Everything I Read in September 2024
Despite not having a ton of time to read this month, I managed to get through eight interesting reads. Brett and my wedding was September 14, so I relied a lot on audiobooks that I listened to while getting stuff ready for the big day. I loved a couple of the books I read this month, but definitely had a few disappointments, too. Read on for my reviews to see what you should add to your TBR!
Of the 8 books I read this month, here are my top 3 favorites:
- Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling
- Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
- Till I See You Again by Annie Evers
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September 2024 In Books
Till I See You Again by Annie Evers
5/5 Stars
I don’t exaggerate when I say I devoured this book. The story was quick to get into and flowed well from the start. Evers is a great writer, combining wit, creativity, and historical knowledge into a dramatic and moving historical fiction romance. I appreciated the author’s attention to detail about the setting and history discussed throughout the novel, and found that she wove it into the otherwise contemporary storyline well. Definitely recommend checking this book out!
Till I See You Again by Annie Evers is available from Amazon here.
Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay
4/5 Stars
This is a cute, cozy read if you’re in the mood for a bookish romance. Set in Ireland, American Emily Allen left her library job in Martha’s Vineyard to work with her favorite author. In helping the author write the final book of Emily’s favorite series, she comes to butt heads with the author’s son. Some witty banter ensues.
P.S. Don’t be fooled by the cat on the cover. The story doesn’t have any cats. Kind of a bummer for me.
Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay is available from Amazon here.
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
5/5 Stars
This is the first Ashley Poston book that I’ve read and I can see why she’s so popular on IG and Booktok. A delightful mix of contemporary romance and magical realism, A Novel Love Story bends the rules of time and space to bring the main character’s favorite book series to life. It’s cute and cozy without being too saccharine, if that makes sense.
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston is available from Amazon here.
Shakespeare’s Sisters: How Women Wrote the Renaissance by Ramie Targoff
3/5 Stars
I really wanted to love this book, but I found that it dragged quite a bit. The premise of exploring the writing of English Renaissance women is right up my alley, but the execution of the project felt disjointed and difficult to follow. It was hard to understand if and how any of the people referenced were related, and the descriptions of the works these women made were often separated from the introductions of the women. The structure just did not work for me, though it was clearly well researched.
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Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling
5/5 Stars
If you like anything Sarah J. Maas or Fourth Wing from Rebecca Yarros, you’re definitely going to want to read Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling. The first in a new series, this book just came out as an audiobook, which I really enjoyed. This book has it all: displaced princesses, morally gray love interests, and dragons. Need I say more?
Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling is available from Amazon here.
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher
3/5 Stars
I tried so hard to like this book. I enjoyed Lex Croucher’s other book, Gwen and Art Are Not in Love (read my review here), and I thought this one would follow suit. However, I found Not for the Faint of Heart to be convoluted and difficult to follow. There is strong LGBTQ+ representation and some great banter throughout, but the characters are sometimes difficult to differentiate and the story wanders quite a bit. It’d make a funny show, I think, but something about the prose just gets lost.
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher is available on Kindle Unlimited from Amazon here.
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
5/5 Stars
I listened to the audiobook of Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors and absolutely loved it. The story was complex and winding, but the author ties together seemingly disjointed storylines nicely. Following the death of their sister, the three Blue girls grapple with their loss and what that means for them going forward, as well as their different relationships to addiction. The sisters reckon with their family history — the good and the bad — and struggle both independently and together to move forward with their lives. A dark, moving story, this book also features some witty banter and moments of levity — a lot like life.
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors is available from Amazon here.
The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier
4/5 Stars
There is so much about this book that I loved. However, while I appreciate the author’s choice to create time jumps throughout the novel, it didn’t feel entirely necessary. The story follows the Rosso family, glassmakers on the island of Murano, adjacent to Venice. The time jumps are meant to show different changes in culture and technology, I believe, but they almost over-complicate the story. If there were other fantastical elements to the plot, then sure, but that’s the only manipulation of reality the author opts to employ. In all, though, I enjoyed the novel for the story, and its detailed anthology on the importance of glass and glass arts throughout history.
The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier is available from Amazon here.
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