B O O K S
In September, I read 7 books!
For transparency, books marked with an asterisk (*) signify books I received through work at PRH.
Bite Club (Morganville Vampires #10)
I can’t believe I’m almost done with my Morganville re-read! Bite Club isn’t one of my favourites of the series. Even when I first read it when I was 13, I don’t remember enjoying it that much because the POV swapped to Shane a lot, because he enters a vampire fight club, and he becomes really obnoxious. I completely forgot what an arsehole Shane used to be. I guess I liked Claire too much as a teen that I just brushed over Shane most of the time, but now I’m 27 and all I can think is Claire. I beg you, leave this damn town and go to your fancy university outside of vamp city.
The Eyes of Gaza
Written as a series of diary extracts, Plestia recounts the experience of Palestinians, all the while bombs rain around her as she depicts daily life in Gaza. Soon her words are seen by millions all over the world, dubbing her the “Eyes of Gaza”. While Plestia’s story revolves around the first 45 days after October 5th, The Eyes of Gaza is a potent reminder of the horror that Palestinians have faced for generations.
The Healing Season of Pottery*
After abruptly quitting her job, Jungmin is ready to return to life. She stumbles upon the Soyo pottery workshop and finds a community like no other – where everyone has a story and as her hands get busy maybe Jungmin would one day be ready to share her own.
I really am a sucker for the healing fiction genre. I get some people might find them boring or repetitive but sometimes you find one that really tugs your heartstrings and this is one of them.
Into the Midnight Wood*
David Carew knows there are at least 100 things wrong with Meredith Schwarzwelder, and he keeps track of them every day. Meredith is an irredeemable oddity who flirts with anyone in his path. It’s bad enough his roommate scares away any potential of a third inhabitant to their cottage home, but when the Midnight Woods at the edge of their home begin to feel a lot more sinister, David learns that there is more to his roommate than he initially thought.
Ever since finishing A Hex for Hunger, I’ve been craving to find another book that would make me fight for characters like Ambrose and Emery. And Into the Midnight Wood gets that itch like no other. Low stakes romantic fantasy with a plot that seems to go everywhere and anywhere that I usually wouldn’t like in most cases but MY GOD I loved Meredith so much. I would be a better man than David. If anyone breathed wrong in Meredith’s direction, I would’ve started swinging which, in his defence, he definitely does start doing that towards the end. Miscommunication trope working the best here because it made sense!
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