September Recap + Flights of Fantasy Update

Life lately

September has been a whirlwind. There’s no other way to describe it! I made the most of my Labor Day weekend knowing that the rest of the month would be crazy and it absolutely was. In the best way possible though. The rest of my weekends included: a bachelorette party, an engagement party (I’m going to be a bridesmaid for that wedding next year!) and of course my best friend’s wedding this past weekend, of which I was the Maid of Honor. So considering that it’s been all go go go lately, I can’t deny I’m relieved to have everything done. The introvert in me seriously needs a break to recharge and I plan to spend next month doing exactly that. But I am really happy for everything turned out beautifully.

This month's favorites

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Song "If I told you this was only gonna hurt If I warned you that the fire's gonna burn Would you walk in?  Would you let me do it first? Do it all in the name of love.."

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On the blog

Book Reviews The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater The Possibility of Somewhere by Julia Day Leave Me by Gayle Forman Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake Like A River Glorious (Gold Seer Trilogy #2) by Rae Carson Afterward by Jennifer Mathieu The Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia Everything else Empire of Storms Blog Tour: Aelin + Rowan Playlist

Features Links + Loves Flights of Fantasy Book Club #5: Sharon Shinn Short & Sweet (14) BookBags (41): Roald Dahl Blog Tour Stacking the Shelves (38) Personal What I'm Listening To | Podcasts Project Ice Cream continues Summer Bucket List Check-In

And my fantasy streak continues! It's funny because I was so sure that I wouldn't want to read any fantasy books this month after Empire of Storms but I had the opposite effect. I mean at first, I just didn't want to read anything else period. But then I found myself searching for another sweeping epic fantasy to just fall in love with. Nothing topped EoS (obviously!) but I did get hooked on a new series which I was happy about. Here's what I read this month: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas, Feverborn (Fever #8) by Karen Marie Moning, A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith, A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir, books 1-3 in the Elemental Blessings series by Sharon Shinn and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. That brings me to 8 books total!

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