September Monthly Wrap Up!

Off the Blog:

Hey everyone!  I must admit that not much has happened this month, but I did enjoy most of the new TV shows coming this fall!  Among the shows I've enjoyed watching was the Orville and Ghosted.  I liked Star Trek Discovery also, except because it only comes online now, I can't really watch the show until it comes out on DVD.  As for the Inhumans, I didn't really enjoy the pilot episode since the characters were unlikable and the pacing was too slow.  Let's hope that the show gets better later on.

On the Blog:

I didn't actually get much reading done this month, even though I've received a lot of new ARCs for the month.  I'm still trying to keep track of my ARCs and I'm still trying to bring up my NetGalley ratio so I won't have to worry about missing a deadline for these books.  Also, I actually got the chance to participate in Banned Books week, so I love reading banned books so much!  I hope to participate in the next Banned Books week and showcase another book that I've enjoyed!  I also created a brand new book meme called "Recommend Me This!  Saturdays" where you get the chance to recommend books that you think other readers would enjoy!  Please feel free to join in the fun!

Books Read this Month:

1.  The Frog Prince by Mike Klaassen  (ARC)

2.  The Gingerbread Man by Rana Giglio 

3.  Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas by Jun Asuka (NETGALLEY)

4.  The Tooth That's on the Loose! by Chris Robertson (NETGALLEY)

Other Reviews and Activities Completed this Month: 

MISCELLANEOUS

1. [Miscellaneous]  ARC August Wrap Up!

2. [Miscellaneous]  Tackle Your TBR Readathon Sign Up!

3. [Miscellaneous]  Tackle Your TBR Readathon Wrap Up!

4. [Miscellaneous]  October Blog Ahead Sign Up!

5. [Miscellaneous]  Banned Book Spotlight #1: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (Banned Books Week: September 24 - September 30)

6. [Miscellaneous]  Halloween Book Bingo Sign Up!

GUEST POSTS

1. [Guest Post]  Guest Post: Some Tips for First Time Book Convention Attendees! (@Vegascom)

BLOG TOURS

1. [Book Blitz]  Book Blitz: Rewired by S.R. Johannes

2. [Book Blitz]  Book Blitz: Just Three Dates by David Burnett

3. [Book Blitz]  Book Blitz: The Future of Us by Aubrey Parker

4. [Book Blitz]  Book Blitz: Breakaway by Sophia Henry

5. [Book Blitz]  Book Blitz: Christmas at the Lake by Charlotte Blake

6. [Book Blitz]  Book Blitz: Between You and Me by Lynn Turner

7. [Book Blitz]  Book Blitz: I Just Stole His Car by Jessica Frances

8. [Book Blitz]  Book Blitz: Mad Love by Shana Vanterpool

BOOK MEMES

1. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #55: Invictus by Ryan Graudin

2. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #56: The Glass Spare by Lauren DeStefano

3. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #57: The Ravenous by Amy Lukavics
4. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #58: All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater

5. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (101)

6. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (102)

7. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (103)

8. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (104)

9.   [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #45: September 3, 2017

10. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #46: September 10, 2017

11. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #47: September 17, 2017

12. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #48: September 24, 2017

13. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #27: September 2, 2017

14. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #28: September 9, 2017
15. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #29: September 16, 2017

16. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #30 September 23, 2017

17. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #31: September 30, 2017

18. [New Releases on the Horizon]  New Releases on the Horizon #28: September 3, 2017 - September 9, 2017

19. [New Releases on the Horizon]  New Releases on the Horizon #29: September 10, 2017 - September 16, 2017

20. [New Releases on the Horizon]  New Releases on the Horizon #30: September 17, 2017 - September 23, 2017

21. [New Releases on the Horizon]  New Releases on the Horizon #31: September 24, 2017 - September 30, 2017

22. [Book Blogger Hop]  Book Blogger Hop #28: September 1st - September 7th

23. [Book Blogger Hop]  Book Blogger Hop #29: September 15th - September 21st

24. [Book Blogger Hop]  Book Blogger Hop #30: September 22nd - September 28th

25. [Book Blogger Hop]  Book Blogger Hop #31: September 29th - October 5th

26. [It's Monday! What Are You Reading?]  It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #9: September 4, 2017

27. [My TBR List]  My TBR List #3 - September 2017

28. [My TBR List]  My TBR List #3 - September 2017 - And the Winner Is...

