What did you read in SEPTEMBER?

Young_Love

What did you read this month? How was it? How are you doing with your yearly goal?

Young_Love

Only 3 books this month.

The Distance Between Us - Kasie West
Open Road Summer - Emery Lord
Winger - Andrew Smith

I loved all of them.
I've read 41/52, so I'm not worried about making my goal.

dmlk413

Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle ****
Six Days in Leningrad by Paullina Simons ****
The Study of Murder by Susan McDuffie ***
The Boleyn Deceit by Laura Andersen ****
The White Princess by Philippa Gregory ****

So far this year I have read 72 books which is only 3 books away from goal.  I really wish I could make it to 100 books again this year but I don't think that will happen.

ChristyDM82

I'm ahead of my goal of 25. I'm currently reading #24. Not sure if I'm going to up the goal, or just see how many I'm able to complete. 

(Stared in August, finished in Sept) The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder  by Charles Graeber (3.5 stars)
An Abundance of Katherines: by John Green  (4 stars) 
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: by J. K. Rowling    (4 stars)
Eleanor & Park: by Rainbow Rowell   (4 stars) 
The Shadowy Horses: by Susanna Kearsley    (4.5 stars)        

I also started Warm Bodies: by Isaac Marion, but am not finished with it yet. 

jackiback

In a Perfect World	Laura Kasischke
In the Bag	Kate Klise
American Nations	Colin Woodard
Fields of Grace	Hannah Luce
Gone	Mo Hayder
Wild Things	Stephen James & David Thomas
Faithful Place	Tana French
A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet	Sophie Hudson
Doctor Sleep	Stephen King
Ike’s Bluff	Evan Thomas

I met my goal of 75 books last night! I may make it to 95ish if I had to guess. Whee! 

lizabethann06

I reread HP series- in September that was the last four books.

The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

Run by Ann Patchett

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

I should have Shadow and Bone finished today. I've been doing a lot of reading when I'm up with the baby, feeding and rocking her.

I'm at 78 books for the year. Last year I read 175 but I knew I wouldn't be able to get to that this year with a newborn. I should be able to get to 100 though.

jlc1979

I think this was the worst reading month for me in years.  I only read four books this months as it was so busy.  I went back to work after a bunch of holidays, I started school and a second job and the kids went back to school. 

I read:

The Hypnotist by Lars Keper   ***

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard   ***

Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris   ***

Dark Lover by JR Ward   ****

I dropped my goal and I am still 2 books behind schedule!

Hoycie

Shadow and Bone (Grisha, #1)  Leigh Bardugo- ****

Siege and Storm (Grisha, #2) Leigh Bardugo - ****

Where'd you go Bernadette Maria Semple- ***

Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) Ilona Andrews- ** 

duxcaelo

The Darkest Kiss	Gena Showalter	3
Destined	P.C. Cast	3
Lenobia's Vow	P.C. Cast	2
Neferet's Curse	P.C. Cast	3
Hidden	P.C. Cast	3
Fables, Vol 18: Cubs in Toyland	Bill Willingham	5
The Darkest Pleasure	Gena Showalter	3
The Darkest Whisper	Gena Showalter	2
The Darkest Prison	Gena Showalter	2
The Darkest Facts	Gena Showalter	2
The Darkest Angel	Gena Showalter	4
The Darkest Passion	Gena Showalter	4
The Darkest Lie	Gena Showalter	3
The Darkest Secret	Gena Showalter	3
Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America	Leslie Knope	3
The Darkest Surrender	Gena Showalter	3
Gardens of the Moon	Steven Erickson	3
The Darkest Seduction	Gena Showalter	4
Mind Games	Carolyn Crane	3
Wicked Nights	Gena Showalter	3
Beauty Awakened	Gena Showalter	3
The Darkest Craving	Gena Showalter	3
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)	Ilona Andrews	3

I am around 175 for the year, which is well beyond my goal.

AshleyT121

Anna and the French Kiss (re-read) - 5 stars

Lola and the Boy Next Door (re-read) - 5 stars

Hot Ice by Nora Roberts (audio) - 4 stars

And hopefully I'll finish The Call of the Wild today so I can count it for the month.

According to GR I am 1 book ahead of schedule to reach my goal.

Shepherdjel

duxcaelo said:

The Darkest Kiss	Gena Showalter	3
Destined	P.C. Cast	3
Lenobia's Vow	P.C. Cast	2
Neferet's Curse	P.C. Cast	3
Hidden	P.C. Cast	3
Fables, Vol 18: Cubs in Toyland	Bill Willingham	5
The Darkest Pleasure	Gena Showalter	3
The Darkest Whisper	Gena Showalter	2
The Darkest Prison	Gena Showalter	2
The Darkest Facts	Gena Showalter	2
The Darkest Angel	Gena Showalter	4
The Darkest Passion	Gena Showalter	4
The Darkest Lie	Gena Showalter	3
The Darkest Secret	Gena Showalter	3
Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America	Leslie Knope	3
The Darkest Surrender	Gena Showalter	3
Gardens of the Moon	Steven Erickson	3
The Darkest Seduction	Gena Showalter	4
Mind Games	Carolyn Crane	3
Wicked Nights	Gena Showalter	3
Beauty Awakened	Gena Showalter	3
The Darkest Craving	Gena Showalter	3
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)	Ilona Andrews	3

I am around 175 for the year, which is well beyond my goal.

