September feels like it went by really quickly, but it was a really productive month for me. I’m also a seasonal mood reader (is that even a real term?) Since I’m not the kind of person who reads horror or overly scary reads, I tend to shift more towards mystery and thrillers in the fall. So expect to see a little shift in the book that I’ll be reviewing! Happy spooky season to all!

I still want to keep up with the trend of highlighting positive things each month, so here’s my positives for September:

• This was my best reading month of 2020!
• I managed to organize my bookshelves, which I’ve been meaning to do for quite some time now.
• I discovered that I actually CAN listen to audiobooks, which I’ve never been able to do before!
• I hit my reading goal for the year and actually had to increase it.
• It’s now my favorite season, so bring on the fluffy blankets, boots, candles, and all pumpkin everything!

Here’s my breakdown of monthly/cumulative totals for September:

September Totals

• Books read: 31
• Books DNF’d: 1
• Pages read: 9, 033
• Average pages: 430.1

Cumulative Averages

• Days per book: 2.35
• Pages read per day: 284.60
• Books read per month: 22.33
• DNF’d books per month: 0.67

Genres Read in September:

• Fantasy: 13
• General Fiction: 2
• Historical Fiction: 3
• Mystery/Suspense: 1
• Sci-Fi: 12

Genres Read in 2020:

• Biography/Memoir: 2
• Books About Books: 1
• Fantasy: 94
• Folklore/Fairy Tales: 8
• General Fiction: 22
• Graphic Novels: 2
• Historical Fiction: 25
• History/War: 1
• Mystery/Suspense: 5
• Paranormal/New Age: 1
• Play/Theater: 1
• Poetry: 1
• Romance/Erotica: 9
• Sci-Fi: 27
• Self-Help/Inspiration: 1
• Social Science/Current Affairs: 1

Backlist vs. 2020 Releases

• Backlist books: 146
• 2020 releases: 55
• 2021 releases: 1

Fiction Vs. Non-Fiction

• Fiction: 194
• Nonfiction: 7

Format Read

• Print: 105
• Digital: 87
• Audio: 9

Age Range

• Adult: 70
• YA: 127
• Middle Grade: 3
• Children: 1

My favorite book of the month was The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang.

Here’s what I read in September:

• The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5)
• The Lost Prince by Cait Marie (The Nihyrist #2) Beta Read
• The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (The Poppy War #1)
• How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi
• The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi (The Gilded Wolves #2) ARC
• Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha (Mercenary Librarians #1)
• One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns #2)
• The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen (The Merciful Crow #2)  
• The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell (The Saxon Stories #2)
• Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell (The Saxon Stories #3)
• Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #0.5, #0.6, #3.1, #4.5)

• This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (Monsters of Verity #1)
• Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
• Cress by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #3)
• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1)
• Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #3)
• Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns #3)
• Queens of Fennbirn by Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns #0.1, #0.2)
• Winter by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #4)

• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #1)
• Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #1)
• Unite Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #1.5, #2.5)
• Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #4)
• Find Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #4.5, #5.5)
• Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher #0.75)

• Seven Stones to Stand or Fall by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander #0.5, #7.5, #8.5)

• Plunder by Keith Wilson
• Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #2)
• Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #5)
• Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #6)

• Firefrost by Camille Longley (Flameskin Chronicles #0) ARC

• A Breath After Drowning by Alice Blanchard

How did your September go?