SEPTEMBER 2024 - Monthly Wrap-up

Good morning, everyone!!

September started with the possibility of being a twelve-book or more month. Unfortunately, life got in the way with a sick family member in the hospital. Thankfully, a discharge is expected tomorrow (and I did read a book while waiting at the hospital)!!

 

2^nd ANNUAL “booksbydorothea” BEST BOOKS OF 2024:

All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore (January) 5 stars (ebook)

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (February) 5 stars (ebook)

The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (March) 5 stars (ebook)

How To Read A Book by Monica Wood (April) 5 stars (ebook)

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarity (May) 4.5 stars (ebook)

The Friday Afternoon Club (June) 5 stars (audiobook)

The Bookstore Wedding by Alice Hoffman (July) 5 stars (ebook)

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn (August) 5 stars (ebook)

The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates (September) 5 stars (audiobook)

 

GOODREADS READING GOAL:

My goal is to read 100 books in 2024. As of 09/30/2024, I have read 69 books, or 69% of my goal.

 

SEPTEMBER 2024 STATISTICS:

10 total books

7 e-books; 3 audiobooks; 0 physical books

2 books were ARCs (Advance Reader Copy)

7 books were library books

0 books were purchased

1 book was an Amazon First Reads

0 books were a Book Club Girl

 

Audio listening time in September:  28 hours, 49 minutes

Pages read in September:  2,824 pages

Average review rating: 4.30 stars

 

SEPTEMBER BOOK RATINGS with BOOK COVERS: 

5.0-star book (2)

The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates (audiobook) LINK

The Lost English Girl by Julia Kelly (ebook) LINK

 

4.5-star book (4)

Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston (ebook) LINK

The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston (ebook) LINK

All In by Billie Jean King (audiobook) LINK

The Secret War of Julia Child by Diana R. Chambers (ebook) LINK

 

4.0-star book (3)

Framed by John Grisham/Jim McCloskey (ebook) LINK

The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams (ebook) LINK

Do You Feel Like I Do? by Peter Frampton/Alan Light (audiobook) LINK

3.5-star book (0)

3.0-star book (1)

When We Were Friends by Jane Green (ebook) LINK

 

 

If you want to read my full review of any of these books, there are individual review links for each ebook or audiobook next to the book title and author. Click on the specific book link to get to that book review! 

 

Happy reading!

Dorothea 💜

 

P.S. You can find out more about my book ratings HERE.