Woah! You are crazy hahaha! That is a lot of books!! :-)

julie37619

The Troop	Nick Cutter
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	J.K. Rowling
How To Be A Good Wife	Emma Chapman
The Call of the Weird	Louis Theroux
The End Of Your Life Book Club	Will Schwalbe
Until You're Mine	Samantha Hayes
Help Thanks Wow	Anne Lamott
Angry Conversations With God	Susan E. Isaacs
The 5th Wave	Rick Yancey
Eleanor and Park	Rainbow Rowell
My Boyfriend Barfed In My Handbag and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha	Jolie Kerr
Mind Without A Home	Kristina Morgan

I'm at 108 for the year, 12 books ahead of schedule to reach 130.

Shepherdjel

Smitten by Janet Evanovich 4 stars
Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor 3 stars
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys 4.5 stars
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick 2 stars
The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven Kevin Malarkey 3 stars

WillyH19

Flat-Out Matt - Jessica Park

Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi

Where'd You Go Bernadette - Maria Semple

Winter of the World - Ken Follett

September was a rough month for me. I am still on track to beat my goal of 75 for the year.

booknerd226

I had an awesome month. Read THG trilogy and started a re-read of HP.

The Hunger Games - 4.5 stars

Catching Fire - 4.5 stars

Mockingjay - 4.5 stars

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 5 stars

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 5 stars

I am currently on Prizoner of Azkaban (won't be able to finish by tonight), which will be #30 for the year.

My original goal was 24, then 30, now it's at 35 but I'm hoping to get to 40.

nocturnalintimacy

I read a LOT this month, but here are the highlights.

4 Stars:

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Kate Daniels Series (1-6 plus novellas galore) by Ilona Andrews
Unearthly Series (1-3) by Cynthia Hand
Under the Never Sky (1 & 2) by Veronica Rossi
Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Mind Games by Carolyn Crane
Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires #1) by Chloe Neill

3 Stars:

The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams
Eve by Anna Carey
The Runaway King (#2 in Ascendance Trilogy) by Jennifer Nielsen
Double Cross and Head Rush (Mind Games #2 & 3) by Carolyn Crane
Chicagoland Vampires Series (#2-6) by Chloe Neill

nocturnalintimacy

Hoycie said:

Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) Ilona Andrews- ** 

@Hoycie Bummer! I really like Kate's character. What didn't you like?

Hoycie

nocturnalintimacy said:

Hoycie said:

Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) Ilona Andrews- ** 

@Hoycie Bummer! I really like Kate's character. What didn't you like?

I found Kate to be completely arrogant and annoying.  I was fine with all the other characters but every time she spoke, I wanted to punch her in the throat.  I hope she's better in the second book. @nocturnalintimacy

SusieBW

The Secret History of the War on Cancer by Devra Davis - 4/5 stars

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (audio) - 4/5 stars

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill - 5/5 stars

I could've sworn there was another audiobook, but I can't think what it might've been, so I guess not.  Maybe I'll finish Raven Boys today so I can count that for September, too.

booneybear

I got 11 books in this month:

- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini - 2 stars

- The Titans (Kent Family Chronicles #5) by John Jakes - 4 stars

- Swan Song by Robert McCammon - 4 stars

- Shadow and Bone (the Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo - 4.5 stars

- Siege and Storm (the Grisha #2) by Leigh Bardugo - 4.5 stars

- On Hallowed Ground: the Story of Arlington National Cemetery by Robert M. Poole - 4 stars

- Hold Still by Nina LaCour - 3 stars

- The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova - 4 stars

- The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley - 3 stars

- Cash by Johnny Cash - 3 stars

- The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith - 3 stars

I am at 62 books of 75 for my goal 

nocturnalintimacy

@hoycie Well, yeah...there is that. But she is so kick-ass, that I forgive her arrogance. Book 3 was when I got hooked. I hope you can manage at least until then.

Mrs.GinTN

You're the One that I Haunt   Terri Garey
Ceremony in Death               J.D. Robb
Naked in Death                     J.D. Robb
Midnight in Death                  J.D. Robb
The Last Boyfriend                Nora Roberts
Pros & Cons                          Evanovich & Lee Goldberg
Silent Night, Haunted Night   Terri Garey
The Vampire with the Dragon Tatoo Kerrelyn Sparks
Beautiful Days                   Anna Godberson
Mind Games                            Carolyn Crane
Same Kind of Different as Me   Ron Hall/Denver Moore
Trick or Treat Murder                Leslie Meier
One Lucky Vampire                  Lynsay Sands
The Search                                 Nora Roberts

That has me at 129 for the year.  Only 6 away from my goal this year. 

