Books Read in September: 19
Books Read for the Year:  154/225
Topical Books/Monthly Goal Books:

Kisses From Katie by Katie Davis (audio, spiritual): This was a very inspiring read/listen!

Wrapped in Rain, by Charles Martin (TBR): This was an excellent book! The relationships in this book are top-notch.

How to Listen to God, by Charles Stanley (spiritual): Excellent read.

gods at War by Kyle Idleman (spiritual): Very thought provoking.

Powers, by John B. Olson (TBR): Apparently I’d read this before…but I didn’t realize that until I finished it. This was very chaotic and confusing to me, and I wouldn’t recommend it.

Trapper Road, by Rachel Caine (TBR): People can be so evil.

Now I Rise, by Kierstin White (TBR): Yeah, these characters are…not nice people.

The Iron King, by Julie Kagawa (re-read): This was such a great re-read!

The Dry, by Jane Harper. I tried to read this before and got bored quickly, but this time I persevered and finished it. It got much better, but man, the setting was depressing.

For Review:

The Spy’s Daughter, by Bianca M. Schwarz. This was a solid read, but it seemed all to easy for the characters to me.

The Forest Grimm, by Kathryn Purdie. This had some dark fantasy aspects to it and there were several unresolved storylines, but it was a decent read.

Bright Lights, Big Christmas, by Mary Kay Andrews. This was an okay read, but the MC’s brother was a total jerk and she was a bit surface-level to me. No depth in this story, to me.

Case of the Bleus, by Korina Moss. This was the first of this series I’ve read, but I enjoyed it quite a bit—especially the cheeses!

The Roaring Days of Zora Lily, by Noelle Salazar (review forthcoming). Loved this! I loved all the details about life during Prohibition, Zora’s struggle to make something of herself, the romance, everything!

The Scarlet Alchemist, by Kylie Lee Baker (review forthcoming). This kept me guessing the whole time, and I really enjoyed the whole thing and can’t wait to read more!

Starter Villain, by John Scalzi. I liked the intelligent cats, but this isn’t the sort of thing I could read much of. The snark was on point, but it all felt a bit campy and B-rate to me.

Night of the Witch, by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis (review forthcoming). I enjoyed this historical fiction-ish read, although the first quarter felt really slow to me.

Just Because:

Whisper, by Mark Batterson (re-read). Because I love this book.

Winter’s Passage, by Julie Kagawa. Pretty sure I hadn’t read this novella before, but I liked the glimpse into Meghan and Ash’s relationship.

Left Unfinished:

The Enemy Beside Me, by Naomi Ragen. This started off so slowly that I got bored. And Milia just wasn’t interesting to me.

The Name Drop, by Susan Lee. I kind of liked Jessica, but Elijah just got on my nerves. He says he doesn’t like everything being handed to him on a platter, but in reality, he wished for it, and that was annoying.

The Witches of Bone Hill, by Ava Morgyn. I don’t read horror, and this veered far too close to horror for me.

The Other Princess, by Denny S. Bryce. I read 50% of this, but I just did NOT like Aina/Sarah. She was very selfish and self-focused, and I got tired of reading about her, despite the excellent writing.

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