Month: September 2019

Month In Review

A look back at September…

DG Reads

September felt like it was a bit of a slower reading month for me, but I read some great books. I wound up reading 25 books and I'm very happy with that. I also had some big distractions this month in the form of the extra pup living in my house for half the month!… Continue reading A look back at September…

Book Review

JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë

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Rating: 5 / 5 JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë was the September book pick for the #classicsbuddyread hosted by @freefallinreader. This was actually my second time reading this book this year as I had read it on audio for a book challenge in my pre-bookstagram days, but I welcomed the chance to go through it… Continue reading JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë

Book Review

SLEEPING GIANTS by Sylvain Neuvel

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 SLEEPING GIANTS by Sylvain Neuvel was the September book for the Deep Dark Reads buddy read on Instagram. It is also a book that has been on my shelf and my TBR for quite some time (#readwhatyouown) and it's a fantasy book for the #hookedonfantasy challenge! Rose Franklin gets a new… Continue reading SLEEPING GIANTS by Sylvain Neuvel

Book Review, Netgalley

CILKA’S JOURNEY by Heather Morris (Out 10/1!)

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Publication Date: 10/1/2019 Rating: 4/ 5 I received a complimentary advanced digital galley of CILKA'S JOURNEY by Heather Morris. Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the chance to read and provide an honest review! Having recently read and reviewed Heather Morris' last book THE TATTOOIST of AUSCHWITZ, I immediately requested to read… Continue reading CILKA’S JOURNEY by Heather Morris (Out 10/1!)

Book Review

THE SHAPE OF NIGHT by Tess Gerritsen (Out 10/1/2019!!)

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Publication Date: 10/1/2019 Rating: 3 / 5 I received an advance digital galley for an honest review. Thank you to Ballantine Books / Random House Publishing and Netgalley for the chance to read and review! In THE SHAPE OF NIGHT by Tess Gerritsen Ava Collette is fleeing from a tragedy back home, renting Brodie's Watch… Continue reading THE SHAPE OF NIGHT by Tess Gerritsen (Out 10/1/2019!!)

Book Review

THE HOMECOMING by Andrew Pyper

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 THE HOMECOMING by Andrew Pyper was the September book pick for the Grim Readers Book Club. I knew absolutely nothing going into this one apart from seeing that it was labeled a psychological thriller. THE HOMECOMING begins with the Quinlan family dealing with the death of their recently deceased husband/father. Aaron… Continue reading THE HOMECOMING by Andrew Pyper

Book Review

WHERE THE LINE BLEEDS by Jesmyn Ward

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Rating: 4 / 5 I have really become a fan of Jesmyn Ward in the last year, so when WHERE THE LINE BLEEDS was selected as a discussion book for the Reading Women Podcast as part of their Working Class Stories theme in June, I knew I'd be picking this book up. This book is… Continue reading WHERE THE LINE BLEEDS by Jesmyn Ward