Book Battle October 2023 TBR

Well it's time to choose my October TBR for Book Battle. So here are the books that I've picked this month: 

5pts-Book with a death in it-The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes

5pts-"Game" in the title-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

5pts-Book that surprised you-Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

5pts-Story with a dinner party in it-The Mane Squeeze by Shelley Laurenston

5pts-About secrets-Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 

5pts-Book that makes you second guess yourself-Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 1-House on the cover-The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 2-Weapon on the cover-Stings and Stones by Jennifer Estep

10pts-CLUB READ 1-Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

10pts-CLUB READ 2-Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto

10pts-Set in an old house-The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger

10pts-"Clue" in the title-The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

10pts-Small cast of characters (less than 10 named)-John Doe Cold Case by Amanda Stevens

15pts-Clue weapon as murder weapon-Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

20pts-Book with your team on the cover* (or in title)-Red/Scarlet-Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

So here's a list of books that meet the theme that I might read throughout the month: 

-The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

-Watch Me Disappear by Ross Armstrong

-Copper Moon by Rachel Caine

-Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry

-Karin Slaughter

-Killing November by Adriana Mather

-Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco?

-Campus Murder Club by Kristi Rose

-That's Not My Name by Megan Lally

-Looks That Kill by Amanda Stevens

-In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce

-The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto

-Heather Graham

-Maegan Beaumont

-The Undoing by Averil Dean

-Hannah Jayne

-Waterman and Stark Series by Gregg Olsen

-Sanctuary Bay by Laura J. Burns and  Melinda Metz

-Tragedy Girl by Christine Hurley Deriso

-Vicarious by Paula Stokes

-The Assassin Game by Kirsty McKay

-The Agency Series by Alexandra Ivy

-Your Life Is Mine by Nathan Ripley

-That Night by Cyn Balog

-Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison

-Surface Tension by Mike Mullin?

-Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

-The Lives of Desperate Girls by MacKenzie Common?

How did I do last month?

5pts-Book that makes you feel powerful-Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hannah-Read!

5pts-Set in a fictional place-Dawnbreaker by Jodi Meadow-Read!

5pts-Book with a demon in it-Demons of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison-Read!

5pts-"Dark" in the title-The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter-Read!

5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 1-Black Cover-A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik-Read!

5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 2-Book with a rated R scene-Wicked Nights by Gena Showalter-Read!

10pts-CLUB READ 1-The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik-Read!

10pts-CLUB READ 2-The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik-Read!

10pts-Book about a curse-The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling-Read! 

15pts-Evil main character-Mr. Monster by Dan Wells-Read!

20pts-Book with a team in it*-Poison-Foxglove by Adalyn Grace-Read!

I did pretty great with this month, I did have one or two left near the end of the month, but I have a bunch of books,