September Wrap Up & October TBR | 2022
Rekindling my love for audiobooks was my saviour for September and I loved the ones I ended up listening to. There were quite a few rereads this month as I start making my way through the Poirot books and mysteries. Although I read a lot there weren’t too many outstanding books this month with the majority being 3 stars.
Stats for my September Wrap Up 2022
- Books finished – 8
- DNF – 1
- New reads – 5
- Rereads – 3
- Pages read – 2866
CHALLENGE UPDATE
- PopSugar challenge – 4 prompts completed
- 52 Books in 52 Weeks – 3 prompts completed
An Ember in the Ashes
This was a reread and boy did it deliver. I adored the characters and the world and it felt like diving back into a warm blanket all over again. There was so much happening within the story, especially when it came to the mythology and magic system. I cannot wait to finally get to finished the series.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Color Purple
This was actually a DNF for me. I so wanted to love it and to be moved by the characters and I persevered through 200 odd pages before calling it quits. The story line was confusing and I didn’t connect with the characters which made differentiating them extremely difficult. I am so disappointed, I wanted this one to be a new favourite.
DNF
- City of Ghosts by V.E Schwab – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Girl in Red by Christina Henry – ⭐⭐⭐
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender – ⭐⭐⭐
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Here’s To Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Weight of the Stars
I have heard such great things about this book and have wanted to pick it up for a really long time. Having made it 30ish% through I’m having mixed feelings about the story and the writing style. I’m not sure it will be a new favourite but it’s okay enough.
October TBR
I have managed to make a huge push towards finishing the challenge reads, and this was a great month. My October TBR has some new books added to them and there are some I’m really excited about, especially with Cloud Cuckoo Land and The Fifth Season. So I feel like I’m setting myself up for a great month of reading.
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
- A Hugo Award winner – Popsugar Reading Challenge
- A second-person narrative – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
- The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
- A sapphic book – Popsugar Reading Challenge
- Blankets by Craig Thompson
- A book that takes place during your favourite season – Popsugar Challenge
- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
- A book you know nothing about – Popsugar Challenge
- Set on at least two continents – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
- A Delayed Life by Data Kraus
- A book based on a real person – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
- A book with the name of a board game in the title – Popsugar Challenge
- You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry
- A book that has an alternate title – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- A character with superhuman ability – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
- An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book – Popsugar Challenge
- The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi
- Jane Austen-inspired – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
What are you planning on reading this month? And did you find any new favourites last month? I would love to know.
I’m also a big fan of audio books and my wife wanted also to give it a try with “The Idiot” of Dostoevsky. I warned her that this wasn’t the kind of book that is suited for the chosen format since audio books need a higher degree of focus and the one she chose was a rather difficult one. She decided to give it a try just to find out after one hour that she was reading “The Brothers Karamazov” instead of “The Idiot”. She reversed to the kindl version when she started to lose track of the protagonists. Then she asked me after a while what I found about the main protagonists and I scoffed: he’s an idiot. On a side note, she found the Polish translation to be more accurate then the English one.