Apparently, even with drawn out vacation time, I still ended up falling behind on my reading goals for the month of September. My requested two weeks of days off from work ended up being spent more towards other In Real Life activities than my desired Bookish activities. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but I had even gone and made a "Vacation Time Reading List" that had two paperbacks and three e-books on it, hoping to at least knock off a few items from my TBR.
Instead, I went and enjoyed a nice vacation and only really finished two books during that time. Go figure. Nonetheless, I at least still made pretty good progress on my reading goals, I guess.
Cross my fingers for better time-management this coming month, no?
Books Read
The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler
Her Perfect Mate by Paige Tyler
Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Sacred Evil by Heather Graham
Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams
Forged in Steele by Maya Banks
The Evil Inside by Heather Graham
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Murder List by Julie Garwood
Her Lone Wolf by Paige Tyler
The Nightmare Dilemma by Mindee Arnett
Books Dropped/Put On Hold
Currently Reading
Reviews & Notable Posts
- Reviews
The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler
Forged in Steele by Maya Banks
The Evil Inside by Heather Graham
The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett
- Other Posts
2015 Reading Assignment Challenge -- August Report
The Raven Cycle Disney Princesses by Maggie Stiefvater
Squee for Book Releases!! -- September and October 2015 -- and other news
Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon reblog -- via Moonlight Reader
Reading Wrap-Up
11 books total were read in September. Obviously not my best month so hopefully the next month will be better. I think I might have spent more time making more lists and planning my TBR schedule than actually reading...
- Series I started reading in September:
X-Ops by Paige Tyler
Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen
- Series I completed in September:
None
- Series I have made progress on in September:
Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Krewe of Hunters by Heather Graham
KGI by Maya Banks
Buchanan-Renard-McKenna by Julie Garwood
My favorite books read in September include Fairest and the two X-Ops books, Her Perfect Mate and Her Lone Wolf. I hadn't expected Fairest to be so full of FEELS, but it happened and I loved it! I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Paige Tyler's X-Ops books considering I'd been expecting another guilty pleasure Romantic Suspense with more romance than suspense and more erotica than romance... but I found it highly enjoyable without too much schmaltz.
I was a bit disappointed in the two Krewe of Hunters books, considering how much I had enjoyed the series' first book, Phantom Evil when I first read it. I'm still going to pick up the next four Krewe books just to see if they get any better. I was also disappointed by Ruthless as I'd been really looking forward to it based on the subject matter, the exciting blurb, and the promised intensity of the story line... but it really wasn't as memorable or as awesome as I had hoped.
Coming Up Next (tentative scheduling)
- Tentative TBR for This Month
- Tentatively Planned Posts/Reviews
Review: Haven by Kay Hooper
Review: Hostage by Kay Hooper
Review: Haunted by Kay Hooper
Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Review: Shadow Fall by Laura Griffin
Review: Seduction Game by Pamela Clare
Review: Deadly Heat by Richard Castle
Review: Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
Double Review: Crazy Wild and Crazy Kisses by Tara Janzen
Dewey's 24-hour Read-a-thon pre-post
Dewey's 24-hour Read-a-thon updates
Dewey's 24-hour Read-a-thon wrap up post
Review: The Way Home by Cindy Gerard
Review: Running Blind by Cindy Gerard
Book Haul / TBR Additions
- Amazon Kindle Deals (free)
- Amazon Kindle Deals (discounted/low price)
- Used Book Buys
- Bought as New
- Audible Purchases
Audible Credits used:
Whispersync with Kindle book (low price/discounted):
- Checked Out From the Library
Reading Challenge Updates
Original 2015 Reading Challenge Post
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General Reading Challenge
Goodreads Reading Challenge -- GR list/shelf
BookLikes Reading Challenge -- BL list/shelf
My Goal: 150 books
Progress: 132/150 books read
- Outdo Yourself Challenge
Hosted by Book Vixen
My Goal: Getting My Heart Rate Up: read 1 - 5 more books
(I read 154 books for this challenge in 2014 / My goal will be 155 - 159 books in 2015.)
My Progress: 123/155
See Also: 2015 Outdo Yourself Challenge shelf for list of books
- Romantic Suspense Challenge
-- CHALLENGE COMPLETED -- 4/9/2015
Hosted by Book Vixen
My Goal: SWAT: read 21+ romantic suspense novels
My Progress: 66/21
See Also: 2015 Romantic Suspense Challenge shelf for list of books
- Men in Uniform Challenge
-- CHALLENGE COMPLETED -- 3/17/2015
Hosted by Book Vixen
My Goal: Chief: read 16+ men in uniform novels
My Progress: 58/16
-- 16 books read -- COMPLETED -- 3/17/2015
See: 2015 Men in Uniform Challenge shelf for book list
See: 2015 Men in Uniform Challenge post for detailed list
- 2015 TBR Pile Challenge
Hosted by Roof Beam Reader
My 2015 TBR Pile Challenge Summary Post
My Progress: 9/12
See Also: BookLikes shelf / Goodreads shelf
- 2015 Reading Assignment Challenge
Hosted by Because Reading & Fantasy Is More Fun
My 2015 Reading Assignment Challenge Summary Post
My Goal: Reading Level 5: 48 books (4 books/month), 4 Extra Credits, 1 Pass
My Progress: 36/48 (No Extra Credits or Passes used)
See Also: BookLikes shelf / Goodreads shelf
- Mount TBR Reading Challenge
Hosted by My Reader's Block
My Goal: Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR pile/s
My Progress: 26/48
See: 2015 Mount TBR Challenge shelf for book list
- The Series That Never Ends Challenge
Hosted by Delighted Reader
My 2015 The Series That Never Ends Challenge Summary Post
My Goal(s):
1) Surviving the Book Tsunami -- 5-9 books -- COMPLETED 6/1/2015
2) Removing the Thorn From My Side -- 10-15 books
My Progress: 17/15 books
Listed Series Goals Completed: 1/3
See: 2015 Series Never Ends Challenge shelf for book list
Final Thoughts
I've made some bold, tentative plans for this coming month that I may not be able to fulfill, but a gal can hope, right? I'm ready to dive into the next set of Reading Assignment books and then even made a final decision to allot the rest of my Reading Assignment choices for the rest of the months in 2015.
And then there's the 24 hour Read-a-thon coming soon... although, in light of some more family activities, I'm not certain if I can follow through with my plans to participate like I want to. But we'll see.
Also looking forward to all the October releases I've been anticipating. October will be a big spending month for me on top of putting several books on library hold requests. It's going to be an exciting month and I really hope I can keep up with all the excitement by catching up with my TBR schedule.
Previous Wrap-Ups
Reading Wrap Up: 2015 So Far (Jan., Feb., Mar.)
Monthly Reading Wrap Up -- Looking Back at April
Monthly Reading Wrap Up -- What Happened in May
Monthly Reading Wrap Up -- So That Was June
Monthly Reading Wrap Up -- Oh Sigh, July
Monthly Reading Wrap Up -- And Now For August
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