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Home | Monthly Rewind | I Think We Can All Agree That The Best Thing To Happen This Month Was…

I Think We Can All Agree That The Best Thing To Happen This Month Was…

September 30, 2012 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 12 Comments

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September In One Word

Newlyweds!
5 Things That Happened In September:

1. I met John Green and acted like a complete spazoid!!!! BEST THING TO HAPPEN THIS MONTH.
2. I switched from a Droid to the Iphone 5 and  I couldn’t be happier!
3. I got to meet Alexa from Alexa Loves Books finally!  Love that girl!
4. I got a library card so I can  use the library county where we  moved!
5. I started working  out. Ugh. I hate working out.

5 Songs That Were Most Popular On My Ipod This Month:

1. Some Nights by Fun (I was really into this song earlier this year and then it got overplayed and now I keep listening to it again)
2. Little Black Submarines by Black Keys
3. Islands by Hey Ocean
4. Ho Hey by The Lumineers (yep, still on this list again this month)
5. Lost In My Mind by The Head and the Heart (literally have just been obsessed with this album since last year. Since my days in high school and college…Sub Pop records always seems to churn out things I love).

Top 2 Books I Read This Month:

1. Through The Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
2. The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandannu

Most Popular Review This Month
Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry — which I LIKED but also wanted to gag about all the pet names (nymph and siren to name a few!)

Most Popular 3 Blog Posts Overall This Month

1. Reading In the Car (I have no idea how one of my most popular posts ever is about the fact that for once I didn’t vom while reading in the car. This is why I love you guys lol)
2.Top Ten Book On My To Be Read List Fall 2012
3. One Of My Biggest Bookish Fears

3 New Obsessions In September
1. Revenge — omg Will and  I  started watching this show this month and it’s AMAZING.
2. My Iphone 5!!
3. Almond Milk
2 Things I’m Looking Forward To In October
1. My birthday! Though I’m totally not excited about turning 27.
2. Going to the Fierce Reads tour in the Philly suburbs!

3 Books I’m Looking Forward To Being Released In October
Eve & Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate (Out October 2nd)
Lucid by Adrienne Stoltz (Out October 2)
Send Me A Sign by Tiffany Schmidt (Out October 2nd)
What sort of things were noteworthy for you in September? New obsessions? Best books you read this month? Tell me! 🙂

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Jamie is a 32 year old married lady (with a new baby!!) who is in denial that she's actually that old to be a married lady and a mom. When she's not reading you can find her doing Pilates followed by eating ice cream, belting out Hamilton (loud and offkey) and having adventures with her husband, daughter and rescue dog.

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  1. Dulcy says

    September 30, 2012 at 12:24 am

    Hi Jamie!

    I just bought The Lost Girl and I can’t wait to read it! I also got the chance to read What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang this month which was extremely good. I am so jealous you got to meet John Green! Still, yay for you for getting the opportunity.

    When is your birthday in October? Mine is on the 16th, I’ll be turning 21.

    Reply
  2. Rebecca@ReadingWishes says

    September 30, 2012 at 8:08 am

    27? You don’t look a day over 20, you spring chicken! <3

    Eh, I started working out too 😐 And next month is when I amp it up even more. Sending you hugs and support.

    Yay, for some for Lumineers love! Woohoo 🙂

    Noteworthy? I got to meet Melina Marchetta! She is one of my favourite authors so that was EPCI but…I nearly passed out from all the excitement – true story 😉 The best book I read this month was definitely Every Day by David Levithan! Deadly Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock was also amazing.

    Hope you have a great birthday month in October!

    Reply
  3. alicejane011 says

    September 30, 2012 at 10:13 am

    Congrats on meeting John Green! 😀

    Crazy Red Pen

    Reply
  4. Emily says

    September 30, 2012 at 10:16 am

    Isn’t John Green the most fabulous thing ever? I got to meet him earlier this year at a bookseller’s convention and I was smitten.

    Reply
  5. Jen says

    September 30, 2012 at 11:14 am

    hey now, 27 isn’t so terrible! it could it worse. it could be 28. also, SO happy you finally got an iphone and can join in on all the awesome group texts <3 AND i still need to read something by john green. whoops?

    Reply
  6. Kailia Sage says

    September 30, 2012 at 11:49 am

    I LOVE SOME NIGHTS! I was listening to it last night actually! Glad you like your iPhone 5 (I REALLY want one so maybe Christmas 😉

    Reply
  7. Candice says

    September 30, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Yay for such a fab September! Here’s hoping your October is amazing. So far it sounds like it will be! Also, 27 isn’t all that bad; not a particularly exciting year, but not bad. Or at least it wasnt for me! I’m close to turning 30! Yikes! But here’s hoping 27 is great for you!

