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.

This month’s wrap up post will be a bit messy again like last month’s because I’m combining it with my weekly wrap up.

Weekly Update

I’ve been absent from the blog for the past two weeks for a couple of reasons (nothing to do with reading slumps or being stressed with blogging and reviewing).  We’ve had family visiting, I’ve had an issue with my hip replacement which I won’t go into here (but has been stressful) and I’ve started some more language lessons so two of my evenings are now taken up with school and then of course homework!

I’ve been pushing on with my reading though and although I now need to post quite a few reviews in quick succession I’m pleased to be a little ahead with some of my review books.

Since my last weekly wrap up I’ve read:

1. Cinder House by Freya Marske
2. Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber
3. House of Splinters by Laura Purcell
4. The Last Witch by CJ Cooke

and I’m now reading Ring the Bells by C. K. McDonnell.

Next Week’s reads

Complete Ring the Bells and then pick up either The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas or Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason.

Reviews Posted:

None in the past week.

Outstanding Reviews

My Monthly Wrap Up:

Books read in September:

1. No Women Were Harmed by Heather Mottershead
2. The Faerie Morgana by Louisa Morgan
3. The Naked Light by Bridget Collilns
4. Cinder House by Freya Marske
5. The Cold House by AG Slatter
6. Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber
7. House of Splinters by Laura Purcell
8. The Last Witch by CJ Cooke

I’ve had a good reading month with 8 books and a good dent already in my October review books.

Here’s what I’m hoping to read in October:

1. Cinder House by Freya Marske (already read)
2. Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber (already read)
3. The Cold House by A.G. Slatter (already read)
4. House of Splinters by Laura Purcell (already read)
5. Ring the Bells by CK McDonnell (currently reading)
6. The Last Witch by C.J. Cooke (already read)
7. The Possession of Alba Dias by Isabel Cañas
8. Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason
9. King Sorrow by Joe Hill
10. The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah
11. The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow

Lets just be honest – I’m not doing well so far – I need to give my head a big wobble.

Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo.

and the text version:

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO 2025 (TEXT VERSION)

Today, I’m not ticking off a prompt.

The prompts I’ve crossed off so far:

No. 16 – A Roman helmet – and I’m using This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara.

No. 3 – an apple on a leafy branch – Hemlock and Silver by T Kingfisther

No.10 – A Sheaf of Wheat – The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst –

No. 11 – An Old Mechanical Typewriter – The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno Garcia

No.8 – The ruins of a temple-like structure – I’m using Daughter of Chaos by A S Webb

No. 12 – A cluster of four mushrooms – I’m using Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

No. 13 – A fringed umbrella/parasol – I’m using A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull

No.14 – A chemistry set-up of bottles and tubes – I’m using Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis

No.9 – A Crab – I’m using The Devils by Joe Abercrombie – if you’ve read this already you’ll be able to guess why.  There are some very unusual creatures in this story.

No.6 – A Human Skull – I’m using The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North – because this is about a serial killer and there are definite human remains included in this one.

Number of books read this year: 71