September 2018

All of the books I read in September, organized by mood. I’ve linked my more in depth reviews wherever possible.

For when you’re craving a story of politely estranged families: Strike Your Heart by Amélie Nothomb
For when you’d rather be creeped out than sleep at night: You by Caroline Kepnes
For a novel that reads like short stories: There There by Tommy Orange
For the rom-com with the right combo of romance and realism: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
For a graphic memoir that will make you chuckle and cry: Passing For Human by Liana Finck
For that story of female friendship across years and continents: The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles
For when you just want to escape on that good old childhood adventure: Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret by Trudi Trueit
For that reminder that girls have been doing badass things for a really long time: The Radical Element by Jessica Spotswood
For the chance to compete in a magical but dangerous game: Legendary by Stephanie Garber
For the one that will make you cry: The Caregiver by Samuel Park
For a swashbuckling & diverse teenage adventure tale: A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
For a melancholy afternoon submerged in words and water: The Seas by Samantha Hunt

Thank you to the following publishers for gifting me copies of the books noted. As always, all thoughts and images are my own. Thank you to Atria Books (You), Europa Editions (Strike Your Heart), Knopf (There There), Berkley Publishing (The Wedding Date), Random House (Passing For Human), National Geographic (Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret), Candlewick Press (The Radical Element), Simon Books (The Caregiver), Tin House (The Seas), and Riverhead Books/WME Books (The Air You Breathe).