Month in Review: September 2013

September
has come and gone and my reading has picked up!!! I’m getting a bit
anxious that I might not complete all the reading challenges I signed up
for, so I will be strategically picking books to read that will go
towards those challenges. I still have 3 months and am not giving up
yet!

I
also signed up this month to walk for at least 30 minutes a day with a
bunch of other book bloggers. Felicia over at Geeky Bloggers Book Blog
came up with the idea, along with a cool name and graphic (check it out in my sidebar!). We will be known as the Book Blog Walkers
and I am really looking forward to it. We will be using twitter to
cheer each other, using the hashtag: BookBlogWalkers. I’ll be doing a
combo of walking outdoors and using some of Leslie Sansone’s walking
DVD’s. Let me know if you want to join us!

Here are my reading stats for September! 

• Books read:  15

Books I read (reviewed ones have * and link to review; books not yet reviewed will be linked up once review is posted.)

1. The Hero*  — Robyn Carr (e-book)
2. Maine* — J. Courtney Sullivan (audio)
3. Queen’s Gambit*– Elizabeth Fremantle
4. The Other Woman* — Hank Phillippi Ryan
5. Explosive Eighteen — Janet Evanovich (audio)
6. The Good Wife — Jane Porter
7. Sleigh Belles* –Beth Albright (e-book)
8. Let Me Be The One — Bella Andre (e-book)
9. The Spymistress* — Jennifer Chiaverini
10. Kissing Under the Mistletoe* — Bella Andre (e-book)
11. Gilt Trip — Laura Childs
12. Notorious Nineteen — Janet Evanovich (audio)
13. Only Mine — Susan Mallery
14. The Husband’s Secret* — Liane Moriarty
15. Astor Place Vintage — Stephanie Lehmann

Favorite Book of September:    

• The  Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

2013 Challenge Update:

•  Read-a-Latte Reading Challenge — Books Read: 95/100
•  Library Books Reading Challenge — Books Read: 43/50
•  Off the Shelf Reading Challenge — Books Read: 11/30
•  Tea & Books Reading Challenge — Books Read: 0/2
•  First Reads Reading Challenge — Books Read: 34/11+ (COMPLETED)
•  Classics Reading Challenge — Books Read: 1/3
•  Historical Fiction Reading Challenge — Books read: 23/25
•  E-Book Reading Challenge — Books Read: 30/25 (COMPLETED)
•  1st in a Series Challenge — Series started: 5/10 + 6
•  Finish the Series Challenge — Series completed: 1/3 + 2
•  Cruising Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge — Books Read: 8/13+
•  Audio Book Challenge — Books Listened To: 28/26 (COMPLETED)
•  Reading Challenge Addict Challenge – Challenges Finished: 3/12