Which books are worth the read and which should you skip? Find out what books I’ve been reading lately and whether I recommend them.
Goodbye, October!
October was a mixed bag for me. My calendar was incredibly busy: I had one trip, my husband had two, and we had multiple house guests during the month. And, of course, all of that just happened to overlap. Plus, October is always the cumulation of all the Fall activities rolled into one. In our case, that means soccer, soccer, and more soccer.
Despite that, I finally found some space to read again. My nightstand is getting perilously full of books to be read but I was able to chip away and five of the newest releases.
But as the US Presidential election gets closer and closer, my anxiety has been creeping higher and higher. I am more interested in this election than any other I have voted in, and with the polls so close, I have no idea which way things will go.
So until things are decided and final, you’ll find me over here getting lost in the magical and predictable world of the Harry Potter books.
Scroll down to see my reviews, and, as always, be sure to let me know what you’ve been reading lately in the comments!
October 2024 Reading List
The Husbands
Holly Gramazio
Shelterwood
Lisa Wingate
The Lost Story
Meg Shaffer
As children, Jeremy and Rafe disappeared for six months only to reappear with no explanation. Rafe has scars but no memory of what happened and Jeremy has never told him that they traveled to an enchanted magical land. When Emilie hires Jeremy, now a famed missing persons investigator, to find her missing sister, Jeremy must come clean to Rafe about their past and return to the enchanted world to recover everything they lost.
After her darling bestseller The Wishing Game, I was excited to see Meg Shaffer take on a new story with Narnia vibes. At first, I loved the mystery of Jeremy and Rafe and their time in a magical land when they were children. However, once they traveled through the looking glass, the book just completely tanked. The plot, pacing, world-building, dialogue and character relationships were all very poorly executed in the second half. A terribly disappointing read that I can’t recommend to anyone.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Ballantine Books through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
My Rating:
Publication Date: 16 July 2024
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Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors
Here One Moment
Liane Moriarty
The Night We Lost Him
Laura Dave
From the Backlist
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J. K. Rowling
Currently Reading
I always seem to have multiple books going at once. Here’s a peek at what I’m currently reading.
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My To-Read List
What’s up next for me? Before I let you go, here are a few of the titles I’m hoping to get through this upcoming month.
Be sure to come back next month to see which ones I read.
Which Books Did You Read in October?
What books did you love this month? Which books can you not wait to read? As always, let me know in the comments!
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