    Reply
  8. Brittany @ The Book Addict's Guide says

    September 30, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    I can’t wait to read The Lost Girl and Through the Ever Night! Ahh!
    Haha, I felt the same way about Pushing the Limits! The pet names really took it down a notch for me.

    Reply
  9. elena says

    September 30, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    YAY this seems like a good month for you. JOHN GREEN, ALEXA, and so many good books! I seriously need to work out too and dreading it. 😛

    Reply
  10. Kelsey @ The Lost Book Reports says

    September 30, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    I love this post, I may use this format for mine.. if that is okay with you?! Also, I forgot our birthdays were in the same month! YAY!!!!

    Reply
  11. Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books says

    October 1, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    I must say, meeting YOU was definitely a highlight of my September! As one of the people who constantly inspires me to blog and to blog BETTER, I consider it an honor that we’ve finally been able to meet in person.

    Also, meeting John Green, David Levithan, Siobhan Vivian & Jenny Han were definitely important parts of my September as well 😉

    Reply
  12. Emma @ Words And Peace says

    October 4, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    wow, what a month! I had also a great one, also with a special event with an author! see here: http://wordsandpeace.com/2012/10/02/september-2012-wrap-up/

    Reply

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A book recommendation for all my historical fictio A book recommendation for all my historical fiction readers - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. My holy grail historical author came through for me again. I can’t express how much I cared for and was pulled into the lives of these women living in a boardinghouse in DC during the McCarthy era just as much as I was racing to find out what happened in this house. The tension mounted as we got to what actually happened?? Masterful. Truly. #historicalfiction #bookrec #bookrecommendation #historicalfictionbooks @williammorrowbooks
Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Day and hit up new faves @maveybooks and what used to be my second home when I lived closer @childrensbookworld which was so nice to be back home 🥹🥹

Book shopping is great but I can’t express how incredible building community is and indie bookshops do just that. I always wanted my own version of Cheers and, while not a bar where everybody knows my name, CBW was that place for me for almost a decade when I built community by going to YA book events there and moderating events. And while I am not able to get there as often as I was before I became a mom and we moved further away, It’s been so special to be able to share this beloved space with Riley.

These indie bookshops are so vital to our communities and I know everyone’s situation is different so this isn’t to shame but That Website can’t replace what can be created in these book spaces. Shop local when you are able! #indiebookshop #bookshop #bookshopping #independentbookstore
Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technic Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technically ATMOSPHERE but I feel like between my stories and my dedicated post to it, I’d rather talk about the book I read before it but didn’t update y’all on.

The Trouble With Anna — I enjoyed this delightful little historical romance about a heroine who is carving out her independence only to find out, when her grandfather dies, that he tied her inheritance/future to marrying her best friend’s brother — a not-so-happy surprise for both of them. I could understand why they both had some guardness/walls up and I enjoyed watching them slowly start to lower them.

Mayhem and the Mortal - I’m not too far into this romantic fantasy but it is one of my most anticipated that came out last month and I’m excited to dig in more.

Hamnet — I know, I know. For April I decided not to make a traditional TBR list of books I wanted to read but instead give myself some prompts to guide my reading (bc I’m overwhelmed with all my choices at hand) without feeling rigid. One of the prompts was to read a book I HAD TO BUY but is still unread. So going to finally get to it. Have you read this one or watched the movie?

What are you currently reading?
I had been waiting for the perfect time to read th I had been waiting for the perfect time to read this one after Random House sent me a finished copy as TJR is a longtime auto-buy author.  I found myself caught up in all the space joy and wonder and feeling quite parasocial about the Artemis crew...I decided now was the time.

I had no idea what I was getting into.

I hadn’t really known what it was about but I didn’t really need to given its TJR & the fact it was 1980s NASA & astronauts.

But this book was about love to me - romantic love, platonic love, familial love, love for something bigger than yourself, love for the person you are & are becoming, love in the face of obstacles, love for what lights you up.

Having been invested in real life astronauts & their journey lately really made this book even more vivid to me — seeing the bonds of the crew so deeply, feeling the fragility that exists while they are doing this wondrous & crazy thing that often still boggles my mind that we can do.

And, hardest to put into words, that feeling of awe in the expansive nature & capabilities of love & the universe that I felt when a husband named a crater after his late wife which doubly helped me understand how Joan & Vanessa felt looking back at earth.

