I'm a librarian who loves anime, manga, and reading a wide variety of genres.
I'll probably try to read this before my vacation starts, even though it doesn't fit into my Halloween Bingo plans, because I don't know that I want to take someone else's book with me on my trip. I suppose I could declare McKinlay my wildcard author and use it to try to get another Bingo. I keep forgetting that there's a wildcard author option, and I do have a couple other possible bingos lined up besides the Creepy Carnivals one.
Also, I just noticed that the due date on my copy of In the Miso Soup isn't until January of next year. That means I could opt to put it off until after my vacation and read something else for Halloween Bingo instead. I'll keep that in mind if the book doesn't immediately grab me.