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What's Been Going On . . .
It's September! I am so glad August is over, mainly because I love Fall weather. But I live in Naples, Italy, which is right on the coast. So typically, our autumn resembles more of a warm Spring. Either way, I hate the heat so I will be happy to see that go away. I am also very excited for a couple of trips my husband and I are taking. Next weekend, we will be going on a long weekend to the Umbria and Tuscany region. I love that we are close enough that we can drive there! We will also be celebrating our seventh wedding anniversary on September 18. We will be spending the weekend on the Amalfi Coast, which is pretty much the most beautiful spot in Southern Italy. Of course I will be posting lots of pictures for you guys.
This month was a really good month, reading wise. I read a total of 24 books this month! Yay! I participated in Bout of Books 14, which helped me get some more reading in. And because I overextended myself with September ARCs, I also participated in ARC August.
Here are the books I read this month, in all their glory:
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Most disappointing book I read this month:
Are You Still There by Sarah Lynn Scheerger
Reviews Posted This Month:
Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin
The Uninvited by Cat Winters
Mini-reviews for The Six, The Fall and Legacy of Kings
A Court of Thorn and Roses (ACOTAR #1) by Sarah J. Maas
Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
Mini-reviews for A Whole New World, Your Voice Is All I Hear, State of Grace and It's About Love
Mini-reviews for Vivian Apple, If You Wrong Us, Vengeance Road and Alice
Are You Still There by Sarah Lynn Scheerger
Mini-reviews for From Where I Watch You and The Wanderers
Top Ten Lists:
Favorite Fairytale Retellings
Authors I Have Read The Most From
Top Auto-Buy Authors
Tyrannical Governments 101
Other Posts This Month:
I had a discussion about the book Some Girls Are being banned from a school's reading list.
I did an Unpopular Opinions Tag
You can read about my progress for Bout of Books 14
Discussion post where I asked the question: Do You Reread? <----- Most visited post this month!
I did the Mid-Year Book Freak-Out Tag
How was your month? What was your favorite book read this month?
I can't wait to see the pictures of your trip. Hopefully they'll kick my butt in gear to start planning my own trip to Italy. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Christy! Italy is a beautiful place. This will be my first trip to the Tuscany area so I am very excited.
DeleteThe Amalfi Coast is gorgeous! Awesome you get to travel so much while there. And wow to 24 books! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace! I am so incredibly thankful that I get to live so close to so many places. Love the Amalfi Coast.
DeleteI love Tuscany, too, Cynthia and I'm sure you'll have a fantastic time both there and on the Amalfi Coast.
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic week ahead and happy reading.
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
Thanks so much Lexxie! I have never been to Tuscany before. I am so excited!!
DeleteWe spent our honeymoon 12 years ago on the Amalfi Coast and it was fab! Lucky you to be so near there. Those cliffside roads are scary though, I don't fancy driving them! You had a busy August!
ReplyDeleteTrish, yeah my husband actually loves driving those cliffs. He is crazy because I could never do it. But it is something else to ride them. It is an awesome experience.
DeleteI used to work in developing countries but have been to barely any non-developing countries. I have to admit though I have no desire to go to the US etc... But I do want to get to Italy one day cos I want to do the cliched Tuscany thing! :-)
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile... I can't believe you read 24 books. That's amazing!!!!
Thanks Deborah! Italy is AMAZING!! Can I ask where you live?
DeleteI love the collage of books. Vengeance Road I'm curious about.
ReplyDeleteGreg, I highly recommend Vengeance Road. It was so good!
DeleteMy friend's daughter and her new husband are honeymooning in Southern Italy right now. They had someone immediately try to steal from their backpack as they got of the transportation into Naples. They also thwarted it.
ReplyDeleteKudos at 7 years! Enjoy the vacation!
Thanks Steph! Yeah, believe it or not that happened to my husband after a year of living here and it was right outside the train station. They tried to steal his iPad, but luckily he thwarted it as well. I hope they still have a good time though. Naples has a problem with theft, but I absolutely love this area.
DeleteSounds like some lovely places to visit. Happy Anniversary and enjoy the climate and scenery:)
ReplyDeleteSo many books! I see at least a dozen I'd like. LOL My poor TBR.
Here's my Sunday Post - http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/08/30/whats-new-on-my-bookshelf-127-and-the-sunday-post/
Thanks so much Laura!
DeleteHave a wonderful trip! My sister went to the Amalfi Coast with her husband this past spring and the pictures were beautiful. I hope to go someday.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your reading this month. I wanted to participate in the readathon but couldn't. I still need to read The Young Elites and I'm curious about Legacy of Kings.
Thanks Christina! I hope you can go one day as well because it is SO BEAUTIFUL!! Both The Young Elites and Legacy of Kings were SO GOOD. I highly recommend both of them.
DeleteYou are simply amazing, Cynthia, you little reading machine, you!! :) I still haven't got around to reading More Happy than Not, but Two Boys Kissing was amazing! Happy September, signorina! <3
ReplyDeleteRamona, I am SO GLAD you loved Two Boys Kissing! It's always a lot of pressure when someone reads a book based solely on my recommendation. :) It is one of my favorite books this year.
Delete24 books! That's amazing. I hope your September will be just as fantastic. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Joy!
DeleteYou are so lucky to live in Italy and be able to read to much in one month. You must be a superhero ;)
ReplyDeleteTopOfTheBookShelf, ha I am no hero. Just unemployed! But I am very, very lucky to be living in Italy. It is such a beautiful country.
DeleteAmazing month for books! I liked The Young Elites, a lot.
ReplyDeleteHappy September reading!
Thanks fredamans! I loved The Young Elites and can't wait for the sequel!
DeleteSeems like a fantastic month! Can't wait to read your review of More Happy Than Not!
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Thanks Nicole! I just posted it recently. I loved it so, so much!
DeleteI totally hate the heat as well. I can't even explain how happy I am that we are at the end of summer, because I HATE this season.
ReplyDeleteHas Italy had a major heat wave? I think I remember something on the news about it.
Lyn, oh yes we had a major heat wave. It was over 100 degrees, but the weather app said it felt like 135 outside. It was miserable. There were several older people that actually died from it. I am so, so glad that it has cooled down a bit.
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