It’s crazy how fast the year is flying by! We’re heading into fall and I love nothing more than getting cozy in bed on a chilly day with a book and a coffee. I read a good mixture of books in September and loved most of them, so keep reading for my September book reviews!
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Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself.
The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them. The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.
I read Reminders of Him in less than 24 hours. I just couldn’t put it down. I loved the plot, the characters, the romance, and the drama and suspense. This book is an easy read and perfect if you’re trying to get out of a reading slump.
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.
I received The Song of Achilles as a gift and I had no idea what it was about other than it was based on Greek mythology. It took a few chapters for me to get hooked, but once I did, that was it. I couldn’t put it down and it got more exciting as certain loose ends got tied up and the plot came together. It’s engaging, sad and happy at the same time. The writing is beautiful and I highly recommend reading this one.
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The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister’s wedding. Especially since her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows—including her ex and his fiancée—will be there and eager to meet him. She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic and aid in her deception. New York to Spain is no short flight and her raucous family won’t be easy to fool.
Enter Aaron Blackford—her tall, handsome, condescending colleague—who surprisingly offers to step in. She’d rather refuse; never has there been a more aggravating, blood-boiling, and insufferable man. But Catalina is desperate, and as the wedding draws nearer, Aaron looks like her best option. And she begins to realize he might not be as terrible in the real world as he is at the office.
I saw a lot of people talking about The Spanish Love Deception on TikTok, so I obviously had to read it. I liked the pace of the book, however, the beginning was kind of confusing. I had to read the first pages a few times to understand what was going on as the book starts in the middle of a conversation. Other than that, I highly enjoyed it. The romantic scenes were incredibly done, and it’s a bit of a slow burn with an enemies to fake lovers to lovers trope.
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We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
Belly has only ever been in love with two boys, both with the last name Fisher. And after being with Jeremiah for the last two years, she’s almost positive he is her soul mate. Almost. While Conrad has not gotten over the mistake of letting Belly go, Jeremiah has always known that Belly is the girl for him. So when Belly and Jeremiah decide to make things forever, Conrad realizes that it’s now or never—tell Belly he loves her, or lose her for good.
Belly will have to confront her feelings for Jeremiah and Conrad and face the inevitable: She will have to break one of their hearts.
I loved The Summer I Turned Pretty the most out of this trilogy, and I probably liked We’ll Always Have Summer the least. It felt really rushed and I didn’t love the whole engagement and wedding plot. I loved how it ended, but getting to the ending felt like a chore.
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