I can’t believe September is already over! It wasn’t the best reading month for me for a number of reasons, however I did manage to shaving down my TBR a little (although some were DNFs). Fingers crossed for a better reading month in October!
Books I read
The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware
Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie (review)
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
The Bone Ships by RJ Barker
I only managed to read fivebooks in September, but most of them were excellent! I clearly discovered Ruth Ware this month — I really enjoyed both The Death of Mrs Westaway and The Turn of the Key. I also finished and absolutely loved A Little Hatred, as you can see from my linked review, and The Bone Ships. The only disappointment of the month was Darkdawn, which I had such high hopes for!
In addition to a reading slump, I was also in a bit of a creative slump this month so I am very behind on reviews. However, you’ll be able to see my reviews of the above books coming up soon, as well as previous months books like Jade War and Priest of Bones!
Books I DNFed
The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt
The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh
I set aside a couple of books that I’ll return to later, like Gideon the Ninth and The Heroes, however I did firmly DNF a couple of books. Both of these books weren’t quite my cup of tea — you can take a look at my Goodreads reviews to learn more!
Books I bought
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K. J. Parker
Look at me, only buying four books this month. A Little Hatred was a preorder and Darkdawn was obviously a must-have new release. The Black Prism is the first book in a series I’ve been wanting to read for ages — I picked this up at the same time as Darkdawn — and Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City is the November book for my bookclub!
Book post
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk
Battle Beyond the Dolestars by Chris McCruddenĀ
Angel Mage by Garth Nix
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
Spellhacker by M. K. England
The Beautiful by RenƩe Ahdieh
The Family by Louise Jensen
Wild Savage Stars by Kristina Perez
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
The Sharp Edge of a Snowflake by Sif Sigmarsdottir
I wound up with a LOT of book post this month — much more than I had anticipated! Some of these are duplicates, however most were books I requested.
A special shoutout to Osusume Books for sending me one of their monthly packages, which contained The Travelling Cat Chronicles! How perfect is that for me? They’re a book subscription company that handpicksĀ a Japanese book translated into English for you. Your subscription includes the book and a note telling you why they picked it! If you’re interested in trying them out, use the code ISHOULDREADTHAT for some money off (I don’t get a commission for this, it’s just a coupon for me to share you guys!)
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5 books in a month is still a pretty good number! š Especially considering you’d started a few more. I need to get my hands on The Turn of the Key!!
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Looks like you had a good month! Hopefully October will be even better!
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I read a tiny bit more than I normally do lol. I’m still drowning in ARCs too. I’m very curious about your thoughts on Angel Mage once you read it. It really disappointed me š¦
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