September wasa fab bookish month. I managed to read 5 books and listen 5 audiobooks, making a grand total of 10 books. I also completed my Goodreads Challenge of reading 100 books! 😀
For those of you who enjoy graphs, here are my stats from StoryGraph
Favourites I enjoyed all the books I read this month but these were my standout favourites. Surprisingly I’ve reviewed all of them apart from The Other Kind of Lion which isn’t published until November, so my review will be closer to that date.
Bookish Travel
I travelled to 22 countries in September, not bad considering I was away in the UK for a week visiting family, so I wasn’t always able to read.
England, France, Scotland, Germany, Jersey, USA, Tunisia, Jamaica
USA, Canada
England
England, Russia, Iran, Turkey
USA, Russia,
England, Australia, Maldives
Thailand, England, Sweden
USA
Ireland, Australia, Greece, Italy, Spain, France
England, Mauritius, Iraq, Scotland
How was your September? Did you come across any good books?
Usually I see other bloggers do this travel the globe reading thing with where the author is from. I tried it myself at one point, but it was too hard because you get people who maybe were born in one country but then moved to a totally different country and spent most of his life there, like Rushdie or Lahiri. It feels gross trying to decide where an author is “really” from. I really like this, the way you mark down all the places that are noted inside the story itself. Nice job!
Congratulations on hitting your Goodreads target. I’m still a way behind schedule with mine and I set a figure only a little bit above yours. I’m hoping the next few months will give me more time for reading. Just now I’m distracted by the garden. I have over 100 spring bulbs to plant!
Lots of daffodils, some alliums and crocus. Tulips will go in later. Just hoping the squirrel who has been a regular visitor to our garden lately, the local cats and foxes don’t dig them up immediately!
Such a great bookish month and I love your travel map! I can also see why The Other Kind Of Lion is among your highlights… I just finished it and it was absolutely fantastic. xx
Looks like a brilliant month of reading Nicki. Hope October is just as good.
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Thanks, Lynne!🤞
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Congrats on a stellar month, Nicki💜 Good to see you have The Other Kind of Lion as a favorite. I’ve got that scheduled, too.
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Thanks, Jo, hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🤞
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Congrats on nailing your Goodreads challenge, Nicki!
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Thanks! 😄
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Usually I see other bloggers do this travel the globe reading thing with where the author is from. I tried it myself at one point, but it was too hard because you get people who maybe were born in one country but then moved to a totally different country and spent most of his life there, like Rushdie or Lahiri. It feels gross trying to decide where an author is “really” from. I really like this, the way you mark down all the places that are noted inside the story itself. Nice job!
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Thanks never seen that other version.
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Congratulations on hitting your Goodreads target. I’m still a way behind schedule with mine and I set a figure only a little bit above yours. I’m hoping the next few months will give me more time for reading. Just now I’m distracted by the garden. I have over 100 spring bulbs to plant!
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Thanks hope you get there eventually! Love the sound of your spring bulbs. What are planting?
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Lots of daffodils, some alliums and crocus. Tulips will go in later. Just hoping the squirrel who has been a regular visitor to our garden lately, the local cats and foxes don’t dig them up immediately!
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Oooh sounds lovely. Hope they survive your animals visitors!🤞
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Sounds like real good month in reading. I hope October turns out just as good.
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Thanks 😀
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Such a great bookish month and I love your travel map! I can also see why The Other Kind Of Lion is among your highlights… I just finished it and it was absolutely fantastic. xx
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Thanks! I’m so glad you loved it too! xx
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congrats on a fabulous month of reading! has it made any impact on the TBR mountain?! haha!! xx
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Thanks and don’t be silly 😂 xx
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haha!!!
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Wow what a great month of reading!
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Thanks! 😄
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What a great month, Nicki. Good reading and visiting with family. 22 countries is amazing for armchair travel, way to go.
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Thanks 😀
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