I’m trying to post a wrap up for the end of each month, mainly to help me to keep track of my reading and at the same time look at what I’m intending to read during the month ahead (inspired by Books Bones and Buffy’s What’s on My Plate.

In this post I shall be looking at the reading I completed for September and what I’m hoping to read during October.  I hit a bit of a shady patch this month and didn’t quite finish all my planned books – and looking at October, well, I seem to have turned into a raging maniac requesting ALL the books and literally I don’t know what I was thinking.  Well, I do.  I just wanted them all, they all looked so lovely and they were calling to me.  Anyway.  This month I have two review books that I’ve not managed to complete but I’m still aiming to pick them up when I have a quieter month (November/December).  I have two reviews to catch up with at the moment and then onwards to my October books.

Here’s what I read during September:

1. Fortitude’s Prize by Ceril N Domace (SPFBOX)
2. The First Assignment by Billy Kramer (SPFBOX)
3. River of Crows by NP Thompson (SPFBOX)
4. This Girl’s a Killer by Emma C Wells
5. So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
6. Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
7. Touched by Magic by Celine Jeanjean (SPFBOX)
8. Smile and Be A Villain by Yves Donlon (SPFBOX)
9. Gorse by Sam K Horton
10. The Ravening by Daniel Church
11. The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier – review to follow
12. The Wilding by Ian McDonald – review to follow

This month I had nine review books and five SPFBO books.  I have two review books to complete, I started both but put them down temporarily as I don’t think I was in the right headspace.  So, twelve books all together.

What I’m hoping to read during October(with links to Goodreads) (although I realise this is a tall order and probably unlikely – but I can roll some books over to November).

1. The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister
2. The Coven by Harper L. Woods
3. The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning
4. Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne
5. The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
6. The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke
7. Run by Blake Crouch
8. Cold Snap by Lindy Ryan
9. Hear Him Calling by Carly Reagon
10. Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris
11. The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne
12. Here One Minute by Alex Lake
13. The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H. G. Parry
14. The Queen by Nick Cutter
15. Magic by Sarah Pinborough

I also have a couple of books sent to me directly by the authors and three potential SPFBOX Semi Finalists.  So, realistically, there’s no way I’m going to complete them all. But, in my defence some of these were requests that came in late.  Oh, who am I kidding – there are some great books on here so I couldn’t resist.  And, just look how lovely they all look:

This month I read no Backlist Books -boo (I am still reading The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie – which is very good but I simply keep forgetting to listen to the audio version).

Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo

This month I’m ticking off the ‘clouds’ prompt from my Picture Prompt bingo card. 

I’m using Fortitude’s Prize by Ceril N Domace – a story that predominantly takes place in the sky so seems quite appropriate.