What I’ve been up to in September 🍂 Start of Fall & Magical Readathon

Hello fellow bookworms 🍂 September is already over again and while I’m happy that it’s finally fall, this has been a weird month for some reason. I was in a strange mood but I have hope that October is going to bring some change and get me excited again! I’m already in full spooky/Halloween mood, as it’s one of my favorite times of the year to go all out with the decorations and content 🧡

Me getting ready for October 🎃

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🔄 = Reread 💌 = Library Books 🌈 = #QueerBookFun2021

 😊 = Readalong/Buddy Read 📚 = #TackleYourTBR2021 ⌛ = Digital Arc

I read 10 books in August, 7 of these books were for the Magical Readathon which was back for another, all-new round! A reading diary will be coming your way very soon 👀 ✨ I did okay with my TBR for the beginning of the month but then I was in a weird reading mood, so I changed up everything again (e.g. I’m pushing The Dire King to October and doing an entire reread of the series, as this is the final book!) 😅 In the end, I still read a lot of great books ~ I had one 5-star and three 4.5 star reads 🥰 I also finally wrote more of my overdue reviews – thanks to #goodreadance2021 – and I’m confident that I can catch up in October, which is good as I plan on doing a lot of reading next month 😄

I read 4 books out of my comfort zone this month … with mixed results! I loved Starsight (YA Sci-fi, book 2 in the Skyward Series) and Dark Waters (MG Horror, book 3 in the Small Spaces Series) as predicted, which is great 🥰 I also had high hopes for I Killed Zoe Spanos (YA Mystery) and The Darkness Outside Us (YA Sci-Fi/Mystery), but they missed the mark a bit. Still enjoyable books, but I was hoping for a bigger ‘Wow’ Factor!

Starsight (Brandon Sanderson) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚

Dark Waters (Katherine Arden) ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 💌

I Killed Zoe Spanos (Kit Frick) ⭐⭐⭐.5 💌

The Darkness Outside Us (Eliot Schrefer) ⭐⭐⭐ 📚🌈

1. Starsight (Brandon Sanderson) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚 ➽ Review

2. Dark Waters (Katherine Arden) ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 💌 ➽ Review

3. The Girl from the Sea (Molly Knox Ostertag) ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 💌🌈 ➽ Review

4. The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Jessica Townsend) ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 📚 ➽ Review

5. Recommended For You (Laura Silverman) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚 ➽ Review

6. I Killed Zoe Spanos (Kit Frick) ⭐⭐⭐.5 💌 ➽ Review

7. The Darkness Outside Us (Eliot Schrefer)⭐⭐⭐ 📚🌈 ➽ Review

8. Illuminae (Kaufman & Kristoff) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🔄

9. Gemina (Kaufman & Kristoff) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🔄

10. Obsidio (Kaufman & Kristoff) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🔄

Favorite Book 💕

Review: Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins in BUZZWORDS 🧡 ~ Magical Readathon ~ Orilium ✨ My Character + TBR, Novice Path Recommendations 

The Miss Peregrine’s Series becoming a favorite with every reread 💕 ~ #goodreadance 2021 goals 🍃 Time for some Organizing

Review: You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel Howell 🌷 A practical Mental Health Guide ~ (Slightly) Overambitious SPOOKY October TBR 👻 feat. Spoopathon

For this section of my wrapup I’m linking up with the Favorite Blog Posts of the Month Meme that has been created by Kristin @ kristinkravesbooks to showcase our favorite blogs of the month! 💗

