What I’ve been up to in September 🍂 The Start of Fall & Thesis Frustration

Hello fellow bookworms 🍂 Autumn is finally here! September brought us some colder weather, which was much appreciated after the heatwaves. Similar to August, things were pretty stagnant with my Master’s thesis, so I was a bit frustrated and couldn’t quite enjoy my time off. At least I got to participate in Becca’s Bookopoly Readathon, it was a lot of fun!

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🔁 = Reread 💌 = Library Books ⌛ = Digital Arc

📚 = #TackleYourTBR 📖 = #DevourYourTBR 😊 = Buddy Read 💕 = 12 Book Recs by Friends

I read 14 books in September! All of them were read for the #Bookoplathon, a Readathon based on Becca’s Bookopoly TBR game. It was my first time participating and it was a lot of fun! Initially, I did 6 prompts, but then I did more along the way. I also listened to some more audiobooks this month, mostly while drawing in my coloring books – an activity that has been really relaxing for me 🥰 In terms of enjoyment I also had a good month, I found THREE new favorites books (The Library of the Unwritten, The Sunbearer Trials & One Cup at a Time) and didn’t rate a book below three stars. This was a good month for keeping up with my reading challenges as well: I read outside of my comfort zone and I tackled lots of my owned TBR books! 📚

I read 7 books out of my comfort zone this month and I rated all of them 4 or 5 stars ⭐  I read (1) nonfiction, (2) historical fiction, and (2) mystery books. (5) of the books were Adult and I’ve been trying to incorporate those into my TBR’s more often, so there’s a mix of different age categories 😊 As much as I still like YA, it has been refreshing to read more Adult and Middle Grade books alongside them!

• The Library of the Unwritten (A.J. Hackwith) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐📚📖
• I’m Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy) ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 💌📖🎧
• Anatomy (Dana Schwartz) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚📖
• Warren the 13th and the Whispering Woods (Tania Delo Rio & Will Staehle) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚

• Sweat & Soap Vol 1. (Kintetsu Yamada) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚 📖
• Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💌📖🎧
• Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Elle Cosimano) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚📖🎧

🎲 Bookplathon Wrapup 🎲

1. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Elle Cosimano) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚📖🎧

2. The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James (Ashley Herring Blake) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚🎧

3. The Library of the Unwritten (A.J. Hackwith) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐📚📖

4. Anatomy (Dana Schwartz) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚📖

5. The Marvellers (Dhonielle Clayton) ⭐⭐⭐.5 💌📖🎧

6. I‘m Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy) ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 💌📖🎧

7. One Cup at a Time (Matt Tarpley) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⏳

8. The Sunbearer Trials (Aiden Thomas) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐📚📖

9. Sweat & Soap Vol 1. (Kintetsu Yamada) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚 📖

10. Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💌📖🎧

11. Warren the 13th and the Whispering Woods (Katherine Arden) ⭐⭐⭐⭐📚

12. Witch Hat Atelier Vol 1. (Kamome Shirahama) ⭐⭐⭐⭐📚📖

13. Long Live the Pumpkin Queen (Shea Ernshaw) ⭐⭐⭐⭐💌

14. These Witches Don’t Burn (Isabel Sterling) ⭐⭐⭐⭐📚

Favorite Books 💕

What I’ve been up to in August 🌻 Magical Readathon & a quiet month ~ Books I’m excited to read because of other bloggers ❤️ 

Review: How to Disappear by Sharon Huss Roat … In BUZZWORDS 💌 ~ The Cozy Autumn Book Tag 🍂 Autumnal Favorites & Fall Reading List 

Arc Review: One Cup at a Time by Matt Tarpley ☕😺 A book that feels like a warm hug ~ Fall Recommendations 🍂 Cozy & Atmospheric Books ~ Review: The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas ☀️ Buzzwords & Who’s your Godly Parent Quiz

