September 2024 reading is a wrap! Did you have a memorable reading month?

September 2024 Reading Wrap Up

Out of 12 books completed, I had one 4.5-star read, seven 4-star reads, three 3-3.5-star reads, and one 2-star read.

My most engaging and memorable read was a well-written and multi-layered women’s fiction title, Christmas at the Little Paris Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin.

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Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel (ARC) by Rebecca Raisin

4.5 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Women Supporting Women, Book About Books, Festive. One of my most enjoyable women’s fiction reads of the year. My review of Little Paris Hotel here.

Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig

4 Stars. Historical Fiction (WWI), Smith College Relief Unit, Women Supporting Women, Friendship, France (1917). Not yet reviewed. (I’ve heard the audio is good!)

The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary Fiction, Book About Books, Friendship, Grief. England. My review of Book Swap here.

The Seaside Homecoming by Julie Klassen (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Historical Fiction, Complicated Family Drama, Regency Romance (firmly closed door), #3 in the loosely connected Devonshire Shores series, Women’s Fiction, Sisters, England, Review coming soon. (Pub Date: 12/3/2024) You might be interested in my review of the first book in the series, Sisters of Seaview.

You Are Here by David Nicholls

4 Stars. Literary Fiction (well written and interesting in parts), (heavily) Character Driven, Friendship, Hiking. English Countryside. Not reviewed. (Harold Fry and The Salt Path vibes)

The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Historical Fiction (#4 in the loosely connected Belles of London series), Regency Romance (firmly closed door), Women Supporting Women, Friendship, Physical Disability. London. Review coming soon. (Pub Date: 11/19/2024)

Looking For Lucie by Amanda Addison (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age, Complicated Family Drama, Art, DNA Quest. UK. Review coming soon. (Pub Date: 10/1/2024)

Whirlwind by Karen K. Brees

4 Stars. (complimentary copy courtesy of author) Historical Fiction, WWII (home front), Spies, Art Theft. England. Review coming soon.

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

3.5-4 Stars. Contemporary Fiction, Quirky. Mistaken Identity, Complicated Family, Found Family, Mature Characters. Australia. My review of Frederick Fife here.

The Bookshop at the Cornish Cove by Kim Nash (ARC)

3 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary Women’s Fiction, Slow-burn Romance (opposites attract), Entrepreneurship. Bookshop. Cornwall. Review coming soon. Pub Date: 10/28/2024

Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck

3 Stars. Nonfiction, Memoir. Underwhelmed with this classic, but happy to check the box. I was discouraged when I read a critical review indicating some evidence is available supporting the theory that Steinbeck fictionalized certain parts of his journey. Not reviewed.

Canoes by Maylis de Kerangal (ARC)

2 Stars. (ARC) Literary Fiction, Several Short Stories and a Novella. (In translation from French) This is the third short story collection I’ve read this year and I’ve not connected with any of them. Maybe I’m not the right audience. In this collection, there was just one story that I found memorable and compelling. All the others I skimmed. Not yet reviewed.

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QOTD:

Did we read any of the same books?
Did you have a favorite September read?

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September Blog Posts:

The Bookworm and the Cat’s Meow Review
A Rover’s Story Review
The Holiday Cottage Review
The Christmas Inn Review
Fall 2024 TBR
The Book Swap Review
Reading: Audio Books, Print Books, or Digital Books?
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth Review
Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel Review
Book Characters Who Redeemed Themselves
The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle Review
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
When We Had Wings Review
10 Books to Read For Escape
The Booklover’s Library Review
The Cloverton Charade Review
The Berlin Apartment Review
A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice Review
10 Books Featuring Food

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Happy Reading Book Friends!

“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.”
~Rainer Maria Rilke

“I love the world of words, where life and literature connect.”
~Denise J Hughes

“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad ones.”
~Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

“I read because books are a form of transportation, of teaching, and of connection! Books take us to places we’ve never been, they teach us about our world, and they help us to understand human experience.”
~Madeleine Riley, Top Shelf Text

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