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7,577 pages over 25 books, most of those good books, too—not counting the ones I haven’t decided on, I’m looking at a 3.63 average, can’t complain about that. Sure, there was a 2-star, but it only took me a day to get through, so it wasn’t that bad. Also, this was a month of small additions (and smaller subtractions) to Mount TBR. Yay for restraint? It was a pretty good month, basically. I felt like I was behind most of the month, but I don’t think that was really the case. I’ve got big plans for October, hopefully in a month, I’m feeling as bullish about it as I feel about this month.

So, here’s what happened here in September.

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		Average =	3.63

• Finding God in the Ordinary by Pierce Taylor Hibbs: Essays to Inspire Devotion
• Life of Christ by J. Gresham Machen: Short, Helpful, to the Point
• Brotherhood of the Worm by M. T. Miller: A little Sam & Dean, a little more Van Helsing, a lot of Monster Killing
• The Swallows by Lisa Lutz: Hilarious and Harrowing Account of Destroying the Status Quo because the Status is Not Quo
• The Editor by Simon Hall: Even after the best of intentions lead to disastrous consequences, there’s hope.
• Catch Up Quick Takes: Shattered Illusions by J. C. Jackson; The Queen Con by Meghan Scott Molin, A Plague of GIants by Kevin Hearne
• Heaven on Earth by Thomas Brooks: A Classic Examination of and Exhortation to Assurance of Faith
• Dachshund Through the Snow by David Rosenfelt: Andy Carpenter gets a Cold Case for Christmas
• Laser House on the Prairie by David W. Barbee: Hard to Get Further from Walnut Grove, MN
• Bloodline by Pamela Murray: Entertaining and complex
• Irony in the Soul: Nobody Listens Like the Dying by Pete Adams: Jack Austin’s crusade continues
• Sea This and Sea That by Jeremy Billups: Plenty of Goodness for the Picture Book Reader to Sea
• Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, and Ridiculousness for the Gluten-Free (Audiobook) by April Peveteaux: Laughing through the Pain of Gluten Deprivation
• The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire: The Luidaeg takes Center Stage in this Water-filled Adventure
• Appetite for Risk by Jack Leavers: An Unusually Realistic Thriller
• The Chain by Adrian McKinty: Move Over, Stanley Milgram, The Chain is here
• Relief by Execution by Gint Aras: Reflections on Societal Woes from a Different Angle on the Holocaust
• Hire Idiots by Professor I.M. Nemo: A Sharp Satire Wrapped in a Murder Mystery
• The Princess Beard by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson: An Adventure on the High (and Joke-Filled) Seas of Pell
• I’m Sorry…Love, Your Husband (Audiobook) by Clint Edwards, Joe Hempel: Would-be Humorous Essays on Marriage, Parenting, and Family
• Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson: Longmire’s back home and hunting for killers (human and animal alike)

Physical Books: 4 Added, 2 Read, 29 Remaining
E-Books: 0 Added, 0 Read, 24 Remaining
Audiobooks: 0 Added, 1 Read, 2 Remaining

	2019 Library Love Challenge The Chain by Adrian McKinty Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson I’m Sorry…Love, Your Husband (Audiobook) by Clint Edwards, Joe Hempel The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, Steven Pacey Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, and Ridiculousness for the Gluten-Free (Audiobook) by April Peveteaux Have You Eaten Grandma?: Or, the Life-Saving Importance of Correct Punctuation, Grammar, and Good English by Gyles Brandreth (link forthcoming Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie, Steven Pacey My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows, Fiona Hardingham (link forthcoming
	While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge Nothing this month.
	#LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge Hire Idiots by Professor I.M. Nemo The Editor by Simon Hall Bloodline by Pamela Murray Irony in the Soul: Nobody Listens Like the Dying by Pete Adams Appetite for Risk by Jack Leavers Cradle to Grave by Rachel Amphlett (link forthcoming Ghosts of You by Cathy Ulrich (link forthcoming Justice Gone by N. Lombardi, Jr. (link forthcoming Faith vs Faithfulness: A Primer On Rest Relief by Execution by Gint Aras Sea This and Sea That by Jeremy Billups
	2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge Hire Idiots by Professor I.M. Nemo The Editor by Simon Hall Dachshund Through the Snow by David Rosenfelt Bloodline by Pamela Murray Irony in the Soul: Nobody Listens Like the Dying by Pete Adams Fletch Reflected by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller(link forthcoming Appetite for Risk by Jack Leavers The Chain by Adrian McKinty Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson Cradle to Grave by Rachel Amphlett (link forthcoming Ghosts of You by Cathy Ulrich (link forthcoming Justice Gone by N. Lombardi, Jr. (link forthcoming
	Humor Reading Challenge 2019 The Princess Beard by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson I’m Sorry…Love, Your Husband (Audiobook) by Clint Edwards, Joe Hempel Hire Idiots by Professor I.M. Nemo
	2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge Nothing this month.