It made me sob & feel everything about being a human so deeply basically from that Frances/Joan phone call at 86% of the way through until the final words. Like could not breathe.

*might be a tiny bit spoilery so beware:

I think the way she wrote this was so impactful bc we start out knowing something bad happens &it’s not even that far when we know that some of them def won’t make it back & some are alive in peril.

I was like “oof” when *it* happens early on. But each and every chapter where we learn more about these ppl & their relationships felt agonizing & I was retroactively grieving for them more deeply every turn of the page.

The hurt and grief just compounds from a moment that was sad from the jump to something that had dug in deep to me.

To know what happens right before this mission makes the mission control bits even more excruciating. Makes the peril a character is in hit even harder than just “oh that must be scary!”. 

I loved it. I needed it bad.
The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being m The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being my reading whims, quirks and troubles.

Interesting things:

1. January started out rough. I only read 1 physical book and leaned very heavy into audiobooks only. At first it was distressing that my brain -thanks to current events and their effect on my mind - couldn’t work out how to sit down and read with my eyeballs but I was like…let’s just roll with it and wait for it to pass. So I waited and enjoyed a ton of audiobooks.

2. I don’t think I’ve ever read so many thrillers and mysteries in a quarter. It’s a genre I love but I’m normally quite more balanced. However, it’s what I was craving and what my brain was tolerating so…I just went with it.

3. I have always been a reader led by my moods (both how I feel reading wise and personally). This quarter was FERAL. Like the most feral mood reading ever. I couldn’t even categorize it. I’d decide on one book enthusiastically and suddenly I was like…absolutely not that.

4. I read way less fantasy than normal which was WEIRD but I felt like I also wasn’t surprised given my brain space.

5. I really started to resent people even more who said “it’s a book account stop talking about politics etc”. Babe, I’m a human who gives a shit but ALSO this has and always been an account of MY reading life. And my reading life was profoundly affected by the things that were going on in this country. Like they have been before - whether it’s been current events or things like having a kid, being depressed, slumps, etc.

6. I return to the fact that, for me, I am happiest when I pay attention to my reading whims. The end of the month I had a very specific reading mood (wanted time travel element but not a heavy time travel book) and I decided to pick up A Rip Through Time at the end of the month and I’m now halfway through book 4. Having the best time ever!!! 

Anyways, tell me how your reading life was in Q1! Fave books? Biggest surprises??
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Beyond excited for a new Kate Clayborn, Kasie west, rainbow Rowell, Jenn Bennett and Beth O’Leary - I’ve enjoyed these authors in the past.

My historical loving heart is most excited for The Duke and How To Fake It In Society.

I love an emotional romance so The Art of Loving You is high on my list plus I’ve heard great things about this author.

I’m intrigued by Fast Lane especially since it’s being adapted for a tv series. I’m seeing comparisons to Elle Kennedy’s Off Campus series which I did love!

Which new romance books are piquing your interest or are on your TBR? #romancebooks #newbooks #romancebooktok #romancereader
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A book recommendation for all my historical fictio A book recommendation for all my historical fiction readers - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. My holy grail historical author came through for me again. I can’t express how much I cared for and was pulled into the lives of these women living in a boardinghouse in DC during the McCarthy era just as much as I was racing to find out what happened in this house. The tension mounted as we got to what actually happened?? Masterful. Truly. #historicalfiction #bookrec #bookrecommendation #historicalfictionbooks @williammorrowbooks
Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Day and hit up new faves @maveybooks and what used to be my second home when I lived closer @childrensbookworld which was so nice to be back home 🥹🥹

Book shopping is great but I can’t express how incredible building community is and indie bookshops do just that. I always wanted my own version of Cheers and, while not a bar where everybody knows my name, CBW was that place for me for almost a decade when I built community by going to YA book events there and moderating events. And while I am not able to get there as often as I was before I became a mom and we moved further away, It’s been so special to be able to share this beloved space with Riley.

These indie bookshops are so vital to our communities and I know everyone’s situation is different so this isn’t to shame but That Website can’t replace what can be created in these book spaces. Shop local when you are able! #indiebookshop #bookshop #bookshopping #independentbookstore
Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technic Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technically ATMOSPHERE but I feel like between my stories and my dedicated post to it, I’d rather talk about the book I read before it but didn’t update y’all on.

The Trouble With Anna — I enjoyed this delightful little historical romance about a heroine who is carving out her independence only to find out, when her grandfather dies, that he tied her inheritance/future to marrying her best friend’s brother — a not-so-happy surprise for both of them. I could understand why they both had some guardness/walls up and I enjoyed watching them slowly start to lower them.

