BREAKING NEWS: I read not one, but TWO books in September. That is what I call a miracle.
For those of you who don’t know, I’ve not finished an entire book in over 2 months, so that fact that I read one is an achievement in itself.
The books in question were both hits. I finally read the conclusion to the ever-entertaining and stress-inducing Illuminae Files. Obsidio really delivered on all fronts for me and was a stellar conclusion to the series. I also picked up Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology book, which is a collection of some of the most memorable and entertaining Norse tales. Gaiman did a phenomenal job of capturing the spirit of the gods.
In other news, there is actually not a lot to report on in my life. I’m still pushing through the daily grind of working, sleeping, then working again. My life has a become very formulaic in its routine and it’s making me restless.
On the blogging front, I am still struggling to find that life/work/blog balance, but I am trying to be a bit more consistent in my posting/blog-hopping. It’s hard, and while logically I know I’m doing the best I can it’s still easy to feel out of the loop at times. On that note, here is a summary of September’s posts.
Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff: 5 Stars
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman: 4 Stars
Reviews
15th September: Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Top Ten Tuesday
4th September: TV/Film Recommendations
18th September: Autumn TBR
25th September: Books by my Favourite Author I’ve Still Not Read Yet.
Waiting on Wednesday
12th September: Don’t Date Rosa Stanos
19th September: Four Dead Queens
26th September: On the Come Up
Miscellaneous
17th September: What I’ve Been Watching, #6
29th September: TV Talk – Vikings
Favourite Posts in September
Kate @ Reading Through Infinity shares the reasons she likes having an unwieldy TBR.
Flo @ Flowless Books talks about finding that life/blog balance.
Marie and Nyx @ Drizzle and Hurricane Books spotlight their favourite fictional characters. Marie also shares her experiences with ARCs as an international blogger.
Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams discusses the difficulty of reviewing ARCs.
Kelly @ Just Another Book in the Wall looks at the influence of blog designs.
Aimal @ Bookshelves and Paperbacks announced her graphic design services.
Roxanne @ An Average Life shares the 4 simple ways to make her read your blog.
Trang @ Bookidote talks about blogging struggles related to commenting and time management.
Aimee @ Aimee Reads shares some useful blogging engagement tips.
October Goals
Keep reading. Unfortunately, I can already feel myself slipping back into the slump. It’s mainly because I don’t know what I’m in the mood to read so I don’t feel as motivated to do so. We all know the worst thing you can do is force yourself to read, so I’ll see where things take me.
On that note, I have no specific goal for October. I love the crispness in the air this time of year, so I’m all about embracing the autumn weather. I’ve almost caught up on the Vikings as well and I genuinely have no idea what I’ll do with myself once I finish. I’ll need some TV recommendations to fill that void.
What was your highlight of the month?
What’s your favourite time of year?
My Midnight Musing 
One more book than moi! I only read one…so sad…I tried!!!! Well, I think I actually finished two but still….so bad!
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Just finishing one a month is an achievement for me this year, I’ve come to accept that haha.
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Me too…I still want to finish 50 books…but I’m not quite sure that’s happening now ha-ha!
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It’s all about quality over quantity. It’s looks like the two books you did read were great and I think that’s all that matters!
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Couldn’t agree with you more. At the end of the day, numbers don’t matter. 😀
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Aww, thanks for sharing my post, love! ❤ And that's awesome that you managed to read two lovely books! I still need to read both of those! 🙂
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Both those books were amazing. If you’re in a slumpy mood I’d highly recommend Norse Mythology to help you out of it. 😀
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Yay I’m so happy you got to read two books this September and that they were great, yay! ❤ ❤ Take your time with it all, it's always better not to force it 🙂
Thank you so, so much for sharing my posts! ❤ I hope you'll have an amazing month ❤
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I was so surprised by my sudden reading boom haha. I’m zapped now. 😛
I’ve long come to accept the fact that I don’t have the time or energy to fully commit as I once did. I follow the go with the flow attitude haha.
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Well that’s a good attitude to have ahah, just do your best and when you’re in the mood to 😀
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Thank you so much for the mention!! ❤ I can relate so much for the work-blog-life balance LOL Looks like you had a nice reading month 😀 what did you think of both books? Having read them myself I loved it 😉
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I really enjoyed both books. Obsidio was on point in terms of narrative and pacing. I just loved how they managed to get all the main character’s together at long last. Norse Mythology was so much fun. I’ve been watching the Vikings and it was fun to see how some of these tales made it into the show in, and I loved Gaiman’s characterisation of Loki.
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Woohoo! Good for you! 😉
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Thank you. 😀
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Nice wrap up! I’m glad you loved Obsidio! It was really a great conclusion to the series! 🙂
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I felt like Obsidio tied everything up nicely and the character arcs were incredible.
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I love The Illuminae Files, it is such an interesting and heart-pounding series!
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I can easily say I have never had a reading experience quite like The illuminae Files. It was epic in every way. 😀
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YAY! You read Norse Mythology! Neil Gaiman is the best. Did you read the print version? I highly recommend the audiobooks since he narrated them himself. It’s like listening to a bedtime story.
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I had no idea he narrated the audiobook? That sounds awesome. I definitely feel like I should check that out at some point. 😀
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Oh man. He narrates ALL of his books and his narration is perfection! Just listen to 5 minutes of one of his books and you’ll understand what I’m talking about. It really feels like someone is reading you a bedtime story.
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