Books I read in September! Fans of the Impossible Life, Asking For It, One, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, Monsters, Sophie Someone.

I am so behind on blogging! I think my august blog fest sapped all my blogging juice out, but that's no excuse, I still want to keep track of the books I've been reading and share my thoughts and feelings on them. September was a really good book month. I read 6 books, most of which came out in September or the months previous. There were just SO MANY good YA books out at the end of summer, all living up to the hype for me. Asking For It certainly did, and One was a total gem. They were all so good in fact that I really want to do an individual review for each, which is another reason it's taken me so long to get round to blogging because it seems like a BIG TASK. However, as I say, they were tip top books so it will presumably be an enjoyable blog writing sesh!

Soooo coming soon I guess, reviews for the following:

Fans of the Impossible Life- Kate Sculsa

Asking For It- Louise O'Neill

One- Sarah Crossan

The Rest of Us Just Live Here- Patrick Ness

Monsters- Emerald Fennell

Sophie Someone- Hayley Long

September Wish List

There are so many books coming out around now, so I have a few biggies that I am getting super excited about getting my hands on in September! I have a few of these on preorder so should be dropping through my post box real soon, a few I'll be seriously considering spending my pennies on, and a couple I've already managed to get my mitts on! Here they are, the book son my September wish list:

Asking For It- Louise O'Neill

This book has been hotly anticipated by, EVERYONE, as far as I can tell. It's a super dark book dealing with consent and rape culture. So not exactly a cheery topic, however Louise O'Neill's writing is amazing: her first novel Only Ever Yours is a total favourite of mine and it left me feeling drained. It seems strange to wilfully put yourself through a dark read, but I know it will be well worth it. This one should be on its way in the post to me!

The Rest of Us Just Live Here- Patrick Ness

This will actually the first of Patrick Ness's books I have read. I know, I know, he's written some amazing books which I really should read immediately, I will get on it as soon as possible! The plot of this book just really stood out to me, looking at those who are not 'the chosen one', and I have been looking forward to its publication for a lot of the year. This too is on its way to me in the post!

The Wolf Wilder- Katherine Rundell

I've been looking forward to the release of this beautiful book for several months too. I was drawn in by the fairy tale story, the snow, and the wolves. I managed to get a copy at the Edinburgh Book Festival, and it is physically a really beautiful book. The cover is this really satisfying matt with shiny silver foil for the title, and the page quality is amazing, with little bits of illustration throughout. I'm really looking forward to be whisked away to the snow with this one.

A Portable Shelter- Kirsty Logan

I loved Kirsty Logan's novel, The Gracekeepers, and was fully whirled away to its high seas and circuses world. This book is a series of stories told by two characters to their unborn daughter, and is full of selkies and witches. I am so looking forward to reading this, and there's a character called Ruth in it. I already have a lovely hardcover copy of this, and in fact got it signed by Kirsty Logan today! She too is lovely. It's in a limited edition in this hardback format, with a paperback coming next year, so act fast if you want this lovely blue and silver edition!

I'm also looking forward to reading these September releases:

Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa sounds awesome, with Brideshead Revisited as its inspiration. I have an arc copy from NetGalley so I'm looking forward to getting stuck in! Lauren James's The Next Together sounds great, and Lauren herself seems so nice, I've been following her progress on twitter for a a wee while now. I have already read Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon on kindle with a copy from NetGalley, but I really loved the book and I reckon it might be worth getting an actual physical copy, as the illustrations weren't in the copy I read. I also really like to own physical copies of books I've loved, anyone else do that?

Authors on Twitter

The book loving online community is a wonderful one, there is so much love on #bookstagram, and on Twitter there are so many good bookish people to follow. Fellow bookbloggers, booktubers, publishers, writers, illustrators, editors, agents, librarians, book trust people; there are so many great, clever book type people whose wonderings and witticisms you can enjoy. (It occurs to me as I write this list that I've chosen all female authors, I'll throw in a token male author if I can find one, but maybe they're just not very funny on or fun on Twitter??)

Here are some of my favourites authors to follow on Twitter:

Louise O'Neill @oneillo:

Louise O'Neill is the author of Only Ever Yours, her UH-MAY-ZING 2014 young adult dystopian novel, and Asking For It, which I have yet to read but comes out this year and sounds equally as harrowing yet brilliant. She's funny on twitter, follow her for such gems as:

Sassy shark stickers are kind of my life right now. Haters gonna hate.

