It’s Monday is hosted by Sheila at BookJourney.
It sounds kind of lame to say that September went by really fast, but it did! It was a very good month, with my new class, interesting travel for work, and planning a trip to California next week to see my sister.
Things I was obsessed with this month: Scotland’s referendum, Outlander, and everything going on in the NFL. A few non-bookish things that made me happy: Caramel PopCorners, new TV show You’re The Worst, and Awesome Mix 1, the so-very-cheesy soundtrack from Guardian of the Galaxy. And Overdrive — I’m happy to say most of my September reads came from my public library.
Here’s what I read in September:
- The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
- The Spider and the Stone by Glen Craney
- Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
- The Duchess War by Courtney Milan
And lots of creepy reading for the R.I.P. IX Event:
- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
- Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
- An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
It’s hard to say my favorites, although I highly recommend The Reason I Jump to anyone interested in autism. The Spider and the Stone is a terrific historical novel about Scotland’s early fight for independence from England. The Duchess War was a fluffy read but one of the most fun romance novels I’ve read in a long time. And Magic Breaks surprised me – I was feeling like the series had gotten a little formulaic, but this book brought it all together.
Gillian Flynn’s debut novel, Sharp Objects, disappointed me. Fascinating main character, but the story was very predictable and the police seemed completely unrealistic. Gone Girl is so much better.
Here’s what I posted in September:
- The Full Ridiculous by Mark Lamprell
- The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
- The Spider and the Stone by Glen Craney
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
- Parasite by Mira Grant
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- And posts on Outlander, the R.I.P. Challenge, my prize in the Blind Date Giveaway, and my Fall TBR List.
And for challenges:
- TBR Pile Challenge: Number the Stars
- Around the World Challenge: Number the Stars (Denmark), The Spider and the Stone (Scotland)
- The Classics Club: Number the Stars, East of Eden
What’s coming up next? Right now I’m reading Jo Walton’s Among Others, although I’m not too far into it. And of course there’s the Haunting of Hill House Readalong.
Happy Monday and happy reading!
