9/30/12

SEPTEMBER RECAP



Well, I reached the 100/130 mark this month so that I'm within sight of the finishing line for the 12 in 12 challenge and  1 1/3 of the 75 book challenge.  Had some great books this month!

September:  4 pre-owned: 5 borrowed: 2 new: 1 ARC  - 12 books.
Best of the Month:  [Cleopatra: A Life]  (Hard decision so many to choose from)
Worst of the month - [From the tow-path to the White House]  

Here's what I read this month:

The Inn at Rose Harbor  ★★★★
The Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St. Germain ♫ ★★★
Fundraising the Dead ★★★½
Due or Die   ★★★½
Willful Behaviour ♫ ★★★½
Evil in Carnations   ★★★★
Embroidered Truths ♫ ★★★
Buttercream Bump off ★★★½
Cleopatra: A Life  ♫ ★★★★
Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos ★★★★
From the tow-path to the White House   ★★
We got to play Baseball ★★★★

I. 1. Class schedule - Nook Books/Net galley 12/12
CATEGORY COMPLETED    4 overlaps
Due or Die

II. Study Hall - Mysteries 11/12
Buttercream Bump off
Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos

III. Home Economics - crafts and home themed books 12/12
CATEGORY COMPLETED
3 overlaps

IV. History - USPC  and background  reconstruction thru 1900 9/12
From Towpath to the White House

V. English Lit - mysteries set in Great Britian  9/12

VI. Lunch -  leftovers, culinary  and game themed books 8/12
Fundraising the Dead
Cleopatra: A Life
We got to play Baseball

VII. Foreign languages - foreign settings  12/12
CATEGORY COMPLETED
5 overlap

VIII. Speech Class - Audiobooks  10/12
The Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St. Germain
Cleopatra: A Life
Willful Behaviour ♫

IX. Homework - TBRs 12/12
CATEGORY COMPLETED
6 overlaps
The Inn at Rose Harbor

X. Math - 1st,2nd, 3rd…..  Series books  11/12
Evil in Carnations  
Embroidered Truths

XI. Geography - euro and 50 state challenges  12/12
CATEGORY COMPLETED   5 overlaps

XII. Extra curricular activites - group reads 
or recommended by LTers  12/12
CATEGORY COMPLETED
5 overlaps

6  Categories Completed - 14 books to go!

Genre Summary - September

Nonfiction:
2 books  History
0 book Health
1 book memoirs
Fiction:
Novels: 1
Youth/Children: 0
Mystery:8
Historical Fiction: 0
Classic: 0

Books for next month: These are all I need to finish my 12 in 12 Challenge!

Thirteenth tale  ♫
Vanished in the Dunes
Quarantine
Devils Food Cake Murder  ♫
Art Forger
The Secret Keeper
Princess Elizabeth's Spy
Reckless Bride
Uniform Justice  ♫
DRACULA
Border Lord and the lady
Frozen Thames
Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president  ♫
Empires of Light


Quarterly totals
Books Read Owned  19 (Pages: 6,339)
Books Read Borrowed 6(Pages: 1,891)
Audio Books heard 10 (95¾ hours, equivalent 3,604 pages)

Total Completed
15 books, 10 e-books  and 10 audio books -  11,834 pages
29 fiction; 4 nonfiction

Genre Summary

Nonfiction:
5 books  History
0 book Health
2 book Memoir

Fiction:
Novels: 4
Youth/Children: 1
Mystery: 19
Historical Fiction: 4
Classic: 0

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