September 2023 Book Haul

I did not haul a ton of books in September. One is purchased, the other 4 are borrowed from the library. The only one I have not read is the purchased book. Holding steady from last month at 77% hauled books I have read.

PURCHASED BOOKS

1. Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon (Kindle)
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)
2. True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (Audio)
3. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (Audio)
4. A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem (Audio)
   

Tally for 2023:
Total Books Hauled: 62 (Read: 48 /Unread: 14)
Total Purchased Books: 10 (Read: 3 /Unread: 7)
Total Review Books: 9 (Read: 2 /Unread: 7)
Total Library Books: 43 (Read: 43 /Unread: 0)

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

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in September 2023

I read 22 books and DNF'd 1 book in September.

• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Audio, 8 hr, 1932, Adult Dystopia, Purchased) - 2 stars | My Review
• The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (Audio, 5 hr 54 min, 2000, YA Contemporary, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review 
• Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Audio, 10 hr 12 min, 2005, YA Dystopia, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
• Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Audio, 12 hr 5 min, 2008, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 4.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Audio, 1 hr 58 min, 1953, Adult Historical Fiction, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review  
• Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (Audio, 6 hr 12 min, 2000, YA Historical Fiction, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Audio, 10 hr 53 min, 2007, Adult Mystery/Thriller, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (Audio, 12 hr 6 min, 2011, YA Paranormal, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
• Animal Farm by George Orwell (Audio, 3 hr 11 min, 1946, Adult Satire, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review 
• 1984 by George Orwell (Audio, 11 hr 22 min, 1949, Adult Satire, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Glass Houses by Rachel Caine (Audio, 8 hr 43 min, 2006, YA Paranormal, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (Audio, 43 hr 46 min, 1993, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (Audio, 10 hr 52 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs (Audio, 8 hr 3 min, 2020, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - No rating | My Review
• White Cat by Holly Black (Audio, 6 hr 40 min, 2010, YA Paranormal, Purchased) - 2 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge 
• The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (Audio, 9 hr 22 min, 2016, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 2.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Audio, 12 hr 6 min, 2011, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
• The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury (Audio, 11 hr 53 min, 2016, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (Audio, 14 hr 33 min, 2011, YA Contemporary, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
• Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (Audio, 12 hr 33 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• A Lady's Guide to Mischief & Mayhem by Manda Collins (Audio, 7 hr 36 min, 2020, Adult Historical Fiction) - 1 stars | My DNF Review - DNF'd @ 17%
• The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien (Audio, 3 hr 52 min, 1937, Adult Fantasy, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
• Naked in Death by JD Robb (Audio, 10 hr 17 min, 1995, Adult Thriller/Mystery, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge 
  

Pages read: 234 hr 33 min
Pages DNF: 1 hr 17 min

What did you read in September?

October 2023 TBR + Challenge Update

I had a very busy September and October will be just as busy since it's marching band season. In September, I decided to just pull some old old TBR books out in audio format. I ended up listening to 22 books and DNF'd 1 audiobook. I knocked out a ton of the old TBR. I figure I'm just going to continue that in October.

I'm almost done with my Goodreads challenge for the year with just 4 books to go. I would like to concentrate more on Netgalley books but I don't have mental space to really just buckle down and sit and physically read a book. We'll see, but for now, I'll probably end the year not meeting my Netgalley or Series goals.

My TBR for October:

• Text Appeal by Amber Roberts (Netgalley/Kindle)
  
• Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)
  
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Audio)
• LIFELIK3 by Jay Kristoff (Audio)
  

2023 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 75% 
Goodreads Challenge: 96/100 books - 96% AHEAD!
Series Challenge: 16/20 series - 80% AHEAD!
Netgalley Challenge: 8/20 books - 40% BEHIND!

What are you planning on reading in October?