Happy October! We are officially in ~spooky~ season and I could not be more excited about it.
Today I am here to share all of my reads from the last month with you! There are 7 books on this list, which is lower than my average for the second month in a row…but it doesn’t bother me at all! I have not been focusing on reading, so the fact that I read SEVEN whole books? Still incredible.
Just another reminder that it doesn’t matter how many books you read in a week, month, or year!
Let’s jump into the books now!
5 Stars
The Switch by Beth O’Leary: I wrote a whole review for this book, so check that out if you’re interested in my full thoughts! This was such a fun and entertaining story, though, and it made me super happy. I’d highly recommend it.
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole: This book is a complete opposite from the last one, but it was equally as amazing. I had no idea what turn this story would take, and it completely took me by surprise. It was absolutely thrilling.
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson: I watched the movie Just Mercy a few months back, and I had the book on hold on Libby since. I finally got the book in September, and it was as incredible as I expected it to be. It is a non-fiction story about a lawyer that discusses mass incarceration, wrongful accusations, the death penalty, racism, and more. I learned so much and I think everyone would benefit from reading it.
4 Stars
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara: This might be a shocker to a lot of you, but I actually didn’t give this book 5 stars. I think part of it was the hype. I was anticipating what was going to happen, and it ended up not being as overwhelming as I expected. Also, (and I may be in the minority here) I think it could have been about 200 pages shorter. But it was still an emotional and touching read!
All the Woods She Watches Over by Emily McCosh: This was a super fascinating short story collection! Emily is an authortuber and I saw that she was sending out ARCs of her book, so I requested one. It was very different from what I normally read (it was heavily sci-fi based), but I found it to be really interesting.
3 Stars
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson: This was a decent read. I think if you’re looking for a YA mystery, you’ll get that with this one! Personally, it just wasn’t as good as many other thrillers I’ve read (*cough* read Truly Devious *cough*), but I enjoyed it. I really liked the addition of some mixed media in it, and it was a fast read.
The Perfect Liar by Thomas Christopher Greene: My last read of the month, and not my favorite, unfortunately. This was just too predictable for me, which is not something I want in a thriller. I want it to shock me, and this didn’t do that. But the characters & their backstories were really interesting, so I kept reading. It was just okay for me.
What did you think of my reads this month? How many of them have you read?
What was your favorite book you read in September?
I also really loved The Switch, When No One is Watching, and Just Mercy!
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Such good reads 🤩
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Love to hear that A Little Life wasn’t as emotionally hitting as you expected – that the sole reason I’m so nervous to read it, because I feel like my heart is going to be wrecked!! The hype is insane though and I can totally get how it’d be underwhelming after seeing SO many people talking about it! Just Mercy sounds so incredible, I’m definitely adding it to my TBR asap. Hope you have a great October!! ♥ ♥
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It was definitely a sad, heavy read, so definitely take caution when going into it. I think the effect was just minimized for me a bit. Thank you & same to you <3
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Looks like you had a really good reading month!
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Yes for sure!!
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You’re my hero, I’ve literally been putting off reading A Little Life forever!! I’m glad that even though it wasn’t a 5 stars, you enjoyed it. ❤️✨ SO excited for the spooky season, it’s all I love, I hope you have the most amazing & spooky month 🎃🥰✨
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Ahahaha it took me quite a while to read, but I’m so happy I finally knocked it off my list! Ahh thank you & you too 🥰🤍
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Looks like you had a great reading month! I can’t wait to read The Switch, I absolutely loved the Flatshare, so i have high expectations :)
I hope you have a great October!
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Yes it was so good! I can’t wait to read The Flatshare :) Thanks and same to you!
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Your rewiew of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder = my EXACT thoughts when I read it !! For me it was mediocre at best – Truly Devious is unbeaten
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Ahh so glad I’m not alone in that!! It was okay, but I’ve definitely read better!
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Ah yay Jessica, seems like you had such a great reading month! You’ve made me super pumped to read The Switch now haha. So sad you didn’t love A Good Girl’s Guide as I know you were excited about it : (
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Yes my reading month was so good :) I know, me too :( It wasn’t a bad read, just not as good as I hoped!
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A Little Life is huge so it’s understandable you didn’t read as much as normal, it’s also tough going emotionally. I have Just Mercy to read on my kindle, I just don’t think I can handle something that heavy at the moment.
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That’s totally understandable! I hope you enjoy it once you do read it :)
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I haven’t read any of these yet but now, I can’t wait to get my hands on them! :D
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Ahh hope you enjoy them :)
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I’m scared to read A Little Life partly because of the hype and partly because I wanna know why people cry so much after reading it (why do I like to torture myself like that)
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It’s definitely a sad book, but it was worth the read for me :)
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Love the sound of The Switch! Need to get this soon because I LOVED The Flatshare!
Gemma | thatbookishgem.com
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Yes it’s so good!
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