For me September was about keeping an eye on the reading challenges I had set myself, so I am interested to see how I went and how much further I have to advance!
A holiday season book – The Wishing Tree
A number in the title – Three Gold Coins
A classic – Persuasion
Last book added to my TBR – By Invitation Only Dorothea Benton Frank
Children’s Book Emily of New Moon L. M. Montgomery
Randomly chosen from TBR – Flirting With Pete Barbara Delinsky
Audiobooks – 3
Library books – 7
So for the last three months of the year I still have some challenges I’d like to advance a little more. I have finished the library challenge although of course I am still reading from the library!
Books Read
Number of Books Read in September: 16
The Wishing Tree Emily March Contemporary romance Kindle
Three Gold Coins Josephine Moon Mainstream fiction – Hardback
Rush Lisa Paton Mainstream southern fiction – Hardback
Crimes Against a Book Club Kathy Cooperman Mainstream fiction – audiobook
Season of Wonder RaeAnne Thayne Contemporary Romance – Kindle
Persuasion Jane Austen Classic. – audiobook
Flirting with Pete Barbara Delinksy – Mainstream Fiction – Paperback from my bookshelf
Fool Me Forever Ainslie Paton – Contemporary Romance – Kindle
An American Marriage Tayari Jones – Fiction – Hardback.
The Desert Nurse Pamela Hart Historical fiction – Trade Paperback
By Invitation Only Dorothea Benton Frank Mainstream Fiction. Hardback
Snowfall on Lighthouse Lane JoAnn Ross Contemporary Romance – Kindle
Leverage in Death. J . D. Robb. Narrated Susan Eriksen – Suspense – Audiobook
Scandal Above Stairs Jennifer Ashley Cozy Mystery – Paperback
Emily of New Moon L.M.Montgomery Children’s Fiction – Paperback
How to Walk Away. Katherine Center Mainstream Fiction – Hardback
New to me authors
Lisa Paton
Cathy Cooperman
Tayari Jones
Favourite September book
Ah, so many good books in this month. In the end I have chosen this book for my favourite but so many close runner ups!
What I am looking forward to reading in October
Now that’s a bit of a hard question, obviously my own bookshelf is groaning with books I want to read and some are also on the way and then of course the library will tell me a book is ready to pick up. But … let’s see. The first two are on my bookshelf, the Cathy Lamb is for review from Kensington. The anticipation for each book fills me with delight.
Incoming books
Bought – paperbacks
Kindle Books
I bought The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt because his Okay for Now might just be my top favourite children’s book.
From the Library
This was the month of the feast from the library. So many of my reserved books came in! Looking at them now I see I have finished with them all and they have been returned! The pressure of other readers waiting!
From Edelweiss or NetGalley
That one without a title is American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt.
Audiobooks bought.
This month I also joined two Australian book clubs online on Facebook. One is Rachael Johns Online Book Club (Australian author) and also Hachette Australia’s Books with Heart Book Club. Each read one book a month and talk about it. Australian books of course, but I decided that I’d enjoy reading many of them, as they are mostly women’s fiction genre so I think it will be an excellent fit for me. The New Zealand population of 5 million is too small for such things! I know! I know! Many cities in the world have double, triple and more of that! You can see why when we travel for the first time we are a little over awed!
The October read for Books with Heart is about a 79 year old woman. And that will cover a reading challenge topic for me as well. I’ve bought this one as too many reserves on it at the library!
Rachael John’s club read is reading in October … I’ve bought this one as well and its on its way from Booktopia. (An Australian site) as I couldn’t find it in my local bookshop. Again too many reserves on it at the library, which is good!
So that’s a wrap for September, I count it as a very good month. As we slide into October – I saw a blogger calling this Owntober which is a good reminder to read our own books! And I hope to read some more of them. But… there is the local book fair mid October where there will be cheap books. Hmm I’ll limit myself I think. Maybe ten at the most! Have I read last year’s haul, I need to look at that, maybe I haven’t even read one! Ouch.
So what was your reading month like? Last month I had a book giveaway – I have contacted the winner but haven’t heard back, but I do believe she has been away so I’ll wait awhile longer to give her time to check her email. More news on that next time.
Wow, what a great reading month for you! I just love your line, “The anticipation for each book fills me with delight.” Isn’t that a wonderful thing? I feel that way, too. And I have the same problem with my TBR shelves just growing and growing! I haven’t bought books for myself and neither has my husband in many years (but we buy them for each other for holiday gifts!), but somehow we now have double rows on our TBR bookcase!
I am also looking forward to An American Marriage and the new Kate Morton. And OMG – Okay for Now is one of my favorite kids’ books, too!! I need to read The Wednesday Wars as well.
Hope October is going well for you so far!
Sue
Book By Book
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Oh Sue so happy to hear you love Okay for Now too. I bought a hardback copy that I read to my class and left in the classroom when I retired. Now I am thinking I need to buy myself a copy!!
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Wow, you had a fantastic month, Kathryn! I, too, can relate to the library holds. I have about seven audiobooks that came in on Overdrive all at the same time, so I’m trying my best to get through them all. I like the sound of Owntober. Unfortunately, I have so many incoming library books that I’m afraid I won’t get much of my own books read this month! Oh, well!! I love to support my library, so it’s all good. I requested the audio for An American Marriage. Here’s to another great month of reading! Happy October!!
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What a great month Kathryn! I admit I’ve let my challenges slide and am just working on my Moody Reading Challenge now… So good luck with that! And the book clubs you joined sounds so fun! And the Village book is one I need to look up because I think my own book club would love it. Thanks for sharing! ❤
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Dani I am just starting to read the Jacaranda Village book, I am told it is good!
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All these covers are so beautiful. I’m curious about The Wednesday Wars. I almost bought that for my nephew one year. Happy October!
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Alicia I look forward to reading The Wednesday Wars – it was on special so I got it while the going was good. I love this author’s writing.
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Great job on 16 books read. I didn’t read quite as much in September. I’m reading a kind of slow non-fiction book. I feel like I read a bunch but then I look and only 1 or 2% progress has been made.
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You had a really good, reading month!
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well done for working on your challenges, I am getting worse and worse on these. Really looking forward to the next Kate Morton!
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What a great reading month you had! And we had one book in common this month – the JD Robb book – it was my first time reading a book in this series? I love reading her Nora Roberts books, but I’ve never read any of her In Death books and I just felt that since I had been sent this one, I would give it a try…and I actually enjoyed it. I think I’m going to go back to the beginning as I have time and read them all – they will be my “guilty pleasure” reads!
Hope you have a great October!!!
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It looks to be a good October 🙂
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A wonderful month of reading. More books to add to my TBR list!
Loved “Where We Found Home” by Mallery!
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I am so looking forward to reading the Mallory book Beverley.
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So many good books in this post! I love several of the authors listed here.
Sherry @ Ubiquitous Grace
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Hi Kathryn,
Get month of reading. Haven’t read any of your books, but am adding several to my TBR list. Have a great day!
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Thanks Sherrie. Yes so many books to choose from!
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That was a great September!! I’m in awe of your reading successes. Thanks for sharing with us.
A health issue set me back a couple of weeks in September, but I’m trying to get back on track with my reading.
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So sorry to hear about the health issue, that kind of setback sure damps down reading. Be well.
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Thanks Kathryn. I’m coming around. 😉
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Wow, you had a great month! Thanks for sharing. I see several books that I want to add to my shelves, like new books from Robyn Carr and Cathy Lamb.
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Yes I feel really good about this month’s reading. And those two authors fill my reading heart with joy!
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