• 2021 New Young Adult Book Releases I Need (Badly) Ft. Sept to November (Cait @ Paper Fury)
• #Goodreadance2021: Getting my sh*t together (Cande @ candereads)
• #Goodreadance2021 Plans (Chris @ stardustedreads)
• August Recap & Haul Time! & September TBR: big goals & a TBR jar curated by Bex! (Destiny @ howlinglibraries)
• 5 Books I wish I could read for the first time & The Book Briefing 02 – What I read in July 2021 (Emme @ aliterarylatte)
• Blogging Anxieties (Jayati @ it’sjustacoffeeaddictedbibliophile)
• 45 Magic Peter Pan Retellings that Will Make You Never Want to Grow Up (Kat @ bibliosmile)
• Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Book Review) & TMP – TV Edition: Non-English Shows (Kat @ lifeandotherdisasters)
• Top Ten Tuesday // Books that will make you smile (Kate @ readingthroughinfinity)
• Other five own-voices YA contemporaries y’all should be reading (Lais @ thebookishskies)
• 20+ anticipated releases for the rest of 2021 (September – December) (Margaret @ weirdzeal)
• 10 YA Books With The Fake-Dating Trope I Recommend (And Want To Read! & How I Use Notion For Blogging: My Organization Tips For Bloggers & 10 Cozy YA Books To Read For Fall (Marie @ drizzleandhurricanebooks)
•  Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson | Blog Tour (Mel @ meltotheany)
• The results of my social media experiment & My bookish pet peeves & Hocus Pocus Read-a-thon (Morgan @ morganisreadingagain)
• ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN BY TALIA HIBBERT // spoiler-free book review: this book has banter, smiles and swoons for days!! (Ruby @ rubyraereads)
• Tips on How to Get Out of a Reading Slump & Fourteen interesting Opening Lines from Books & Six Ridiculous Reading Worries & Blog Post Ideas That I Discarded & Four Reasons I Love the Dumplin’ Series by Julie Murphy (Sabrina & Veronika @ wordyandwhimsical)
• Spring Cleaning Challenge 2.0: Decluttering with a Vengeance (Shealea @ Shut Up Shealea)
• 50+ book recommendations for the Latinx Book Bingo | Latinx Heritage Month 2021 (Sofia @ BookishWanderess)
• 5 Popular Authors I Haven’t Read Yet 👓 & October 2021 New Book Releases 🔥 (Sofii @ abookathought)
• Goals Check In | The Out Of Your Comfort Zone Reading Challenge Update, Writing and Blogging (Sophie @ meandink)
• #Goodreadance2021 Sign Up Post – The Joy of Spring Cleaning in September 🍃 & 5 Atmospheric Books to Read in October for All Moods (Tasya @ theliteraryhuntress)

I had some more things to do for University and was in a weird mood all month. I couldn’t even tell you why, but my mental health was a bit down. Maybe it’s because I had to start studying for my final exam in October or because there were two extensive assignments left to finish by the end of September. I’m not working as concentrated at home, but I really wanted to use the time to spend more time with my family before the next semester starts! Luckily I could Skype with one of my classmates, so we could chat and also talk about the exam, which we’re both taking. Apart from that not much was going on, but the end of the year will likely be more busy 😄

My mood for this month 💤

✨ Highlights ✨

➽ What I Watched in September ❤  My friend and I watched Part 5.1 of Money Heist (probably my favorite part so far, something about it really spoke to me! Part 5.2 should be coming in December), the animated Witcher movie and started Outer Banks (which actually gives me more summer vibes 😂). I also watched The Mitchells vs. the Machines, because it sounded interesting but sadly it was a complete miss for me 😅

➽ Hauling some spooky books 👻 I haven’t bought many physical books this year, but I had to get some spooky books that I want to read next month and I’m so excited to devour them 🖤 I hauled Girl of Nightmares, A Monster Calls 🔄, Small Spaces 🔄 and Thirteens. I also got Anna Dressed in Blood 🔄 and Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye on Kindle!

I also got The Pearl Thief ~ the only non spooky book in this picture 😂

October means all the spooky things 👻 In case you didn’t know it yet, I’m a scaredy cat but still a big fan of October because it means Halloween and reading all the scary books I have been saving for this time of the year! (Plus some spooky shows, I have been meaning to watch The Haunting of Bly Manor!) I have my last exam in the first week of October and will be moving back to my University flat as the semester starts at the end of the month. As always, I’m not that ready to go back for another semester, but October won’t be too busy, as things are just getting started. I have no idea how much will be in-person and what will be online, but I’ll report back in my October Wrapup 😄 I’m actually incredibly excited for my October TBR as I have been in the mood to read all the spooky/creepy books for weeks now and my reading motivation has steadily increased 🎃 We’ll see how much I actually read, but I have a good feeling about this upcoming month 🙏👀

🎶 Spooky Scary Skeletons send shivers down your spine 🎶

ICYMI: Here’s my Spooky October TBR including the #spoopathon 🎃

What were you up to in September? What was your favorite book? Any spooky books you plan on reading in October? I hope you’re staying safe! ❤