What did you read in September?

[ufcasey]

What books did you read in September? Ratings? Any stand outs?

[pandora89]

The Last Time I Lied - 4*
The Night Before - 3.5*
The Summer of Sunshin and Margot - 1.5*
The German MidWife - 4.5*
The Alice Network - 3.5*

Now that I am back to work I actually have time to read again!

[Vespasia]

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon - 5*
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny - 4.5 *
The Handmaids's Tale by Margaret Atwood - 5*
The Vine Witch by Luanne Smith (Kindle First) - 3.5*
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - 4.5* 

The Priory of the Orange Tree was absolutely my favorite book of the month (and of the year so far). 

The Testaments was the hardest to rate. It started out really strong but I feel like the writing had a serious drop in quality about 3/4 of the way through. 

No bad books this month. The Vine Witch wasn't anything special but it was good for a Kindle freebie!



I am at 36/50 books for the year. I didn't think I was going to make it to my goal but I just downloaded several short horror novels so I have a chance! 

[abs]

I read a bunch of things in September that I enjoyed reading at the time but absolutely nothing stuck with me.

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes--4 *
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid--4 *

These are the two that I remember the most and also the ones I read earliest in the month. Therefore they get the highest rating.

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris--3*
Outfox by Sandra Brown--3*

I liked both at the time but again I couldn't tell you thing about them now.

I also re-read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone because DD is reading it for a book club and I wanted it fresh in my mind!

[travella]

I had a lot of duds this month, but had one stand out. I was hesitant about reading Finding Dorothy because I'm not big fan of The Wizard of Oz, but I did enjoy this book. 46/45 books

4*
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts, 4.5*


2*
Freefall by Jessica Barry, 2.5*
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate,2.5*
The Current by Tim Johnston
Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks

[meowmaps]

How to Forget by Kate Mulgrew 3*
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali 3*
The Storyteller's Secret 5*
Normal People by Sally Rooney 3*
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan 4*
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware 3*
A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson 5*
The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung 3*

The standouts were The Storyteller's Secret and A Nearly Normal Family. They're among my favorites for the year and in general.

56/60 for the year but I'm hoping to surpass my goal by ten or more.

[tacokick]

I feel like September went by super quickly! We were on vacation but it didn’t help my reading numbers at all. Read 158 books so far!

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware ***

Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson ***1/2

Red Lipstick: Ode to a Beauty Icon by Rachel Felder ***

Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe (I really looked forward to this but while it was okay it fell a little flat for me) ***

Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron ***

Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson ***1/2

Iced in Paradise: A Leilani Santiago Hawai'i Mystery by Naomi Hirahara ***

Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day ***

The Better Liar by Tanen Jones **

The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet *

Night Night, Sleep Tight by Hallie Ephron (fun mystery about ‘60s and ‘80s Hollywood) ****

Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon (not what I was expecting at all but good!) ****

Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin ***

Know My Name by Chanel Miller *****

Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok ***(weird mix of “literary fiction” and straight melodrama)

[rainbowchip]

The Wedding Party 4*
Royal Holiday 2.5*
The Hunger Games (reread)
WolfPack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the World 5*
Evvie Drake Starts Over 3*
Catching Fire (reread)
The Testaments 4*
The Tattooist of Auschwitz 5*
Mockingjay (reread)
Scrappy Little Nobody 4*

46/52 for the year. I'm really far ahead!

[mie]

Love Hacked by Penny Reid 4*
Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane 4*
99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne 3*
When Katie Met Cassidy 3.5*
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins 4.5*
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren 4*
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4*
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende 4*
I Believe in a thing Called Love by Maureen Goo 5*
Three Little Words by Jenny Holiday 3*

[ufcasey]

The Rabbit Girls by Anna Ellory - 1 star
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - 2 stars

Fate's Edge (The Edge, #3) by Ilona Andrews - 3 stars

Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy, #4) by Ilona Andrews - 3.5 stars

How to Love a Duke in Ten Days by Kerrigan Byrne - 3.5 stars
Watching You by Lisa Jewell - 4 stars
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson - 4 stars
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (Legion, #1-3) by Brandon Sanderson - 4 stars

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - 4 stars

A Charm of Finches (Venery, #2) by Suanne Laqueur - 4.5 stars (I recommend the first book in this series too!)

[litskispeciality]

I only finished one Bad Men and Wicked Women 3*'s

[mrspez07]

Give me your Hand by Megan Abbott 3*
November Road by Lou Barney 4*
The Mothers by Brit Bennett 3*
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin 3*

All read, no audio lately.

[blissful23]

Wow, everyone seems to have read a lot. Sadly, I'm rather swamped with other pressing concerns at the moment, so I could not finish what I started... But I see some books with high ratings here, I'll surely check them out!

[Gato]

Sontag - Her Life and Work by Benjamin Moser. I find her endlessly fascinating so I enjoyed this.
Women Rowing North - Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age by Mary Pipher. This was nice, but kind of basic.
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by Ryan Stradal. I enjoyed this a lot!
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. So good, if depressing.
Working by Robert Caro. I really enjoyed reading about his process, and how he came to penetrate the workings of power, but the format is weird, with a lot of repeated information.

ETA: 46/50

[just]

Normal People, Sally Rooney, 2*, I usually love novels set in Ireland, but this didn't do it for me

The Power of Habit, Charles Duhig, 3.5*, easy read, learned quite a bit

Dare to Lead, Brene Brown, 2*, This one didn't quite do it for me although I love some of her others

Miracle Creek, Angie Kim, 4*, Pleasantly surprised with this, intriguing

The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides, 3*, Eh, fine

Lafayette in the somewhat United States, Sarah Vowell, 3*, not her best

The Other Americans, Laila Lalami, 3.5*, I liked some perspectives (the mom particularly) but overall, I didn't love it

The Parking Lot Attendant, Nafkote Tamirat, 2*, I feel like I didn't quite get it

A place for Us, Fatima Farheen Mirza, 5*, a family story, from multiple perspectives, first 3rd is a little slower, but I really loved the rest.

Severance, Ling Ma, 4*, I compare it to Station 11 but I actually enjoyed this more

Magic for Liars, Sarah Gailey, 4*, Far from perfect but scratches an adult Harry Potter type itch without being ridiculous

An Almost Normal Family, Mattias Edvardsson, 4*, a pretty good thriller