August and September reading reflections

It's been a very busy few weeks - so busy that I never actually managed to find a Sunday to publish my August reads. Today I am therefore posting both my August and September reads.

August


When You Wish Upon a Duke by Isabella Bradford 3.5
Landscape of Farewell by Alex Miller 4
The Daughters of Mars by Tom Keneally 4
The Restaurant of Love Regained by Ito Ogawa 4
Timeless Desire by Gwyn Cready 4
Three Nights with a Scoundrel by Tessa Dare 4
The Siren by Tiffany Reisz 4.5
Queen's Bounty by Fiona Buckley 4
Changing the Game by Jaci Burton 3.5
The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy 4.5
Blameless by Gail Carriger 3
The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James 4
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 4.5
I am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley 4
The Mirrored World by Debra Dean 3.5
The Angel by Tiffany Reisz 4.5
Faithful Place by Tana French 4
On the Steamy Side by Louisa Edwards 3
Fables 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers  by Bill Willingham 4.5

September

Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis 4
A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper 4
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss 2.5
Taking a Shot by Jaci Burton 4
Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan 4.5
Strong and Sexy byJill Shalvis 3.5
Because of You Jessica Scott 4
Until There Was You by Jessica Scott 3
Mr Chen's Emporium by Deborah O'Brien 3.5
The Lady's Slipper by Deborah Swift 4
Planning for Love by Christi Barth 3.5
The Winter Mantle by Elizabeth Chadwick 4.5
The Gilded Lily by Deborah Swift 4.5
Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart 3.5
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina 4
Laid Bare by Lauren Dane 4
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes 4.5
Deep Autumn Heat by Elisabeth Barrett 3.5
Overseas by Beatriz Williams 4.5
When the Duchess Says Yes by Isabella Bradford 3
The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes 4
Coming Undone by Lauren Dane 4

I made a fair bit of progress on challenges, or at least added lots of books to my challenges list as for several of the challenges I have well and truly completed the requirements for the challenge even though I continue to be a willing participant!

Here are the books I read for each challenge

Landscape of Farewell, Daughter of Mars, A Brief History of Montmaray, Sea Hearts, Mr Chen's Emporium, Blood Song, The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf

Daughter of Mars, Queen's Bounty, The Baker's Daughter, I am Half Sick of Shadows, The Mirrored World, Mr Chen's Emporium, The Lady's Slipper, The Winter Mantle, The Gilded Lily. The Girl You Left Behind, Overseas

Daughter of Mars, The Girl You Left Behind, Overseas

Faithful Place, Fables 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers, Sea Hearts, The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf

A Brief History of Montmaray, Sea Hearts, Mr Chen's Emporium, Blood Song, The interrogation of Ashala Wolf

Currently Reading

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (on audiobook) and Omamori by Richard McGill

Up Next

I need to get back to The Doomsday Book, Lola's Secret by Monica McInerney