September has come and gone, and what’s happened here? Well, I completed 30 books—8,240 pages (or the equivalent)—with a 3.7 average (thanks to a lot of 5-Star reads). I posted something every day, too. NOt necessarily something good, but something—and that’s a start. I did not accomplish my big goal of the month, which was to finish posting about my 20 Books of Summer books, I’ve got to get going on that (if only so I can read a sequel or two). But basically, it looks like a pretty good month.
I was really looking forward to looking at how far Mt. TBR had shrunk this month—I knew I’d done good work on that front. Annnnnd…it’s exactly the same height—one smaller in Audiobooks and one larger in hardcopy. Maybe in October?
Anywho…now for what happened here in September.
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| Average = | 3.7 |
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“Traditionally” Published: 23
Self-/Independent Published: 7
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) |
| Fantasy | 0 (0%) | 16 (7%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 3 (10%) | 13 (6%) |
| Horror | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Humor | 1 (3%) | 5 (2%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 12 (40%) | 87 (39%) |
| Non-Fiction | 4 (13%) | 15 (7%) |
| Science Fiction | 0 (0%) | 15 (7%) |
| Steampunk | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 3 (10%) | 26 (12%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 6 (20%) | 41 (18%) |
| Western | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
- Catch-Up Quick Takes: The Authorities; A Man With One of Those Faces; The Vigilante Game; Wild Sign
- The Good Byline by Jill Orr: A Winning, Quirky Mystery That’ll Charm You
- The Person of Christ: An Introduction by Stephen Wellum: Scriptural and Historical Perspectives on Christ
- True Dead by Faith Hunter: Playing the Long Game
- The Genius’ Guide to Bad Writing by R.T. Slaywood, R.C. Martinez: For Those Who Are Curious About Writing Worse
- Stalker Stalked by Lee Matthew Goldberg: Who Watches the Watchers? Who Stalks the Stalkers?
- Holier Than Thou by Jackie Hill Perry: We Can Trust God Because of His Holiness
- Nine Nasty Words by John McWhorter: Reading This Book Aloud Will Fill Your Swear Jar in a Hurry
- How to Slay a Dragon by Cait Stevenson: A Historical Approach to Major Fantasy Tropes
- Headphones and Heartaches by Wesley Parker: Sweet, Honest, Heartbreaking, and Heartwarming
- The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck: A Modern Classic Worth Its Weight in Gold
- Meadowlark by Greg Ruth, Ethan Hawke: A Gritty Father-Son Story
- 10 Reasons You Should Read When Sorrows Come (& And With Reveling) by Seanan McGuire
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino is a thing that I read
- The Path of Faith by Brandon D. Crowe: Covenant and Law for Believers from Genesis to Revelation
- The Chronicles of Iona: Exile by Paula de Fougerolles: I Think this is the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship
- The Case of the Missing Firefly by Chris McDonald: A Locked-Island Mystery
- The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes: Second Verse, Pretty Much Same as the First (and that’s okay)
- The Vinyl Detective: The Run-Out Groove by Andrew Cartmel: A Bit of a Sophomore Slump, but Still Charmingly Fun
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th), I also wrote:
- Book Blogger Hop: Synopsis vs. Cover
- The Irresponsible Reader Rambles about His Library Card
- Book Blogger Hop: “Traditionally” vs. Self-Pub/Indie
- WWW Wednesday for September 1, September 8, September 15, September 22, and September 29.
- The Friday 56 for 9/3/21 (The Run-Out Groove by Andrew Cartmel), 9/10/21 (Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza), and 9/17/21 (Headphones and Heartaches by Wesley Parker).
How was your month?
Freda Mans-Labianca
I’d definitely like to read Rogen’s book. It’d be funny. Happy Spooktober!
HCNewton
It was–good in audio, too. Even the bits that I really didn’t connect with were funny, which is a hard trick.