Mayhem and the Mortal - I’m not too far into this romantic fantasy but it is one of my most anticipated that came out last month and I’m excited to dig in more.

Hamnet — I know, I know. For April I decided not to make a traditional TBR list of books I wanted to read but instead give myself some prompts to guide my reading (bc I’m overwhelmed with all my choices at hand) without feeling rigid. One of the prompts was to read a book I HAD TO BUY but is still unread. So going to finally get to it. Have you read this one or watched the movie?

What are you currently reading?
I had been waiting for the perfect time to read th I had been waiting for the perfect time to read this one after Random House sent me a finished copy as TJR is a longtime auto-buy author.  I found myself caught up in all the space joy and wonder and feeling quite parasocial about the Artemis crew...I decided now was the time.

I had no idea what I was getting into.

I hadn’t really known what it was about but I didn’t really need to given its TJR & the fact it was 1980s NASA & astronauts.

But this book was about love to me - romantic love, platonic love, familial love, love for something bigger than yourself, love for the person you are & are becoming, love in the face of obstacles, love for what lights you up.

Having been invested in real life astronauts & their journey lately really made this book even more vivid to me — seeing the bonds of the crew so deeply, feeling the fragility that exists while they are doing this wondrous & crazy thing that often still boggles my mind that we can do.

And, hardest to put into words, that feeling of awe in the expansive nature & capabilities of love & the universe that I felt when a husband named a crater after his late wife which doubly helped me understand how Joan & Vanessa felt looking back at earth.

It made me sob & feel everything about being a human so deeply basically from that Frances/Joan phone call at 86% of the way through until the final words. Like could not breathe.

*might be a tiny bit spoilery so beware:

I think the way she wrote this was so impactful bc we start out knowing something bad happens &it’s not even that far when we know that some of them def won’t make it back & some are alive in peril.

I was like “oof” when *it* happens early on. But each and every chapter where we learn more about these ppl & their relationships felt agonizing & I was retroactively grieving for them more deeply every turn of the page.

The hurt and grief just compounds from a moment that was sad from the jump to something that had dug in deep to me.

To know what happens right before this mission makes the mission control bits even more excruciating. Makes the peril a character is in hit even harder than just “oh that must be scary!”. 

I loved it. I needed it bad.
The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being m The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being my reading whims, quirks and troubles.

Interesting things:

1. January started out rough. I only read 1 physical book and leaned very heavy into audiobooks only. At first it was distressing that my brain -thanks to current events and their effect on my mind - couldn’t work out how to sit down and read with my eyeballs but I was like…let’s just roll with it and wait for it to pass. So I waited and enjoyed a ton of audiobooks.

2. I don’t think I’ve ever read so many thrillers and mysteries in a quarter. It’s a genre I love but I’m normally quite more balanced. However, it’s what I was craving and what my brain was tolerating so…I just went with it.

3. I have always been a reader led by my moods (both how I feel reading wise and personally). This quarter was FERAL. Like the most feral mood reading ever. I couldn’t even categorize it. I’d decide on one book enthusiastically and suddenly I was like…absolutely not that.

4. I read way less fantasy than normal which was WEIRD but I felt like I also wasn’t surprised given my brain space.

5. I really started to resent people even more who said “it’s a book account stop talking about politics etc”. Babe, I’m a human who gives a shit but ALSO this has and always been an account of MY reading life. And my reading life was profoundly affected by the things that were going on in this country. Like they have been before - whether it’s been current events or things like having a kid, being depressed, slumps, etc.

6. I return to the fact that, for me, I am happiest when I pay attention to my reading whims. The end of the month I had a very specific reading mood (wanted time travel element but not a heavy time travel book) and I decided to pick up A Rip Through Time at the end of the month and I’m now halfway through book 4. Having the best time ever!!! 

Anyways, tell me how your reading life was in Q1! Fave books? Biggest surprises??
New historical fiction books on my radar for April New historical fiction books on my radar for April and I feel like there is quite a bit of variety. Any of these on your TBR? #historicalfictionbooks #historicalfiction #newbookrelease #newbookreleases
Being someone who reads based on their ever shifti Being someone who reads based on their ever shifting reading moods (sometimes very feral) makes library holds and tbrs very hard. It’s the worst when 5 weeks ago I would have gobbled the library hold up but now when the hold comes in I’m like…I think not. #readersofinstagram #readerproblems #librarylife #librarybooks #moodreader

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