Goodreads: What I'm Reading in September

Goodreads: What I'm Reading in September

Friday, 1 September 2017

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It’s my birthday at the end of the month and finally the end of my very difficult 2 months without buying books. I have SO many on my list of what I want to purchase but the ban has meant that I’ve got to a few books that I probably would have left gathering dust on the shelves. I’ve been sent a few ARCs over the last few weeks so September’s reads will be made up uniquely of review and proof copies!

The book I’m probably most excited to read is Force of Nature by Jane Harper. I read and reviewed Jane’s debut book The Dry at the beginning of this year and absolutely loved it- you can read my review here, if you so wish. This one arrived in the post completely by surprise, sent to me by the lovely team at Little, Brown. I’m excited to get this one read and share my thoughts on it at some point over the coming weeks! I have really high expectations for it, naturally, having loved The Dry so much but I honestly don’t think it’s going to disappoint!

Hodder, being the lovely creatures that they are, sent over a copy of The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson. I know absolutely NOTHING about this book, other than the fact it has a delightful cover but the story sounds like it’s going to be a good one and I’ll be glad to get stuck into it this month.

A book I’ve had on my shelves for quite a while now is Madame Bovary of the Subarbs by Sophie Divry. This book is a translation from the French edition and the cover is absolutely beautiful. I’ve read a couple of chapters of this already and I am enjoying where it’s going but nothing’s really happened as of yet to get me well and truly stuck into it. I’m sure hoping that changes though! This beauty came to me from MacLehose Press.

The final book on my September reading list is The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting, also sent over by MacLehose Press. This book sounds absolutely fascinating and I can’t wait to see what it’s all about. I’ve heard a bit about this one and there’s quite a good hype coming from it all, so fingers crossed the book’s right up my street.

I’m hoping that September is a productive reading month but with starting a new job and trying to get back into the swing of things work wise, I’m not sure just how much I’ll actually get around to. Fingers crossed!

Goodreads: September to read!

Goodreads: September to read!

Saturday, 3 September 2016

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September is upon us and once again, I have a pile of books to work my way through. I’m sticking (with the exception of one book which I naughtily purchased for myself despite being on a book ban…) to my rule of only reading ARCs and review copies of books as I’ve still got an absolutely ridiculous pile on my TBR. Last month was quite successful and I mostly stuck to the books I was supposed to, but this month I’m determined to be good and finish at least 5 books.

My naughty purchase was one that I should have made a long time ago. I remember taking this book out of the library when I was much too young to fully appreciate it. I can’t have actually finished it as I have no idea where the story’s heading and I’m usually pretty good at remembering plot lines. I was in town, early for a train and nipped into Waterstones. There I found THE most BEAUTIFUL copy of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I wasn’t able to resist it and now it’s sitting pride of place on my bookshelf next to my equally gorgeous copy of His Dark Materials. I started reading it at the end of August so with a bit of luck I’ll have it finished pretty soon.

Back on my psychological thriller vibe, I’ve got Her Darkest Nightmare by Brenda Novak published by St Martin’s Press to sink my teeth into. I believe that it’s the first book in a new series by Novak so I’m quite glad of that as I won’t have to get to know existing characters or be confused by references to other plots. I absolutely LOVE the cover of this one so if the books anywhere near as good as the cover then I know I’m in for a treat.

The next book on my list is incredibly intriguing. The Secret is by Kathryn Hughes and was published by Headline Books. It’s written by the best selling author of The Letter, which I haven’t read myself but have heard absolutely amazing things about. The book sounds mysterious and intriguing but is also said to be incredibly heartbreaking so I’m very interested in getting through this one as soon as I can.

The final two books in my little to read list are books I’ve had for a few months now but haven’t gotten around to reading. The first is The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies, a book which concentrates itself on the Sino-American identity. I don’t know an awful lot about the book but the cover is gorgeous to look at so hopefully it reads as well. It has a lot of positive reviews and great feedback so my expectations are fully raised. My final book for the month of September is Harmony by Carolyn Pankhurst. The book follows a family who have a child who is diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum. I’m just about starting a PGCE with a specialism in SEN (Special Educational Needs) so learning a little more about autism is very appealing to me. I’m excited to see where the book heads with its tale.

What are you reading this month? It’s an ambitious one for me, but I think I can do it! Leave me comments with some recommendations for next month!

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