Top Ten Books on my Fall 2021 TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. More information here.

Unfortunately, I did not read all the things I wanted to read in the last 3 months, but I did read over half of them. The first four books are leftover. I do hope to read those very soon. I pulled some Netgalley books and some that I have physical copies of as well. So without further ado, here's what I hope to read in September, October, and November.

August 2021 Book Haul

I did it - I only hauled 10 books this month. Lately, I have also been reading 10 books a month, so it would've balanced out. But in August, I was only able to read 6 - not really a big deal. Probably a closer ratio of read to hauled anyways :) In August, I only purchased one book, the rest were free, borrowed, or ARCs. We'll see how many of these I get read in the next little bit. My library books are all on my September TBR.

KINDLE BOOKS

1. Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco - received an eARC from Netgalley
2. Hook, Line, & Sinker by Tessa Bailey - received an eARC from Netgalley
3. Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur - received an eARC from Netgalley
4. Too Hot to Handle by Tessa Bailey - purchased on Amazon
5. Night Stalker: The Life & Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip Carlo - purchased on Amazon
6. Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy by Terry Sullivan - purchased on Amazon
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - borrowed ebook
2. The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary - borrowed ebook
3. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini - borrowed audiobook
4. The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren - borrowed audiobook
   

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in August?

Have you read any of my books?

Books I Read in August

I read 6 books in August.

• Game Changer by Neal Shusterman (Audio, 10 hr 3 min, 2021, YA Sci Fi, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart (Audio, 15 hr 55 min, 2021, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Owlcrate challenge
• It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey (Kindle, 416 pages, 2021, Adult Romance, For Review) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Netgalley challenge, Series challenge
• The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler (Audio, 11 hr 36 min, 2020, Adult Romance, Borrowed) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (Audio, 14 hr 4 min, 2020, YA Historical Fiction, Purchased) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Owlcrate challenge, Series challenge
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Kindle, 389 pages, 2019, YA Thriller/Mystery, Borrowed) - 4.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  

Pages read: 805 pages + 47 hr 38 min
Pages DNF: 0

READING STATS
BY FORMAT

• Kindle: 2 (2021 Total: 27)
  
• Physical: 0 (2021 Total: 13)
• Audio: 4 (2021 Total: 40)

BY PAGE COUNT

• Under 250 pages: 0 (2021 Total: 6)
• 250 to 400 pages: 3 (2021 Total: 49)
  
• 400 to 700 pages: 3 (2021 Total: 21)
• 700+ pages: 0 (2021 Total: 4)

BY METHOD OF OBTAINING

• Purchased: 2 (2021 Total: 22)
• Borrowed: 3 (2021 Total: 48)
• For Review: 1 (2021 Total: 10)
• Gifted: 0 (2021 Total: 0)

BY RATING

• 1 star: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
• 2 stars: 0 (2021 Total: 4)
• 3 stars: 2 (2021 Total: 24)
• 4 stars: 2 (2021 Total: 23)
• 5 stars: 2 (2021 Total: 28)

BY AUDIENCE

• MG: 0 (2021 Total: 5)
• YA: 4 (2021 Total: 44)
• Adult: 2 (2021 Total: 31)

BY YEAR

• Before 2000s: 0 (2021 Total: 0)
  
• 2000 to 2010: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
• 2010 to 2015: 0 (2021 Total: 8)
• 2016 to 2018: 0 (2021 Total: 20)
• 2019: 1 (2021 Total: 13)
• 2020: 2 (2021 Total: 22)
• 2021: 3 (2021 Total: 15)

BY GENRE

• Classic/Historical Fiction: 1 (2021 Total: 3)
• Contemporary: 0 (2021 Total: 15)
• Dystopia/Horror: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
• Fantasy: 1 (2021 Total: 21)
• Nonfiction: 0 (2021 Total: 5)
• Paranormal: 0 (2021 Total: 4)
• Romance/Smut: 2 (2021 Total: 14)
• Sci Fi: 1 (2021 Total: 11)
  
• Thriller/Mystery: 1 (2021 Total: 6)

September 2021 TBR & Challenge Update

In 2021, I'm participating in Words & Whimsy Reading Challenge (new challenge each month - September is Dark Academia theme) and The Avengers Initiative Reading Challenge (a year long challenge).

I had a rough August and that is okay. I read 6 books total - 804 pages and 47 hr 38 min. My first week was actually very successful and then my kids all went back to in-person school and that has really been a learning curve. Throw in 2 of the 3 getting sick (negative COVID tests!), my husband going out of town, one of our cats being diagnosed with kidney diseases (and an overnight vet stay), plus meet 'n' greets, band practices, football game (with me volunteering)...and there has not been a lot of time for reading. I think we're finding our groove, but don't expect any time left to just breathe for the next little bit lol.

I have 8 criteria prompts to tackle for Words & Whimsy this month. My goal is 120 pages per day. I have 3 Netgalley books on my TBR and 1 Owlcrate - if I do read them (last month I should have hit my goal for Netgalley), I will hit my yearly goal for both and that would be really awesome. No pressure though. I just want to enjoy my reading this month!
 

My TBR for September:

• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes [Kindle - Library]
  
• The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren [Audio - Library]
  
• The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary [Kindle - Library]
• To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini [Audio - Library]
• If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy [Kindle - Netgalley]
• Witch Please by Ann Aguirre [Kindle - Netgalley]
• One, Two, Three by Elodie Nowdazkij [Kindle - Netgalley]
• Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte [Hardcover - Owlcrate]
  

2021 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 66% 
Goodreads Challenge: 80/50 books - 160% COMPLETED 5/8
Series Challenge: 11/10 series - 110% COMPLETED 6/22
Netgalley Challenge: 10/12 books - 83% AHEAD!
Owlcrate Challenge: 11/12 books - 91%  AHEAD!

My 2021 Series Tracker

 What are you planning on reading in September?