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Thank God September is over! This was not an easy month for me or my family. With my grandfather’s sudden passing, not only did the days seem to last forever but we were all sad. And do you know how hard it is to NOT be sad in front of your four old?! It’s hard, trust me and bless him because he knew something was wrong.
How do you explain to a four year old that their great-grandparent has died? Let me tell you, it wasn’t easy. We are a Christian family so we believe in heaven and Jesus and try to raise our son with the same values. He humbled me after I explained to him why mommy was sad. He looked at me very serious and said “Don’t be sad Mommy. Jesus will love him.” This of course made me cry harder but for an entirely different reason.
Reading wise I read a whopping 7 books. I just couldn’t concentrate long enough on one book to really get into the characters and plot. And of course that means I also didn’t blog much. I’m looking forward to getting back into a groove this month.
Favorite September Read
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas was easily my favorite read last month. I devoured the book in less than 48 hours. The prequel novellas had been my favorite from this series until this one. Those of you that wondered where Adarlan’s Assassin was in the previous books…yeah she’s been found. She’s awesome! And Rowan *happy sigh* that’s all I have to say about him 😀
Favorite September Quote
He could not remember if the thing was a prince, or if he himself had once been a prince. Not likely. A prince would not have allowed that woman’s head to be cut off. A prince would have stopped the blade. A prince would have saved her. Yet he had not saved her, and he knew there was no one coming to save him. ~ From Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
Reviews in September
- Destiny Rising by Siobhan Davis ★★★★
- A Whole New World by Liz Braswell ★★★
- The Cage by Megan Shepherd ★★★★
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore ★★★★★
- Consequences: Opal & Origin by Jennifer L Armentrout ★★★★★
- Opal by Jennifer L Armentrout ★★★★★
- Origin by Jennifer L Armentrout ★★★★★
- Girl Wife Prisoner by Hanna Peach ★★★★
- Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas ★★★★★
- Fractured Suns by Theresa Kay ★★★★★
- Opposition by Jennifer L Armentrout ★★★★★
- Fated by Sarah Fine ★★★★★
- Fire by Kristin Cashore ★★★½
Other September Fun
- Top Ten Tuesday #47 – Not Gonna Be Friends
- FF #24 – Movie to Book?
- 2015 COYER Summer Scavenger Hunt Completed!
- Waiting on Wednesday #21 – Winter by Marissa Meyer
- FF #25 – Diamonds in the Rough
- Sunday Post #42 – Football Time in TN
- Sunday Post #43 – Remembering My Papaw
- Meet the Author: Gerrard Cowan
- Top Ten Tuesday #48 – Fall 2015 TBR List
- FF #26 – Dream Job
- Sunday Post #44 – Welcome Fall!
- Top Ten Tuesday #49 – Throne of Glass Fans!
- Blog Ahead – October 2015 Challenge Accepted!
Coming Up this Week
- An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet – review
- Top Ten Tuesday | “Ten Bookish Things I Want to Quit Or Have Quit” via the Broke and the Bookish
- Children’s Corner | God Gave Us Sleep by Lisa Tawn Bergren – review
- The Thirteenth World by A.N. Willis – review
- A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston – review
- Feature & Follow Friday | “If you could have any super power, what would it be?” via Alison Can Read and Parajunkee’s View
- Weekend Reads | Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch – review
This Week’s Book Fix
The Keepsake by Suzy Vitello (eARC via author)
Spinning Starlight by (eARC via Disney Press)
Snowbound at Christmas by Debbie Mason (eARC via )
Sound by Juliet Madison (eARC via Sourcebooks)
Veil of Darkness by T.C. Metivier (eARC via author)
The Fire Sisters by A.G. Howard (eBook via KOLL)
Infinity Lost by S. Harrison (eARC via Kindle First)
Coming Undone by Staci Stallings (Kindle Freebie)
What are you looking forward to in October?
Halloween is later this month and little man loves to go trick or treating, even though my weird child won’t eat the candy. This year he wants to be a ninja which surprised me. He’s currently on a Star Wars kick and every game we play revolves around Jedis and Vader. In fact every bad guy is Darth then his name (i.e. the Shredder is Darth Shredder). I honestly thought he would want to be Darth Vader. But nope he wants to be a ninja, so a ninja costume we’ve ordered 😀
There are a ton of good books coming out this fall and I have a stack waiting to be read. I can’t wait to share them will all of you. Also this month I’m participating in the Blog Ahead challenge hosted by the Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Herding Cats & Burning Soup. So far I haven’t done that well. The goal is to blog ahead 31 posts (one for each day in October)…yeah I’ve done one. BUT I do have a plan written out for each post, so hopefully I can catch up this week and maybe even get ahead.
What are your October plans? Any good books on your TBR list? Comment below to share 😀
OOh nice! Those are all new to me reads! Hope you enjoy them all!
Here’s my STS
Have a GREAT day!
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Jessica @ a GREAT read recently posted…Stacking the Shelves–2 week edition
I am so sorry for your loss it is coming up to my grandfathers 1st anniversary of his death this month it’s hard. Your son is a remarkable little boy to say what he said you must be a proud mum. Have a great week.
Megan @ reading away the days recently posted…Sunday Post #27- An Indian Summer
So sorry for you loss, kids can be so amazingly wise when they want to be and your son certainly sounds like a lovely, kind wee boy!
Have a fab week!
Heather @ Random Redheaded Ramblings recently posted…The Sunday Post #20 – 4th October 2015
This must’ve been such a hard month for you and your family. And kids can really surprise you with comments like that, it shows how much he understand what’s going on. I think it makes sense you read less, when grieving it’s hard to get into a book. I hope October is a better month for you!
I also have only done only one post for blog ahead so far, but I did write two posts for october, even though those don’t count. I am not going for the full 30 posts though, but I do hope to get a few extra posts written.
I love star wars, my boyfriend and I recently watched the whole animates clone wars series and am now eagerly awaiting the next season of star wars rebels. I also read The Phantom Menace in book form recently, it was fun to experience the story in a different way. I’ve seen a few customes for kid as darth vader, but that ninja custome looks really cool too. I hope your son will like it!
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Awe..such wisdom out of the mouths of babes. I hope October brings you peace. Awesome haul, and look at those holiday reads!
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Sorry for your loss and your sadness. Sounds like your little guy handled it well and in a sweet way.
I read the first two Throne of Glass books and loved them! Looking forward to Queen of Shadows now. I read A Court of Thorns and Roses by her, which was also very good if you haven’t picked it up.
Enjoy your week ahead and hope it is a better one for you.
Rita @ View From My Home recently posted…Weekly Wrap-Up 10/3/15
I am so very sorry for your loss! Kids can say some amazing things. When my husbands grandmother passed my daughter told me “I’m not sad, mommy because I will see her again, when it’s time” I got the chills when she said it and she is right.
I hope you have a great week, Lillian! Happy Reading! *hugs*
Michelle@Because Reading recently posted…Fast week, lots of rain and a new header soon? ~ WIR & TSP
Sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family. It’s amazing you still got so much done under the circumstances. Having someone to care for probably helps. Your son sounds really sweet, and I hope you guys have a great time celebrating Halloween with him.
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I’m glad your horrible September is now done and dusted and hope October is a happier month for you and your family. At least you’ll have Halloween to look forward to.
And I’m sure things will improve for your Blog Ahead challenge. The month has only started so I’m sure you’ll catch up!
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