Books I bought:
Zero! This is a victory of self-control for me.
Books I Read:
The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma
Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Fewer books bought this month (hooray!), but fewer books read. September was the month when one of my bestest friends in the whole world came to visit and I got to spend almost 24 hours a day in her presence for 5 days, so very little reading was done. This was also a month where my boss and I had about 31 meetings with different small group leaders in 5 days, which also doesn't leave a lot of time for reading. But I did still read 3 books, so I'm considering September pretty amazing all around!
The Map of Time - The back of this book told me it was about time travel and Victorian English literature, so obviously I had to read it. A major character in this book was HG Wells and the plot involved saving classic works like Dracula from being destroyed. I'm all in. The plot definitely went some places I didn't expect, with some major plot twists, but I really enjoyed it, maybe even more than I expected to. I'd recommend it to anyone (except Camille, because she's weird and can't handle time travel discussions).
Next I read Prisoner of Heaven and it was wonderful. It's the 3rd book of his that's set in Barcelona and centers around the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. The first two were Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game. I would highly recommend this book, but probably after reading the first two books. It's a great story but I don't know how connected to it anyone would be without having read the other ones. All 3 of these books are mysterious and a little creepy and funny and sweet and awesome.
And finally, on the last night of September, I finished The Night Circus. I've wanted to read this book since the day it came out. It's magical and romantic and a little mysterious. It tells the story of a circus that comes into town unannounced, sets up overnight, and is only open from dusk until dawn for a few nights before it moves on. In the middle of all this are two people who are locked in a mysterious game of magic. It is SO great! I don't even want to say anymore about it, I just want everyone to read it!
That's it for September. Three amazing books amidst lots of busy-ness. What have you been reading?
