With daylight savings time falling us back this
weekend, and Target quickly shoving away their Halloween decorations to make
room for fake Christmas trees, stockings, and candy canes, it’s clear
that fall is on its way out the door and winter is moving in.
With only a couple of months left before 2015, I’m proud to say
that I reached a fifty book milestone on Friday. That’s over twice as many books as last
year! But of course, this journey for me this year has been less about quantity
and more about time and reading quality books, and although I'm sure I'll talk about this as the year comes to a close, it's awesome to know that I'm making time for something I love.
Here are the books I read this fall:
August:
·
Escape
from Prison 14 by Blaine Harden
·
Miss
Peregrine’s School of Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
September
(2):
·
Shiver
by Maggie Stiefvater
·
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell à favorite fiction!
October
(4):
·
Wild
by Cheryl Strayed
·
Panic
by Lauren Oliver
·
Unbroken
by Laura Hillebrand à favorite non-fiction!
·
Let’s
Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
Still leaning heavy
toward non-fiction, but the teen fiction I’ve read the last few months have
been decidingly disappointing (besides Miss
Peregrine’s School of Peculiar Children, which was quirky and unique and excellent). Looking for something to
rejuvenate that trend if anyone has suggestions!
Otherwise, I have lots
of excellent books I’m hoping to conquer before the end of the year, including Everything that Remains by The
Minimalists (almost done!), Amy Poehler’s new memoir Yes Please, and a classic I’ve been recommended for ages- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Here’s
to embracing the cold, snuggling up with hot chocolate, popcorn, and a good
book, and trying not to turn into an icicle!
