I had a great reading month in September! I’m really, honestly pleased with all the books that I got around to and they were all stunning reads. I didn’t quite manage to stick completely to my TBR (which I set for myself in monthly videos over on my YouTube channel, links below) but I did tick off quite a few!
I surprised myself by how much non-fiction I read last month – a good chunk of my reading!! I just found a few audiobooks on people/topics I’m interested in and couldn’t put them down. Apparently memoirs are my THING right now. But let’s crack on into it!
Peggy & Me
by Miranda Hart
Genre: Non-fiction, Memoir
Author: Miranda Hart
Published: October 2016
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Pages: 296 [hardback]
I am a big admirer of Miranda Hart! This is her second memoir that I’ve read (the first being Is It Just Me? which was great). I lapped this up. It was a bit of light relief that I really needed and enjoyed. There are always laughs to be had when Miranda is involved.
Review to come
The Unspoken Name
by A.K. Larkwood
Genre: Fantasy, LGBT+
Author: A.K. Larkwood
Published: February 2020
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages: 462 [paperback]
Will I continue the series? MAYBE
I confess this was a little difficult to get through. I was definitely hoping this was going to be better than it was but it was mostly just okay. Not for the casual fantasy reader and it had weird pacing. But awesome LGBT+ representation and a totally unique story. Check out my full review for more of my thoughts!
Waking Gods
by Sylvain Neuvel
Genre: Sci-Fi
Author: Sylvain Neuvel
Published: April 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages: 322 [paperback]
Will I continue the series? YES
This series is just unbelievable. It continually blows my socks off and I cannot get over it. How good can a story get?! I’ve thoroughly been enjoying listening to this story via audiobook as the production involves a fully casted narration which is unreal!
Sex and Vanity
by Kevin Kwan
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Author: Kevin Kwan
Published: June 2020
Publisher: Hutchinson
Pages: 368 [paperback]
I’ve never tried any of Kwan’s books before (notably: Crazy Rich Asians) and when I heard about this one it just sounded delightful and I wanted to check it out. And as promised, this was fantastic and wonderful! I definitely need to get on to reading Crazy Rich Asians now.
Serpent & Dove
by Shelby Mahurin
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Author: Shelby Mahurin
Published: September 2019
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 519 [paperback]
Will I continue the series? YES
This was so good! This wasn’t on my TBR and it was a big book but I really, really wanted to read it. So I decided to just throw caution to the wind and go ahead anyway. Loved it. Cannot wait for the sequel – was thoroughly entertaining!
Review to come
Get the Guy
by Matthew Hussey
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help
Author: Matthew Hussey
Published: January 2013
Publisher: Harper Wave
Pages: 272 [hardback]
Okay, look I know this is a relatively random book to have read but dang guys, it was good!! I found this guy on TikTok giving life/relationship advice and despite the garish cover this has going for it, it was a wonderful self-help for becoming a confident person with lots of great dating advice, too.
Review to come
Pantomime
by Laura Lam
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBT+
Author: Laura Lam
Published: February 2013
Publisher: Tor
Pages: 386 [paperback]
Will I continue the series? YES
This was a unexpected with the direction it went in. I’ve been wanting to read this for a few years and was so excited when it ended up on my TBR for the month. It follows an intersex character who runs away to the circus and there are so many interesting and intriguing themes explored throughout!
Review to come
More Fool Me
by Stephen Fry
Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir
Author: Stephen Fry
Published: September 2014
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Pages: 388 [hardback]
This is the last volume in Stephen Fry’s three-part memoirs. I did enjoy this but it wasn’t quite a good as the first two, surprisingly. Still every enjoyable to read (as you can tell by my high rating). Fry’s writing is always a delight!
Review to come
- I participated in Top Ten Tuesday:
- I reviewed some books:
- I shared my August Book Haul
- I shared my August Wrap-Up
- I talked about Books to Buy This Month for September 2020
Genres Read
Pages Read
Total: 3,013
Goodreads Reading Challenge
72%, or, 47/65 books
TBR Count
287 [+2]
September was a slow month for blogging. The continual battle to balance one hundred and one things each month is evident. I’m sure I should probably cut back on something but I just can’t bring myself to do it. I love it all too much!! Just you wait, kids, until 2022 when I’m finished my postgrad studies – I’ll have so much free time I won’t know what to do with myself!
Hm, what did I do in September? I think I had a spectacularly quiet month. There were a lot of assignments due in September which definitely kept me busy. I clearly also did quite a bit of reading but on the whole it was a relatively uneventful month.
I’m definitely getting annoyed that I can’t read 100 books a month, though. I must confess to this. Despite having read 8 books in September (which is about as good as it gets) I’m perpetually annoyed that I can’t get around to more books, sooner! There are so many great reads out there so consider me thoroughly jealous of anyone who has more time or has magical reading abilities to get through more stories!!
We have started a small veggie patch at home. We’re attempting to grow some watermelons and zucchinis which will be interesting. I’ll have to try and remember to let you know how that goes. But other than that, let’s look at the few movies that I managed to watch!
Movies I Watched
TV Series I’m Watching
Tick! September done!
What was your favourite book that you read in September?
~~ Kirstie ~~
Upside-Down Books 
I the The Themis Files, I’m normally rubbish with trilogies and don’t complete them but these I read in a few months
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They’re just so good right?! Totally unlike anything else!
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Looks like you had a really good reading month! I hope October is just as good!
I love the stats!
(www.evelynreads.com)
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I hope so too! Thank you! The stats are totally my favourite part 🙊😂
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Only have one answer for favorite book in September- was pretty much on just Bleak House. However, I think The Golden Compass can count- it was finished October 1st.
Finally saw Onward and Little Women (2019)
As for purchasing books- Little Women and Mayor of Casterbridge
September would have been my church’s Parish Retreat to Kanuga. One of the activities is a hike- so over Labor Day Weekend, my family invited some church friends to a Charlotte Greenway, and kinda of made up for Kanuga that way. In addition, my family was at the WhiteWater Center- that was where my family actually hiked.
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I think so! I’ve yet to read either of those yet but I’ve heard great things about both.
Sounds like a good month for you in the end! I’m glad you were able to see friends and family and still get away to do something!
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