September was a very busy month for me, but one that brought me lots of joy. After years of hard work, I finally got a position at work I’ve been striving for. As far as reading goes, I managed to read seven books, with two five-star reads. Woohoo!! So this post includes my September 2024 book reviews.
As I’m editing this post, the leaves outside my window are a gorgeous yellow, and slowly but surely the weather is cooling off. I’m not crazy about the short days coming up, nor the winter months up ahead. But I love these few weeks left of beautiful landscapes the colorful trees have to offer. It’s a time of year where I tend to read more, as I don’t spend as much time outdoors. But it’s also a super busy time of year for me. So we’ll see how this fall will turn out, considering I will not have that much time to read.
But for now, let me get to my September 2024 book reviews.
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The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
This is the most unusual book I’ve read in a long time. I mean, one of the perspectives in this beautiful, lyrical book came from a fig tree. Yes, you heard right. The fig tree was such an important character in this book, the author gave it a voice.
I’ll be honest, I was skeptical at first. but the story is so well narrated and the writing exquisite, that the fig tree became an endeared and very important character of the book. With dual timelines and different perspectives, the book is an ode to contemporary literature. This is my first book by the author, but it will not be my last.
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
This is my second book by the author, and my favorite of the two. It is funny yet relatable.
Alderton has a unique style that grabs the reader’s attention and makes them involved in the book from page one. I actually listened to it on audio as well, and it was a great listen.
I’m a couple of decades older than the intended audience, but I still found this novel enlightening. Relationships are not clearer or easier to navigate as we get older, so it was refreshing to see how millennials see things. There were times the book had me in stitches, so it was a very enjoyable read overall. Will definitely read this author again!
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
If you loved this book, I hope I don’t offend you, but I don’t think it deserves the hype it got. It was a very well-written and intricately weaved story, but I dont think it’s five-star material. To me, a five-star book is one that I cannot stop thinking about for years to come. This book does not fit that category for me. The plot is okay, and some of its characters I’ve grown to like, but I will forget about it before October rolls around. That being said, please grab a copy if you were planning to, it’s a decent book, even though I didn’t love it as much as I expected to.
We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
Another overhyped book in my opinion, We Used To Live Here is marketed as a horror/ paranormal genre. To me, it didn’t fit into these categories. It was more of a mystery with a touch of mental illness sprinkled in. All in all, it wasn’t a book I would recommend. It was an ok book, nothing to rave about.
I guess it will appeal to some people, but I can’t say that horror or paranormal, or even thriller fans will love this one. If you liked it, good for you. Unfortunately, I can’t get those few hours I spent listening to this audiobook back. From what I hear, the audiobook is not the way to go. But to be honest, I didn’t care about it enough to actually grab a physical copy. It’s not that it’s badly written nor boring, but I guess I had completely different expectations, which were not met. I gave into the hype, and this one disappointed me.
The Woman in Me by Brittney Spears
I listened to this book on audio, and it is one of my favorite audiobooks ive listened to as of late. It is raw, honest, and it makes me realize that fame does not spare you from pain and suffering. Also, that family is not always out there to do what’s best for you and to love you unconditionally. I have been a fan of Brittney since her debut, and I used to listen to her music all the time when my daughter was young. Life got in the way, so I wasn’t aware until the last few years that she was controlled by her family for years. I knew her father was her manager, but I didn’t know he was in charge of every single detail of her life. The atrocities that man, along with her mother and sister, put her through, is far scarier than the fictional books we read.
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Thank you to Tandem Global Collective for my chance to be part of this read along. The book came out on September 10th 2024.
“If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate?”
The book is well written, as Moriarty’s books usually are, but I didn’t love this one either. The premise seems intriguing, and it was. The delivery, on the other hand, felt a bit flat for me. The book was strong on character development, but the plot was too slow-paced for me.
I did enjoy discussing the book with my group, and I made a couple of reading buddies out of this experience. But the book is not one I will recommend wholeheartedly to anyone. Sure, it’s very entertaining, but it has quite a few trigger warnings readers should be aware of, such as death, clairvoyance, and infertility, to name a few. If these things don’t bother you, go ahead, but I thought you should be aware.
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
This is my second five-star read for the month!! It feels like it’s been a minute since I’ve had more than one five-star read in one month. To be honest, I can’t remember when that happened last.
If you’ve been on my page for a while, you know how much I raved about Coco’s debut novel, Cleopatra and Frankenstein. To me, it was absolute perfection. That is, until I read Blue SIsters.
“As long as you’re alive, it is never too late to be found.”
The two novels are so completely different, yet I can notice Coco’s style evolving as I was reading her second book.
At the center of this novel sisterly bonds play a primordial role, with grief a close second. The Blue sisters, Avery, the oldest, Bonnie, and Lucky, the youngest, grieve the death of their fourth sister, Nicky. Her passing the year before left the three remaining sisters reeling, and throughout the book, we see how they each cope with this tragedy. They all have their own issues to contend with, but they realize that they need to rely on each other even more now.
Written with such eloquence, Blue Sisters is sad yet witty, real yet entertaining. If I could give it more than five stars, I would. Needless to say, I highly recommend it.
Concluding Words
And this sums up my September 2024 book reviews. I had a couple of excellent reads, with a few unmemorable ones. But that makes you appreciate the great ones more, right?
How was your September reading? Any books that stood out from the others for you? Let me know in the comment box below. Until next time, keep reading book worms!
