands *
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Love that you are loving Bird Box! I want to read it before the movie hits theaters in December 😊
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Oh, you should! I just finished it during lunch, and it was really cool!
Didn’t realize the movie is out so soon!
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Happy Halloween! 🙂
I’m happy to see all the books you’ve read this month, wow! And Illuminae – I hope you enjoyed that one, I was so scared to read it, but I ended up enjoying it a whole lot 🙂
Have a lovely November! ❤
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I really liked Illuminae. Had the audio book parellel with the book and it was pretty immersive. Can’t wait to read the next book.
Have a great November too!
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Great post, Norrie! I enjoyed reading about your month! I hope your November is a great one!
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Have a great November too 🙂
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Sci-fi Month coinciding with non-fit November so much fun reading ahead! Kitty is precious. Glad you had a good reading month. I really need to go through my Kindle but I have a feeling it would just make me sad 🙂
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I did that yesterday… What i discovered: i have some books i didn’t remember i had, and i have way less sci-fi books on kindle than i thought. I counted about 8 unread ones, but on my shelves i have over 20. (Unread, of course 😀 )
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Happy Halloween Norrie, hope you had lots of fun yesterday. Love your photo – so cool! Did you wear it to work? I wish my colleagues would get more into the Halloween spirit! 😀
Sounds like a great month reading-wise. I am definitely finding some reading inspiration amongst your list. 😀
And I will be checking out that casserole recipe, it will be super handy now we have colder days… yum!
And charity shops are dangerous. I went to a few in Canada and my luggage weight nearly exceeded its allowance he he. Glad your bestie ended up with some great books. 😀 xx
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Ha! No… my colleagues are proper party poopers, nobody did anything special
That casserole is soooo good. Last time i used goat milk butter and it gave it an extra flavour that was just so yumm 🙂 Hope you’ll like it too!
Whenever we are on a trip, i’m not allowed to go near book shops. Haha 😀 You got away with it, so it’s good!
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Love the photos! Of kitty and your awesome Halloween makeup! Very nice!!
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I wish i was so good with make up! I found this thing on snapchat 😀 I think my friend could possibly make my face actually look like this.
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Ah! I am rubbish at telling when things are phone related – doh! It still looks awesome though. I need to find me a friend who can do this level of stuff!
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” …we just love the vibes and all the cute shit.” DYING! Love your October reading list! ❤ Husbutt read the Outsider and actually liked it a lot! And good for you for being able to enjoy some nice autumn weather. ❤ Enjoy the sunshine while you can. Fab post, chica. ❤
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Is he a King fan too? 😀
Sunny weather is now over
Had to buy a furry coat cuz i’m seriously freezing.
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It´s cold up there now too? Naaw. That´s shitty. Yeah, I´ve had to sacrifice an old CD to scratch the ice from my car the other
YES! We both are 🙂 . King is the only reason why I agreed to go on our first date. Our mutual love for `The Stand` was the only thing we had in common back then.
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Aww… but The Stand is awesome, so i get that 😀
It’s pretty cold, yes. In the morning around 1 degree, but it’s the wind that makes it worse.
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Looks like you had an awesome month! Yay for your bestie! 😀 And oh my god, isn’t Bird Box so deliciously terrifying? I made the mistake of reading it at night in bed and couldn’t even get up to go the bathroom 😛
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Haha, it was pretty creepy!
I think the movie will have similar effects on me like the book had on you 😀
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Hopefully the momentum from a good october will carry through november for you…
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Thanks! Hope you have a wonderful November too!
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Damn Norrie now I want your recipe! And happy belated Halloween. Your cat is really cute by the way 😉
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Aw, thank you! I’m pretty sure he loves to think of himself as “majestic”, but he’s just plain cute. Hehe.
You should try that recipe, it’s so good for winter / cold weather 🙂
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Lovely wrap up! Ah, that casserole sounds AMAZING! I swear, you always make me so hungry whenever I read your catch up posts! Hahaha. Sounds like you had a great reading month! I still need to get through a ton of the books I’ve had on my kindle for ages! Hope you have a great November, beautiful! ❤
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Wow looks like you had an incredible reading month… and AMAZING JOB at getting your friend to buying books!
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Now i just need to get her to read them too 😀 and then my evil plan is complete!
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Mmm pumpkin, sausage, & sage casserole sounds fantastic! & it seems you had such a great month! Hope your November is just as great or even better! ♡
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Thank you!
Have a great November too!
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So glad OWNtober helped you out, haha! Even better you didn’t read anything awful because of it!
I started S.T.A.G.S. at the start of my holiday last week but I haven’t really made a lot of progress yet. Hoping to finish Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater first before I pick it up again. 😛
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I devoured STAGS in a day and a half. Don’t know what was it about it, but it just appealed to all my fancies at the time 😀
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I’m about to start the “Fishin'”-part so.. I’m getting through it rather decently as well. Especially since I haven’t had a lot of reading time the past days, hah.
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I love the Goodreads awards because of how it ruins my TBR too hahaha Other than that, I’m a bit sad that it’s essentially a popularity contest! Hope you have a wonderful November! 🙂
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Have a great November too!
Yea, it’s true about the popularity. But at the same time, if so many people likes a book, that should be a good enough indicator i think.
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Hah I love that last photo. Hopefully you had a great Halloween.
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Thank you 😀 ❤
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