Tuesday, November 3, 2026

One-Word Reviews for the Last Ten Books I Read

  

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. 

One- Word Reviews for the Last
Ten Books I Read 

I enjoyed trying to come up with a one-word review for each of the last ten books I read. It's interesting distilling a review down to just a word. My full reviews for books 2-10 are here: October 2026 Reads 🎃 and I will have a review for book 1 later on today. 

1. The Year I Stopped Drawing by Grant Snider 
 
Finished: November 2nd
 
Rated: 4 stars

    - Inspiring 


2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
 
Finished: October 31st 
 
Rated: 5 stars 

    - Nostalgic 

  

3.  How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold 
 
Finished: October 31st  
 
Rated: 4 stars 

    - Eerie 

 

4. The Strange House, Vol. 1 by Uketsu 
 
Finished: October 30th 
 
Rated: 3.5 stars 

    - Creepy 

 

5. Nectar by Angela Valis

Finished: October 30th 

Rated: 3 stars 

    - Decent


6. This is a Door by Daniel Nayeri 

Finished: October 29th

Rated: 5 stars 

 - Creative 


7. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
 
Finished: October 26th
 
Rated: 4 stars

    - Beautiful

 

8. Land of Oz edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane 

Finished: October 23rd 

Rated: 3 stars

 - Disappointing 


 


9. The Daily Bunny Book: 365 Days of Comics and Advice from Bighearted Bunnies by Will Quinn
 
Finished: October 22nd
 
Rated: 5 stars
 
    - Adorable 
 
 
 
10. The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C. M. Waggoner 
 
Finished: October 17th 
 
Rated: 2 stars 

    - Lackluster