— Louise O' Neill (@oneilllo) July 30, 2015

I dreamt my father was training the Cork football team and a newspaper article described me as 'the writer of To Kill A Mockingbird'.

— Louise O' Neill (@oneilllo) July 28, 2015

I've decided I don't really believe in curtains which is either going to make me very popular or very, very unpopular with the neighbours.

— Louise O' Neill (@oneilllo) July 27, 2015

This bus journey has been interminable. Even eye-fucking the cute backpacker sitting across from me has started to get boring.

— Louise O' Neill (@oneilllo) July 26, 2015

I have a meeting with my Irish publicist today. That's apropos of nothing but I think it makes me sound uber professional and successful.

— Louise O' Neill (@oneilllo) July 24, 2015

AHHH there are gems the whole way down, just follow.

Mel Salisbury @AHintofMystery :

Mel Salisbury is the author of The Sin Eater's Daughter, which I read earlier this year and I am so looking forward to part two coming out next year. It was one of those ones where I felt a little burst of excitement upon finishing to know that the story wasn't over yet. She is also a Slytherin, and a very good representative of Slytherin greatness. Here are some of her assorted nuggets of wisdom:

"I Read The Comments And Tried To Lunge Into The Screen For A Happy, Stabby Time" - A novel based on true events, by Melinda Salisbury.

— Mel Salisbury (@AHintofMystery) July 29, 2015

I love how there are so many foods you can eat with a spoon. Like soup. And Nutella. And peanut butter.

— Mel Salisbury (@AHintofMystery) July 29, 2015

This is my Hogwarts House Poem: Slytherin, Slytherin, Born to rule, born to win Loyal, cunning, hot as sin Who doesn't adore Slytherin?

— Mel Salisbury (@AHintofMystery) July 28, 2015

Sometimes it's very excellent to stand and look at the sea and realise you are alive right now.

— Mel Salisbury (@AHintofMystery) July 26, 2015

Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnson:

Maureen Johnson is the author of the Shades of London series and lotsa other books too. She is a Nerdfighter and part of the Leaky/Geeky Con team and is dead funny. She's had some kind of crazy illness recently and been funny and witty in the tweet department throughout. She does of a lot of replying funny things to people too, which is fun. She is a COOL LADY.

Saturday. pic.twitter.com/2XOqh1GgG4

— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) April 25, 2015

There is a children's party outside with the reddest, freshest watermelon I have ever seen...

— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) July 19, 2015

In my defense, I am bigger and faster than those children and they don't deserve watermelon like that.

— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) July 19, 2015

The person behind me at security decided they needed to explain every, single, thing I had to do. What a wonderful service.

— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) July 27, 2015

I hope this person enjoys the storage closet I just locked them in.

— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) July 27, 2015

Patrick Ness @Patrick_Ness:

Patrick Ness has written SO MANY BOOKS, which people love. I am really looking forward to The Rest of Us Just Live Here, which comes out at the end of August. I've just starting following him recently for these pearls of wisdom:

BOOKS!!! Not quite as good as shagging, but better than religion, politics or the internet. Books, books, books, books, books!!!

— Patrick Ness (@Patrick_Ness) April 18, 2015

Cold sores are proof of the devil. Along with onions. And people described as "perky".

— Patrick Ness (@Patrick_Ness) July 22, 2015

Still buzzing after interviewing Judy Blume. Charm and warmth itself. And modest and funny. She really is who I want to be when I grow up.

— Patrick Ness (@Patrick_Ness) July 18, 2015

Rainbow Rowell @rainbowrowell:

Rainbow Rowell has a brilliant name and is the author of some great YA contemporary gems. Fangirl was my favourite, and I am so looking forward to Carry On. Such a great idea to take the fictional fan fiction in the book and give it its own book. I've heard good things about her adult book, Landline, which reminds me I should get around to reading it. Here is a sample of her tweetings:

8YO: “What’s your favorite breed of cat?” 11YO: “It’s hard to say; they’re all delicious.”

— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) July 29, 2015

There are a bunch of dead jellyfish washing up on the beach. As a Nebraskan, my best guess about this is Godzilla.

— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) July 24, 2015

Right now, I'm sitting and working in a house surrounded on 3 sides by the ocean. It's raining. I have hot tea. And wifi. And PEI is LOVELY.

— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) July 19, 2015

My son bought one of those handheld sound effect machines and basically I’m living in Bob’s Burger’s now.

— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) July 16, 2015