Wow, September sped by for me–I felt like I was behind all month, 3 titles felt like they took twice as long as they should have to finish (but never dragged) and I just didn’t produce nearly as much as I thought I would. (although, when do I ever?) Still, all in all, it was a good month–29 titles finished for 7,536+ pages (or the equivalent). My average rating for the month was 3.4 stars–although I’m still thinking about a couple of them, so it might technically be higher (I think I need to write something before I know for sure). 3.4 is a little lower than I’ve been hitting lately, but I’m not complaining–even with a couple of “meh” books, I enjoyed them all.
The Big Project I’d hoped to start two weeks ago, is under way, so expect something new and exciting (at least for me, but I hope for you) soon.
Enough blather, here’s what happened here in September.
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
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| End of 2021 |
9 | 45 | 42 | 144 |
| 1st of the Month |
8 | 49 | 145 | 145 |
| Added | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Read/ Listened |
6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Current Total | 9 | 50 | 40 | 144 |
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 20
Self-/Independent Published: 9
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 0 (0%) | 4 (2%) |
| Fantasy | 1 (3%) | 21 (9%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 2 (7%) | 15 (7%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 12 (41%) | 89 (39%) |
| Non-Fiction | 4 (14%) | 20 (9%) |
| Science Fiction | 5 (17%) | 21 (9%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 2 (7%) | 36 (16%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 3 (10%) | 26 (11%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- We’ll Need a Bigger Mirror by Shmulik Shir, Julia Po: A Batch of Unusual Birthday Gifts
- Out of Spite, Out of Mind (Audiobook) by Scott Meyer, Luke Daniels: An Assortment of Britts
- Confronting Jesus by Rebecca McLaughlin: Introducing Jesus Without Any Baggage
- The Marauders, the Daughter, and the Dragon by K.R.R. Lockhaven: Adventure and Second Chances on the High Seas
- The Orville: Sympathy for the Devil by Seth MacFarlane: A Quick Dose of Preachiness in a Tie-In Wrapper
- Travel by Bullet (Audiobook) by John Scalzi, Zachary Quinto: The Dispatcher is Back Again
- Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma by Preeti Chhibber: A Fun Time with Everyone’s Favorite Webhead
- Blood Sugar (Audiobook) by Sascha Rothchild, Allyson Ryan: She Didn’t Kill Her Husband, But…
- Crossway Short Classics: Scougal
- Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs: Mercy May Find Herself Up Against a Horror Movie Character
- Fatal Forgery by Susan Grossey: A New Type of Crime Calls for a New Type of Investigator
- An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris: An Intriguing UF/Western/Alt-History Mix
- Robert B. Parker’s Fallout by Mike Lupica: Two Murders Rock Paradise
- The Story Retold by G. K. Beale and Benjamin L. Gladd: Everything You Want in a NT Introduction and More
- Pub Day Post: Wealth Management by Edward Zuckerman: Not Your Garden-Variety Thriller
- The Days of Tao by Wesley Chu: A Fast and Fun Post-Script to the Trilogy
- Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher: Welcome to the World of The Unorthodox
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 1: The Register by R. T. Slaywood: A Sufficiently Intriguing Introduction
- Catch-Up Quick Takes: A Few Remaining August Titles (Her Last Breath, The Alchemist and an Amaretto, The Heron)
- The Soul’s Conflict and Victory Over Itself by Faith by Richard Sibbes: Sibbes Gets a Lot out of Psalm 42:11
- Movies (And Other Things) (Audiobook) by Shea Serrano, Mario Toscano: The Answers to Pressing Movie Questions
- Hell and Back by Craig Johnson: They Say All Haunting is Regret
- Directed by James Burrows (Audiobook) by James Burrows et al: Behind the Scenes of the Best Sit Coms
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 2: The Register by R. T. Slaywood: Bad Stuff on the Horizon
- Roxanne (Audiobook) by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson: The Murder Squad Wades Through a Pool of Lies
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th), I also wrote:
- Book Blogger Hop: Finding New Books
- Spelling the Month in Books: September
- Highlights from August: Lines Worth Repeating
- When Archie Met Lily
- A Few Quick Questions with…Susan Grossey
- Book Blogger Hop: Do You Reread Books?
- WWW Wednesday for September 7, September 14, September 21, and September 28, 2022.
- The Friday 56 for 9/2/22 (Hell of a Mess by Nick Kolakowski), 9/9/22 (An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris), 9/16/22 (Snowstorm in August by Marshall Karp), 9/23/22 (Hell and Back by Craig Johnson), and 9/30/22 (A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan).
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
Freda Mans-Labianca
Amazing job!! Happy spooky season!
HCNewton
Thanks, Freda!!
Bookstooge
Testing your comment section on the app. See if it’s any different than the actual page.
HCNewton
What’s the verdict?
Bookstooge
Well, either you changed something or WP did, because I was notified of your reply.
I’m replying back online instead of the app this time.
HCNewton
Hmmm…that was WP. I haven’t had the time to tinker lately.
Bookstooge
And got notified of this too. That’s good…
HCNewton
May be ugly, but slightly more functional?
Bookstooge
So, I can’t comment using the app now. It says “comments closed” and when I visit your site on the computer, I have to fill out all the folderol like I have had to before.
So whatever you did with this post has not been done with your latest Blog Hop post…
HCNewton
Literally no difference. This is very strange.