September Book Review

Today’s the day! I love Book Review day. I have several books this month that I want to recommend, and as always, I want to hear what you’re reading too. Hit me up in the comments! As the weather cools off, there is nothing better than curling up with a cozy blanket and a good book. Here are my September reads

 

Born a Crime

This book is most recommended to be listened to on Audible rather than read from an electronic or hard copy. Trevor himself is the narrator, and he delivers his memoir with sheer perfection. He rolls African languages off his tongue with ease – so much nicer than us trying to read through those fragments. He also tells his story with humor and horror. He can laugh with the funny parts and grieve with the traumatic. Bad language may be an issue for some readers, so beware of that. Otherwise, a really great story.

Hour of the Assassin

I read this book in 24 hours! It’s a face paced thriller that sucks you in from page three. It’s clean too, so it’s appropriate for all readers if you like suspense. A former Secret Service officer goes into private security and finds himself in the biggest con of the year. It is so good!

Twilight

With the new release of Midnight Sun, I wanted to reread through the Twilight series, particularly book one. Do I even need to recap this one? Ha.

In Dubious Battle

I bought a collection of John Steinbeck novels off eBay awhile back, and I’m just now starting them. In Dubious Battle is set in the California apple country, where a strike by migrant workers against cruel landowners spirals out of control. Caught in the upheaval is Jim Nolan, a once aimless man who find himself in the course of the strike, briefly becomes its leader, and is ultimately crushed in its service.

The Amateurs

True crime meets young adult in The Amateurs. Five years ago, high school senior Helena disappeared from her backyard in Connecticut never to be heard from again. Her family was left without any answers–without any idea who killed Helena, or why. So when eighteen-year-old Seneca sees a desperate post on a true crime message board, she knows it’s time to change that. Helena’s high-profile disappearance is the one that originally got Seneca addicted to true crime.

Happy and You Know It

This story is so cute! Filled with humor and shocking twists, Happy and You Know It is a brilliant take on motherhood, exposing it as yet another way for society to pass judgment on women, while also exploring the baffling magnetism of curated social media lives that are designed to make us feel unworthy. But this novel celebrates the unlikely bonds that form, and the power that can be unlocked when a group of very different women is thrown together when each is at her most vulnerable.

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That’s my six books for September. What have you been reading? I want to hear from you!

I’ll see you back here tomorrow for my Friday Favorites!