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Saturday, September 07, 2024
The Bookish Books Reading Challenge: September Book Ideas and Link-Up for Reviews
11:22 AM
To no one's surprise, I'm late again with my monthly post for the Bookish Books Reading Challenge! Sigh. One of these days I'll get on the ball with my host-ly duties. Until then, here's a recap of my bookish reading in August:
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett—I don't know if I read this classic as a child or not, but I enjoyed it as an adult. It's about a young girl who experiences a total reversal of fortune after her father's death. Stuck at an English boarding school, she must make the best of her new life as a cast down servant instead of a pampered pupil. She finds solace where she always has—in reading and making up stories.
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (available September 17, 2024)—This hilarious whodunit features a crime-solving trio, one of whom is a famous, bestselling murder mystery writer. When Rosie D'Antonio features a barely fictional Russian mobster in one of her books, she becomes the target of the real one. She hires Amy Wheeler as her private bodyguard. Amy enlists the help of her beloved father-in-law Steve to help her and Rosie solve a string of murders.
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu—A middle-grade verse novel about disordered eating, this book features a 13-year-old boy with anorexia who loves to read. He's especially into poetry, with Emily Dickinson being his favorite poet. She's mentioned a lot in the story.
Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman—Like millions of readers, Agnes Corey adores The Secret of Wyldcliffe Heights, a Jane Eyre readalike that won its author legions of fans when it was published two decades ago. Blinded after a tragic fire that echoed events in her iconic book, author Veronica St. Clair has been a recluse ever since. A new employee at the bankrupt company that published the one-hit wonder, Agnes makes a desperate attempt to save her job by contacting Veronica and begging for a sequel. To her astonishment, not only does the author respond but she hires Agnes to transcribe the new novel. As she works with the author, fact starts to blur with fiction as Agnes learns what really happened on the night of the fire that stole Veronica's vision.
A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin—Five well-known authors are invited by a vacation rental company to enjoy the opening of a new property in South Dakota's Black Hills that is being promoted as a quiet retreat where writers can work in isolated peace. The novelists, all strangers to one another, have barely arrived for their weeklong getaway before strange things start happening in the house. Tension increases over the next few days as more odd things occur. As a vicious storm descends, the writers finally understand that someone is targeting them and they are all in very serious danger...
As you can see, August was a great month for me and bookish books. I enjoyed all of these, with We Solve Murders being my favorite of the bunch.
For September, I've already read an anthology of short stories written for and partially set in a real New York City bookstore. I'm also eyeing these:
A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd—The first book in a new historical mystery series, this novel imagines if Romeo and Juliet lived to enjoy a successful marriage, including producing a large brood of children. At 20 years old, Rosie is an aging spinster with no interest in romance. Her forced engagement to a thrice-widowed cad ends in his murder and Rosie must figure out whodunit. Sounds like lots of fun!
What Fire Brings by Rachel Howzell Hall—Bailey Meadows takes advantage of a program to be the writer-in-residence at the home of a bestselling thriller writer Jack Beckham, but she has a hidden agenda. She wants to know what happened to a woman who disappeared on Jack's property. As Bailey investigates, she discovers that many women have vanished on the site. Why does it keep happening? Will Bailey be the next one to disappear?
How about you? What bookish books did you read in August? Which are you looking forward to enjoying in September?
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You read some great books in August. I’m so excited to see if this month’s picks intrigue you. Happy reading.
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I submitted 2 books for this month, but wonder if I accidentally listed them under August. Oh well. I didn't know Richard Osman had a book outside his Thursday Murder Club series.
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