Savanna111911

When Girlfriends Break Hearts by Savannah Page ***

The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe ***

Shopaholic Takes Manhatten by Sophie Kinsella ****

The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner ***

Requiem by Lauren Oliver ****

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk **

Alex by Lauren Oliver ***

Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding ****

Wedding Cakes and Big Mistakes by Nancy Naigle ***

Room by Emma Donaghue *****

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke ***

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson****

I have read 83 books and have a goal of 100. I am about 9 ahead of schedule.

Hoycie

nocturnalintimacy said:

@hoycie Well, yeah...there is that. But she is so kick-ass, that I forgive her arrogance. Book 3 was when I got hooked. I hope you can manage at least until then.

@nocturnalintimacy I'm going to finish the second book and then we'll see.   I can't get over the throat punching- not yet at least.

84Lauren

I had a pretty good month!  Every single one of these was 4 stars -

A Shot of Sultry
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Shadow and Bone
Siege and Storm
Joyland

And I'm currently about halfway through John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger, which is excellent so far.

jkfranklin

I read:

Serena by Ron Rash ****

Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris ***

Lover Reborn By J.R. Ward *****

Lover at Last by J.R. Ward ***

I am at 45/52 for the year.  7 books ahead.  I've already upped my goal once so now I think I will just see how many I can get in. 

 

Adjudi-Kate

• The Sea of Tranquility – Katja Millay 9/3 (Loved this book.  It was emotional and surprising.  Truly a book of second chances.)
• Again the Magic – Lisa Kleypas 9/5 (Quickly becoming one of my favorite romance authors.  The characters are so engaging.  She just knows how to write a love story.)
• Bared to You (Crossfire #1) – Sylvia Day 9/6 (This was a very smutty read, pretty similar formula to 50 Shades, though better written.  The main characters were definitely “damaged goods” but not stupid or outright abusive like in 50 Shades.)
• Reflected in You (Crossfire #2) – Sylvia Day 9/8 (More of the same.  Gideon and Eva are an interesting couple but they create more drama in their relationship than they need to.)
• Entwined in You (Crossfire #3)- Sylvia Day 9/16 (I thought this was a trilogy and was disappointed to learn that there will actually be five in the series.  Disappointed not because I necessarily want it to be over, but because the last two books aren’t out and now I have to wait forever.  Plus five is more books than it takes to tell this love story.)
• Bossypants – Tina Fey 9/17 (Truly entertaining book by a very funny woman.  A lot of her concerns/guilt about having an only child really hit home.)
• The Fault in Our Stars – John Green 9/20 (Total tearjerker.  But also interesting and even funny at times.)
• Stardust – Neil Gaiman 9/24 (This was a magical story that I really enjoyed.  The ending was very satisfying for me.  I adore epilogues.)
  

UFCasey

Title	Author	My Rating
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)	Paullina Simons	5
Tatiana and Alexander (The Bronze Horseman, #2)	Paullina Simons	4
The Summer Garden (The Bronze Horseman, #3)	Paullina Simons	4
The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy, #1)	Jennifer A. Nielsen	3
The Mating (Law of the Lycans, #1)	Nicky Charles	3
Club Shadowlands (Masters of the Shadowlands, #1)	Cherise Sinclair	2
Rock Me (Ross Siblings, #2)	Cherrie Lynn	3
Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)	Richelle Mead	3
Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, #2)	Richelle Mead	4
Iron Crowned (Dark Swan, #3)	Richelle Mead	4
Shadow Heir (Dark Swan, #4)	Richelle Mead	2
Unchained (Nephilim Rising, #1)	J. Lynn	3
The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)	Maggie Stiefvater	4
Promise (Soul Savers, #1)	Kristie Cook	1
The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)	Rae Carson	4
The Crown of Embers (Fire and Thorns, #2)	Rae Carson	4
The Bitter Kingdom (Fire and Thorns, #3)	Rae Carson	4
Wicked Games (Games, #1)	Jill Myles	3

GilliC

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon - 3 stars

(My objective rating would be much higher, because this is a great book with wonderful writing, but it wasn't what I was expecting and not my cup of tea.)

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - 3 stars

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell - 4 stars

I'm at 26 out of 25 for the year. I'm not planning to increase my goal, because that's the goal I set for myself with very real expectations and past performance, so the more I surpass it, the more pleased I will be.

ewill7911

Only 4 this month. I really enjoyed all of them:
Postmortem - 3 stars
Body of Lies - 3 stars
Leven Thumps and Gateway to Foo - 4 stars
The War of the Worlds - 4 stars
16 out of goal of 25

sweetrhythms

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo--5 stars

The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe--3 stars

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn--4 stars though I'm thinking of changing it to 5 because I just keep thinking about it!

I passed my goal of 50 books already.  I think I'm at 59 now.  I'm just going to see how far I can get this year!