Just a little taste of the novels that I read or listened to as audiobooks during the month of September. This list does not include graphic novels, pictures books that I read in preparation for storytime at the library, or overly short novellas.
- This is Not a Book about Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan
- 2 out of 5 stars
- This was a book that was more or less about how sometimes it’s liberating to obsess over something when you’re in your thirties or older the same way you would have allowed yourself to obsess over it when you were in your teens. For the author, that obsession was Benedict Cumberbatch.
- Although I also rather like Benedict Cumberbatch, him being the framing of this book was just too much. Also, a lot of the points she made made me feel even worse about being obsessed over my fandoms instead of feeling better about it.
- Some of the interviews made me feel uncomfortable.
- The Lost Village by Camilla Sten
- 4 out of 5 stars
- Creepy and atmospheric and I liked how the “now” portions looped around to the “then” portions and back again. It felt like it all made sense.
- I have a huge qualm as to what happened in regards to the mystery that was to be solved in this book. It was a classic case of someone wanting to solve what had happened to missing people once upon a time. Only the solution was the most obvious one (literally the first place I would have looked) and there was literally a bullshit excuse for why that location hadn’t been searched.
- Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly
- 2 out of 5 stars
- Just supposed to be a cute little book that took place sometime during the movie/story that we all already know.
- Not only was it unnecessary but it also didn’t really make sense, at all. Also, unsure who it was actually written for because the content seemed a little more mature than how it was written.
- Too Sinful to Deny by Erica Ridley
- 3 out of 5 stars
- Another gothic love story. A little creepy and atmospheric but really nothing special barring the surprise appearance of some ghosts.
- I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Rishi
- 3 out of 5 stars
- This book is about what happens when aliens contact Earth, with a message that human life may be about to end.
- It was kind of interesting to see what different people did in light of the news but some storylines just didn’t reach the conclusions that I was hoping to read more about it.
- Do not read if you don’t like cliffhangers.
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
- 5 out of 5 stars
- A story about a lonely witch finding her place amongst a bunch of little witches and the “humans” who aren’t really supposed to know about them. But do the witches really need to stay so hidden?
- Adorable with some not necessarily surprising twists but overall just fantastic.
- If you liked “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by T.J. Klune you’d probably like this book as well.
- The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
- 3 out of 5 stars
- Another little ghost story that I choose to read for the spooky season. Unfortunately I didn’t really think it was creepy at all.
- Interesting enough but nothing special here.
- Nobody’s Princess by Erica Ridley
- 4 out of 5 stars
- The Wild Wynchesters are at it again!
- A must read if you like regency romance with wacky family members and representation.
- Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
- 4 out of 5 stars
- A good next addition to The Wayward Children series.
- This book is based in one of the darker worlds with a bit of a Frankenstein vibe.
- Death Overdue by Allison Brook
- 3 out of 5 stars
- This is the first book in a cozy mystery series set in a library and featuring a main character who is a library.
- Cozy mysteries are always kind of silly in regards to the mystery and feature lots of tropes.
- As a librarian, I found a lot of the library scenarios pretty laughable.
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