September went by in a total blur for me. I haven't been so busy in years. My new position as a reading specialist at my school started, and so did my graduate courses. Between those two things, my reading time has basically been decimated. As you can probably tell from the very few and extremely short reviews I posted here on the blog, I've had to swap my novels for textbooks and my writing time for studying time. I haven't stopped reading altogether, but I'm definitely going to be reading a lot less for the foreseeable future. So basically, things will be quieter here, but I'm not going to stop posting. I'm really happy too, which feels weird to me because I haven't felt this way in a very long time. I think I'm finally on the right track. I'm busy, but it's a good busy.
I read a total of five books in the month of September, for a total of 1,805 pages. As I suspected, I had to break my 100 pages a day streak, but that's okay because it's for a good reason. I liked everything I read too. Here's the breakdown:
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (5 stars)
Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert (4 stars)
Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes (3 stars)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (4 stars)
My favorite read of the month was On a Sunbeam, a really heartfelt and beautiful sci-fi graphic novel. The art was beautiful and the story was quite moving. My least favorite of the month was Paradise on Fire, which was perfectly fine, but not the best I've read from that author.
I only purchased one book this month, Stephen King's new novel, Fairy Tale. I bought this one on my Kindle, because I'm trying to clear some shelf space. I donated Black Birds in the Sky and Paradise on Fire, so a total of two books left my shelves.
My plan for September is to read the last book from my 22 in 2022 Challenge so I can wrap that up. It's a long one, so with my reduced reading time, I will be spending most of the month on that. With the time that's left, I'm going to focus on some shorter reads. I'm only ten books away from getting to 100 novels this year and completing my Goodreads Challenge, so I want to make sure I can finish that up. Here's my plan:
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Frankie and Bug by Gayle Forman
Ink by Alive Broadway
Book Love by Debbie Tung
In between all the studying this month, I did manage to finish two puzzles and make significant progress on my diamond painting. The diamond painting is not done yet, so I'll wait to share pictures until I finish it. Here are the puzzles:
The first was a quick 100 piece puzzle called "Drunk in Love" from Pezel Puzzles. It was very cute and fun to put together. It even included the cocktail recipe for the drink in the picture on the back of the box. I didn't try it though. It's one of those ones that has egg whites in it, which grosses me out.
The next puzzle was a 500 piece puzzle called "Flourished Merriment" from Pomegranate Puzzles. This has to be one of my favorite puzzles of the year. Look at the face on that tiger! So cute! The sections in it were distinct enough to sort and put together easily. I really liked this one.
The other thing I became obsessed with this month is a new game - Disney Dreamlight Valley. It's basically Animal Crossing, but with Disney characters, and it's fantastic. I can't stop playing it!
So that was my September. It was the first month of some really big changes for me. I went into it quite anxious and unsure, but I ended up really liking all the changes! I hope this continues into October, and that I can find a way to squeeze some more reading and craft time in.
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