Another busy month, but I did actually find my reading mojo this month, helped along by some relaxing time away.
My OH and I spent a weekend in Liverpool, a city I’ve not visited previously. While neither of us are Beatles fans, it did feel rude to visit and not do some Beatles-related sightseeing, so we took a Magical Mystery Tour that took in key sights such as Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, and some of the key locations to the band members.
We also had a week in France, including a day in Paris followed by some time in Fontainebleau. The weather was lovely, and it was great to spend some time outdoors in the forest there.
So, limited time for blogging, but lots of time for reading! 🤗
Books of the Month
Read in August, Reviewed in September
- The Killer’s Mark by M. W. Craven
- Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd
Read in September
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, translated by Henning Koch
- Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
- The Sirens by Emilia Hart
- Bookshop Tours of Britain by Louise Boland
- The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
- The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
- It’s Not a Cult by Joey Batey
- The Last Witch by C. J. Cooke
- Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra
- Little Spark by Jess Kidd
Books acquired
Five purchased – a relatively modest haul this month!
TBR Watch
- Start of the month: 70 books
- Read / culled / DNFd from my TBR: 13
- Acquired: 5
- End of the month: 62 books
And that’s my bookish month! Happy reading! 🩷
13 is a lot of DNF/culling in one month 😳😂
10 read, 3 DNFs 😋 Which is still a lot!
Totally missed the “read” bit 🤦🏼♀️. But yes, 3 DNFs is a lot. Do tell 😏
Well, one was A Fatal Love. Then there was The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier. I got halfway through, but found the premise a bit ridiculous and couldn’t bring myself to keep going. Then there was The Wedding by Dorothy West. Again, I got about halfway and decided that I just didn’t care 🤷🏻♀️
Sounds like a great month, Jo, glad you enjoyed Liverpool and France! x
Thank you, Nicki! x
Looks like a fab month, Jo! I hope October will be just as great x
It was, thank you!
By the way, It’s Not a Cult was good, but unusual x
Unusual? 🤔 I quite like the sound of that! Thanks for my own little review 😂
Mini reviews like that I can do! 😂
Sounds like a good month. I hope you had a great time. I loved man called ove
Thank you, Yesha. Ove was brilliant 😍