For this section I’m sharing my Favorite Blog Posts of the Month 💗

• My Blog Turns 4! | Celebrating 4 years of posts, pictures, and bookish love (Abi @ Scribbles & Stories)
• Talk Chisme to Me: Favorites from the Past Year (Latinx Heritage Month) (Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense)
• Upcoming Book Adaptations: Ranked Based on Excitement (Aster Marie @ Happy Bookish After)
• Return to blogging with Vicoli and Caffè & Books of September 2022 – New book releases of the month & English bookshops in Rome – Indie bookstores you can visit and support (Cam @ Vicoli and Caffè)
• Autumn 2022 TBR (and a look back at my AMAZING summer progress) [Top 10 Tuesday] & September TBR: it’s a doozy… (Destiny @ howlinglibraries)
• Let’s Talk Bookish: Seasonal Reading & Did I Pass My Classes? The Magical Readathon: Orilium Autumn Equinox 2022 Wrap-Up! (Dini @ dinipandareads)
• he’s a 10 but… | romance recommendations (Ellyn @ allonsythornraxxbooks)
• TOP TEN TUESDAY – BOOKS ON MY FALL TBR (Jordyn @ Birdie’s Book Nook)
• Five reasons to read The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas (Kal @ readervoracious)
• Kat’s Weekly TV & Movie Recap #35 (Kat @ lifeandotherdisasters)
• best and worst: book adaptations (Lais @ thebookishskies)
• Amazing, Show Stopping, Spectacular | My 15 Best Books of 2022 So Far (Lay @ bookshelfsoliloquies)
• 10 Underrated YA Mystery Books I Recommend & Review: Exactly Where You Need To Be, Amelia Diane Coombs & 12 Great YA Books To Read Based on Your Zodiac Sign & How & Why Engagement Changed on my Book Blog (And What I Do About It) (Marie @ drizzleandhurricanebooks)
• Building a relaxing morning & evening routine & Autumn bucket list (Morgan @ morganisreadingagain)
• Everything I Have Read During My (way-too-long) Hiatus ✨ (Pauliina @ thebookaholicdreamers)
• 6 reasons I love The Raven Boys // celebrating its’ 10 year anniversary (Saima @ storieswithsaima)
• The Best Young Adult Fantasy Books I’ve Read & 25+ Books about Music | aka if you liked daisy jones and the six, you might like these books & 5 Things I Love In Books (Sophie @ meandink)
• Why I’m Still Blogging after 7+ Years (Tasya @ theliteraryhuntress)

I still don’t have much news about my Thesis 🙈 I finally heard something from my supervisor … it was the news that our first meeting would take place sometime between October 1st and 17th (the official semester start). This would have been okay IF they’d told me that back in July instead of me waiting for two months. I don’t think there’s any ill intent and there seems to be some miscommunication about the timeframe of the thesis. That being said, it was incredibly frustrating to wait for this news for ages, especially since I could have used to the time to prepare or do research for my thesis. But because I didn’t have a concrete topic and I’m involved in a group project, I couldn’t do anything.

Almost everything was out of my control, as this meeting would have given me vital information. I made so many things dependent on when that first meeting. In the end, this left me incredibly frustrated. Next month should mark the official beginning of more information about my thesis, but by now I’m getting tired of constantly telling myself that ‘some news will come soon’. The month wasn’t all bad, but my annoyance with my thesis just consumed everything 😅

💫 What I Watched in September 💫

• The Sandman (S1) ~ I haven’t read the comic this is based on, but I saw lots of hype and added it to my watchlist. I didn’t plan on getting completely obsessed with this series, yet here we are 😂 The intriguing world, the complicated characters, the stunning visuals, and both funny and emotional moments. This show is a masterpiece!!! I got so attached to everyone 🥺 Netflix still hasn’t announced a second season and it’s stressing me out so much 😭
• Boo, Bitch (S1) ~ I love Lana Condor, so I couldn’t resist checking this out! It’s about two BFFs who are unpopular at their high school. One of them becomes a ghost and all sorts of shenanigans happen. I loved the humor and that the show doesn’t take itself too seriously, yet still portrays a strong friendship bond 👻

• Do Revenge ~ I’m very picky with movies and rarely watch them, but THIS was so much fun! I kept seeing Do Revenge everywhere, so I ended up watching it one weekend. I loved the high school drama, revenge, and also emotional moments 😊 There were some fantastic twists and turns as well!
• Manifest (01×01 – 01×13) ~ I love a good mystery and Manifest is delivering so far! It’s about the passengers of a flight that disappeared for 5 years, but for them, no time has passed. The fourth season is coming out this year, so I’m hoping to catch up 👀

New Favorite Character Unlocked ❤️🥺

It’s time for the spooky season! 👀 October is one of my favorite months, as I love Halloween and autumn. I’m also a big seasonal reader and I’ve been excited about reading all the spooky books for weeks. My October TBR is huge, as there are so many atmospheric and ominous books that I’ve been saving for this month 👻 I’m also planning on watching some spooky shows and movies as well, to fully immerse myself! I’m joining Spoopathon and Hocus Pocus Readathon this month 🎃 Apart from that, the new semester starts in the middle of October, and maybe finally my thesis. I’m planning on taking two sports courses this semester … one of them running, which I never thought I’d do 😂

📚 #DevourYourTBR 📚

This month’s challenge is to read spooky and monstrous reads 👻

© DevourYourTBR

• Hide (Kiersten White) 📚
• There’s Someone Inside Your House (Stephanie Perkins) 📚
• The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman) 📚
• & many more spooky books – I have a MASSIVE TBR this month 👀

🍂 I’m also participating in Spoopathon & Hocus Pocus Readathon 🍂

TBR Post coming next Thursday!! ❤️

What were you up to in September? What was your favorite book? Are you planning on reading any spooky books? Have you watched the Sandman and if yes, who’s your favorite character? 🍂