
Hi and welcome to another monthly overview!
I can’t believe it’s October and we’ve reached the last quarter of 2022 😱 September was the month Belgium jumped from summer to autumn in the blink of an eye, and I have to admit I did struggle with that. As much as I adore cosy nights in, the rain and damp did a number on my body and mood. Fortunately, last week we had some of those brilliantly crisp but sunny mornings I love about autumn, with more to come this week, so things are looking up.
Bookwise, September was not the best month I’ve ever had. I read less than I usually do, although I did potter about the garden a lot, which meant an increase in audiobook listening time. I also ended up feeling rather underwhelmed by some of the books I read and listened to, which in turn I think made me read slower. After my fantastic bookish month of August, with tons of books read and loved, I have to admit September was a bit of a disappointment.
Not all bad news though, these were my favourite reads of the month:






In figures September looks like this:
September
Novels: 4720 pages across 13 books
Audiobooks: 67 hours across 10 audiobooks
And here’s what I did in September and some of what I’ll be posting in October:
What I read:
Red as Blood, Lilja Sigurðardóttir
The Moose Paradox, Antti Tuomainen
Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus
Never Have I Ever, Joshilyn Jackson
Close to Midnight, Mark Morris (review to follow)
Mina and the Slayers, Amy McCaw
6 Ripley Avenue, Noelle Holten
Forging Silver into Stars, Brigid Kemmerer
Mi vida (no del todo) perfecta, Sophie Kinsella
It Rides a Pale Horse, Andy Marino (review to follow)
New Brighton, Helen Trevorrow
My Other Husband, Dorothy Koomson
Sebastian, P.D. Cacek (review to follow)
What I listened to:
The It Girl, Ruth Ware
The Cabin in the Woods, Sarah Alderson
Scrublands, Chris Hammer
A Death in the Family, Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Just Like Home, Sarah Gailey
Daisy Darker, Alice Feeney
Death on a Moonlit Night, Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
The Memory Index, Julian R. Vaca
Hallowe’en Party, Agatha Christie
What I read earlier but reviewed in September:
Black Lake Manor, Guy Morpuss
You Can Stay, Elle Connel
The Family Game, Catherine Steadman
I also posted an excerpt from The Bleeding by Johana Gustawsson and Black Hearts by Doug Johnstone.
Let’s have a look at the books that landed on my lap in September:
An anticipated sequel and a gorgeous FairyLoot hardcover (would you look at those spredges 😍):


7 NetGalley eARCs, two Orenda eARCs and a 99p deal:










I hope you had a good month and that you are safe and well! Thanks for joining me today and happy reading xxx
Nice list! I absolutely love those spredges!
I’m hoping to read Daisy Darker as well in the future and after being a few weeks at 100% on Netgalley I requested 3 books in one go.. and The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels is one of them. I haven’t read any of her novels yet although I have a paper copy of the first and ecopy of the second.
I hope October will be a good month for you and it won’t be too cold so we don’t have to turn the heating on just yet!
You do NetGalley like I do NetGalley, first request nothing, then request too much in one go 😂 I was so happy Daisy Darker was not one of the underwhelming books, I’m sure you’ll love it!
Looks good to me Kelly! Hopefully Great Expectations was one of the underwhelming books!
It was 🙊😂
Daisy Darker and The Cabin In The Woods were winners for me as well! I hope October will treat you better… I love your haul though; those spredges. <3
Thank you so much 💜