29. [The Friday 56]  The Friday 56 #10: Caraval by Stephanie Garber

30. [The Monday Review]  The Monday Review #3: Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss

31. [Recommend Me This! Saturdays]  Recommend Me This! Saturdays #1: September 2, 2017

32. [Recommend Me This! Saturdays]  Recommend Me This! Saturdays #2: September 9, 2017

33. [Recommend Me This! Saturdays]  Recommend Me This! Saturdays #3: September 16, 2017

34. [Recommend Me This! Saturdays]  Recommend Me This! Saturdays #4: September 23, 2017

35. [Recommend Me This! Saturdays]  Recommend Me This! Saturdays #5: September 30, 2017

36. [Top Ten Tuesday]   Top Ten Tuesday #53: Top 10 Books I've Enjoyed When I First Started Blogging

37. [Top Ten Tuesday]   Top Ten Tuesday #54: Top 10 Books On My Fall TBR List

38. [Top Ten Tuesday]   Top Ten Tuesday #55: (FREEBIE) Top 10 Books with Diverse Characters

39. [Teaser Tuesday]  Teaser Tuesday #12: A Tale of Magic and Two Sisters!

40. [First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros]   First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros #2: Caraval by Stephanie Garber

 

DISCUSSIONS

1.  [Daily Book Chat] ☀Daily Book Chat #16: ☀ Reviewing Slumps...Can it Happen?

OLD BOOK REVIEWS

1. [Old Book Review]  Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

2. [Old Book Review]  The Book that Jack Wrote by Jon Scieszka

3. [Old Book Review]  Madeline and the Bad Hat by Ludwig Bemelmans

4. [Old Book Review]  Need by Carrie Jones

5. [Old Book Review]  Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

6. [Old Book Review]  When a Texan Gambles by Jodi Thomas

READING CHALLENGE UPDATES

1. Bookish Bingo: Summer 2017 : 0/25

2. Alphabet Soup Challenge 2017 : 8/26

3. Comic Book Bingo Challenge 2017 : 9/25

4. Picture Book Reading Challenge 2017 : 28/102

5. Full House Reading Challenge 2017 : 7/25

6. Banned / Challenged Books Challenge 2017 : 1/6

7. Pages Read Challenge 2017 : 3,236/12,000 pages

8. Color Coded Challenge 2017 : 7/9

9. Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge 2017 : 2/5

10. NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2017 : 20/25

11. 10th Annual Graphic Novel and Manga Reading Challenge 2017 : 17/52

12. Library Love Challenge 2017 : 23/36

13. Discussion Challenge 2017 : 14/20

14. Horror Reading Challenge: 2

15. Retellings Reading Challenge 2017: 2

16. 2017 YA Reading Challenge: 3

17. Read Diverse 2017: 3

18. Book Riot's 2017 Read Harder Challenge: 3/24

19. 2017 Halloween Bingo: 0/10

 Book Stats for September:

Total Number of Books Read: 4

Children's Books: 2

Graphic Novels: 1

Young Adult Books: 1
NetGalley Books: 2

ARC Books: 1

5 Star Reads: 2

4.5 Star Reads: 2

Average Rating: 4.75

Male Authors: 4

Stand Alone: 4
Total NetGalley Books for the Year: 17

Total ARC Books for the Year: 5
Total Edelweiss Books for the Year: 3

Total Number of Books Read for the Year: 53

Blog Stats for September: 

Most Viewed Post: The Sunday Post Meme (102) - 121 views
Most Commented Post: Waiting on Wednesday #56: The Glass Spare by Lauren DeStefano - 40 comments

POST SPOTLIGHT:

☀Daily Book Chat #16: ☀ Reviewing Slumps...Can it Happen?

BEST OF THE MONTH: The Frog Prince by Mike Klaassen

October TBR:

* I have decided to change up my TBR list for October since I really want to read some scary books for October!  I'm currently reading Caraval and I'm nearly through with it, so that might be checked off soon enough!

This will be linked to The Book Date's Month in Review and A Cocoon of Books Best of the Bunch!