If you were a theater kid (or tech kid) in school, this book is for you! I wasn’t a theater kid (unfortunately, looking back now, I wish I was!) but I am a fan of Broadway musicals and plays as an adult and this book is so much fun and I highly recommend it!
Title: My Fair Brady
Author: Brian D. Kennedy
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, LGBTQ, Retelling
Early January for me means frantically trying to read any last minute “Christmas” themed books I didn’t get to in December. While this isn’t actually Christmas themed, the events in this book lead up to a Christmas Eve event and I’m glad I read this in winter. It’s a cute and quick rom-com and I loved it!
Title: Wreck the Halls
Author: Tessa Bailey
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Holiday – Christmas
A Holly Jolly Ever After is a companion novel to A Merry Little Meet Cute – while it’s not necessary to read Merry Little first, I would highly recommend it as this book spoils what happens in that one, since it takes place afterwards, but following different characters!
Title: A Holly Jolly Ever After
Authors: Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
Series: A Christmas Notch #2
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Holiday – Christmas
Goodreads Summary
The Fragile Threads of Power feels like coming home after a long time away. I only just read the Shades of Magic series for the first time this year thanks to Schwab’s hosted readalong, but it still feels like coming home to read this story set seven years after the end of A Conjuring of Light.
Title: The Fragile Threads of Power
Author: V.E. Schwab
Series: Threads of Power #1
Genres: Fantasy
Aces Wild is a book that’s been on my TBR since before it was released in 2022 and I just never got around to it – but I never forgot about it! I was in the mood for something different so decided to finally pick this one up and y’all have been sleeping on this one! It was so much fun!
Title: Aces Wild
Author: Amanda DeWitt
Series: Standalone
Genres: Contemporary, Queer, Mystery, Thriller
October passed in a blur because I had a trip I have been anticipating for well over a year now – Egypt! I traveling to Egypt from October 7-16. The timing was not great with everything happening over there but I was with a group and I was safe the entire time. It was an incredible experience to visit Egypt and I’m so glad I went!
Yet I still managed to keep busy at home too! I went to the Brooklyn Book Festival on October 1st – it’s held annually and I highly recommend checking it out if you’re local to NYC!
I attended 2 concerts and saw 5 Broadway shows.
I only read 3 books this month and DNF-ed 1, but I think that’s still pretty good considering I didn’t read at all while traveling and then recovering once home.
Check out my month of October:
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I saw 5 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows in October! This is a lot less than my “normal” because I was traveling for 10 days this month, and then trying to recover after that! Where to you ask? Check out my Wrap Up post to find out!
The Great Gatsby at Paper Mill Playhouse in NJ was a real treat to see and I’m so glad I caught this limited run. Only time will tell if the show makes it across the river to Broadway. I also loved Here We Are, Sondheim’s final musical – it was a weird story but I loved the ride.
If you’re looking for the Bookish Wrap Up for October 2023, click here!
Check out my roundup of all the shows I attended:
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I had been hearing about Here We Are, Sondheim’s final musical, which is currently playing off-Broadway at The Shed. But since it’s a small venue, ticket prices were crazy – which is where I rely on the trusty lottery/rush system! Somehow I managed to win lottery for this performance and who am I to turn down a show for $25.
Show Name: Here We Are
Show Type: Musical
Location: The Shed’s Griffin Theatre, NYC
Date Seen: Thursday, October 22, 2023
The Great Gatsby Musical is now playing at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ and I was able to attend its opening night on October 22nd!
I’m in my Gatsby era!
Show Name: The Great Gatsby
Show Type: Musical
Location: Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ
Date Seen: Sunday, October 22, 2023 @ 7PM
The Lesser Dead came recommended to me by a friend. I had never heard of it before but I’m always interested in reading something a friend loved so I gave this one a try – it’s perfect for the month of October, being about vampires, but it was also a fun read!
Title: The Lesser Dead
Authors: Christopher Buehlman
Series: Standalone
Genres: Horror, Vampires, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Goodreads Summary
Frayed Books 