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Wrap Up: September 2021

Hi, hello lovely friends! As the weather goes warmer or colder depending on where you’re at in the world, another month has come to an end. This month was an exciting one for us, as it marked our first year anniversary of blogging (yay!) and our first month of being entirely self hosted (double yay!). It was also a very exciting reading month for us, as all three of us here at teatimelit were participating in the theatreaton! We hope you had a lovely month, and keep reading to see what we read! 

This month Caitlyn read 35 books, Cossette read 28 books, and Mary read 7 books.

This truly has been a fantastic reading month for me. I ended up reading a total of 35 books, which I think is the most I’ve ever read in a single month. I’m particularly proud of completing all 21 prompts for the Theatreathon – my competitive nature definitely influenced my reading this month! Picking favorite books for this month is kind of tricky because I read so many that I loved! I loved my rereads of If We Were Villains, Little Women, and Emma, three of my all time favorite books. And I discovered some new favorites in Michelle Quach’s Not Here to Be Liked, and Holly Jackson’s As Good As Dead. I also loved Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur, What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell, and Fresh by Margot Wood. I could add more to the list because I read so many great ones, but I’ll stop there! 

To add or purchase the books mentioned:

Posts I Loved Reading: 

  • Another book that I really enjoyed this month was Marisa Kanter’s As If On Cue! With it being centered around theatre and fun prank wars, how could I not? Also rivals to lovers! We LOVE to see it! My best friend Helena read it before I did and her review made me SO excited for it.
  • I am always seeking out new books by Filipino authors, so I was so excited to see Kate’s post of 8 Queer Books by Filipino Authors! So many of these books sound amazing and I’m excited to add some to my TBR!
  • https://yourtitakate.com/8-queer-books-by-filipino-authors/
  • I have been eagerly awaiting the finale of The Gilded Wolves series, The Bronzed Beasts and now that it’s out I’m hoping to get to it in October. Robin’s review made me so so excited and I can’t wait to find out how the series ends!
  • We all know how much I love dark academia, and I loved Jayati’s post on Dark Academia Books to read this Fall! While I’ve read a few of these already, there are a couple books on this list that I’ve been meaning to get to, and I think this fall will be the perfect time to read them!

I’ve definitely slowed down a bit in terms of reading — no more 40+ reading months (which is honestly, for the better)! Instead, I’ve been spending some time watching more films, and playing Animal Crossing! This month was a really good reading month for me, and I even successfully completed a couple of buddy reads. I also read a couple new books for theatreathon, and completed all the prompts! Some new books I absolutely adored this month were A Million Junes by Emily Henry, and Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach. 

To add or purchase the books mentioned:

  • A Million Junes: Goodreads | TheStoryGraph | Bookshop | IndieBound
  • Not Here to be Liked: Goodreads | TheStoryGraph | Bookshop | IndieBound

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What started off as a bad month for me ended up being a very successful one! Despite being swamped with uni, work, and other commitments, I managed to squeeze in seven books this month! Seven! My favourite of the month has to be Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim, and I am anxiously waiting for book two. It was a wonderful fantasy, with interesting plot points and lush worldbuilding – I absolutely adored it. Cossette actually wrote a full review of it back in July, which you can find here. September reunited me with my love of audiobooks, a love that had been dormant for the whole year so far. I listened to Amelia Unabridged by Ashley Shumacker and absolutely adored it – I cried about three times despite it not being very sad! It had beautiful imagery, a lovely plot, and wonderful friendships throughout the book. It was hard not to consume it in one sitting. The production value was very high, which made it a great listen. Cossette actually reviewed this one back in February, so you can read her full review here.

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Sadly this was another month of poor blog hopping on my behalf, I apologise! 

Thank you so much for reading, we’ll see you all next month for another wrap up!

Comments

  2. Caitlyn 35 books is amazing!!! Thank you so much for mentioning me (and I hope you love TBB just as much as I did when you get around to reading). Great post as always you guys<3

  3. omg I’m so glad you had a great reading month Caitlyn! I also loved Not here to be liked and I can’t wait to read if we were villains! thanks for including my post <3

    haha I'm still a little afraid of how much you're reading Cossette but I'm glad you've enjoyed slowing down!

    I'm glad September ended up to eb a good month for you too Mary!