How was your month?

August in a Thumbnail: 7294 pages (500 more than July), 24 books (same as July, and given the amount of time Dark Age took I’m happy about that), Average Rating of 3.9—which is not shabby. But 6 5-Star books??!?!? I’m either getting really soft, or I had an incredible month (my reflex is to guess I’m getting soft, but I’d defend every one of those).

Here’s what happened here in August.

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• The Blue Zones Solution (Audiobook) by Dan Buettner, Joe Barrett: Uninspiring tales about efforts to prolong longevity
• The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion: The Last Volume of the Trilogy Recovers most of the Magic of The Rosie Project
• The World’s Greatest Mousetrap by B.C.R. Fegan, Fanny Liem: A Cute Little Story about a Bookshop under Siege
• The Shameless by Ace Atkins: Tibbehah County’s Dark Past, Present and Future Combine for Atkins’ Strongest Novel Yet
• Fletch’s Moxie (Audiobook) by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller: Fletch Solves a Very Hollywood Murder in Key West
• Fletch and the Man Who (Audiobook) by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller: Mcdonald and Fletch at their Best
• The Bitterest Pill by Reed Farrel Coleman: Paradise, MA comes face to face with the Opioid Epidemic
• Carioca Fletch (Audiobook) by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller: A Bad Fletch Book — whodathunkit
• Fletch Won (Audiobook) by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller: A Real Mixed Bag
• Gravity by Maggie Lynch: A Promising Start to a Space Opera Saga
• Not Home Yet by Ian K. Smith: This *is* My Father’s World
• Time Travel + Brain Stealing = Murderous Appliances and Good Times by Richard Steele is a Thing that I Read
• A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais: A Routine Errand leads to a Rescue Mission for Joe Pike
• Screamcatcher: Web World by Christy J. Breedlove: Get Caught Up in this YA Fantasy’s Web
• The Lord’s Supper: Answers to Common Questions by Keith A. Mathison: A Helpful, Careful, Encouraging and Challenging Look at some Tricky Questions
• Shady Characters by Keith Houston: This geeky look at symbols and punctuation is as informative as it is fun.
• Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia, Gabriel Picolo (Illustrator): An Updated Look into the Empath’s Past
• Chances Are . . . by Richard Russo: Russo almost writes a Crime Novel, but manages to avoid it.
• Dark Age by Pierce Brown: The blood-dimmed tide is loosed… / The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity.
• Black Summer by M. W. Craven: A Good Detective Faces Off with a Brilliant Criminal for the Second Time
• Gilmore Girls: A Cultural History by Lara C. Stache and Rachel Davidson: Oy with the Poodles Already
• Cause and Effect: Vice Plagues the City by Pete Adams: It’s some effort, but readers will be amused by this
• A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity by Nicole Valentine: A Captivating MG Mix of Science and Magic
• Nightfall by Matt Cowper: The Stunning Conclusion to the Elites Trilogy

Physical Books: 7 Added, 4 Read, 27 Remaining
E-Books: 1 Added, 0 Read, 21 Remaining
Audiobooks: 1 Added, 3 Read, 3 Remaining

	2019 Library Love Challenge Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia, Gabriel Picolo (Illustrator): An Updated Look into the Empath’s Past Chances Are . . . by Richard Russo: Russo almost writes a Crime Novel, but manages to avoid it. Shady Characters by Keith Houston: This geeky look at symbols and punctuation is as informative as it is fun. Dark Age by Pierce Brown: The blood-dimmed tide is loosed… / The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling, Jim Dale
	While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge Nothing this month. I’ve got the rest of the list picked out, just need to find/make the time.
	#LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge Finding God in the Ordinary Cause and Effect: Vice Plagues the City by Pete Adams: It’s some effort, but readers will be amused by this Brotherhood of the Worm by M. T. Miller (link forthcoming)
	2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge Cause and Effect: Vice Plagues the City by Pete Adams: It’s some effort, but readers will be amused by this A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais: A Routine Errand leads to a Rescue Mission for Joe Pike Black Summer by M. W. Craven: A Good Detective Faces Off with a Brilliant Criminal for the Second Time Fletch, Too by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller (link forthcoming) Bitterest Pill Son of Fletch by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller (link forthcoming)
	Humor Reading Challenge 2019 Nada.
	2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge Heaven on Earth by Thomas Brooks (link forthcoming) Life of Christ by J. Gresham Machen Reformed Dogmatics: Soteriology by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (Translator) (link forthcoming)

How was your month?