September Wrap Up

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1) Legend by Marie Lu 4/5

This book follows the characters of June and Day who live in a futuristic California. Day is a criminal working in order to try and protect his family. June is in her final year of school to become a soldier. After June's older brother gets killed and she thinks Day is the one who did it she stops at nothing in order to avenge her brother. I ended up giving this a four because while it was good it wasn't the best book I have ever read in the dystopian genre. 

2) Say No to the Duke by Eloisa James 3/5:

This book is about Betsy Wilde and because her mother had an affair and left the duke she gets criticized by society. So she decides she doesn't want to be anything like her mother.  However, her brother's best friend Jeremy who has no intention of ever getting married catches her eye. And when a duke tries to get her to marry him Jeremy realizes that he wants her to say no to the duke. 

3) The Lightkeeper's Daughters by Jean E. Pendziwol 5/5:

I really liked this book. It takes place in Canada and follows the POV of two different women. One an elderly lady named Elizabeth who lives in a retirement home and the other is Morgan a teenager in foster care. After Morgan has to clean up the graffiti she made on the retirement home's fence she meets Elizabeth and they form a connection. Elizabeth starts telling her story to Morgan and Morgan finds out more about the truth of her past as well. 

4) Say Yes to the Duke by Eloisa James 4/5:

This book follows Viola Astley who is the Duke of Lindow's stepdaughter. Viola is incredibly shy and when a handsome young vicar becomes the new vicar for her family's estate she sets her heart on him even though he is engaged to someone else. However, after meeting at the ball hosted by her family The Duke of Wynter decides that he wants her to be his wife. 

5) Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi 4/5:

This book follows Juliette a girl with a really interesting ability who is locked up in an insane asylum. This book is also dystopian and it is told in a really interesting way. However, I didn't understand why people like Warner's character so much until reading Destroy Me which is the novella from his perspective. 

6) Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi 5/5

This book takes place after the events of Shatter Me and it is told from Warner's perspective. Warner is the son of the leader of the organization which has taken over what used to be the United States. I really loved this novella even more than Shatter Me because it gave context to this character who I absolutely hated in Shatter Me. 

7) The Lighthouse Keepers Daughter by Hazel Gaynor 3.5/5

This book follows a girl named Matilda and her parents sent her to the U.S. from Ireland since she is pregnant outside of being married. It also follows Grace a woman who saved Matilda's great great Grandmother. This book had a bunch of twists in it, some I wasn't expecting others I sorta guessed at. However, I didn't really enjoy it that much. I thought it was slow at times and it's one I don't see myself ever reading again in the future. 

8) The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu 4/5:

This book follows Alec and Magnus while they are on Holliday in Paris. However, things go horribly wrong and Magnus is accused of being the leader of this cult which worships his father. This book takes place after the events of the third book in the Mortal Instruments series. I love Alec and Magnus so I really enjoyed this book. Also, the fact that Tessa was in this book and made reference to something that happened in The Infernal Devices was awesome. 

9) Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee 3/5:

This is the first Rick Riordan presents book I have ever read. This book follows Min who is a fox spirit and after finding out that her brother is in trouble she decides to go after him. There were parts in this book I really liked and parts I didn't. Personally, I found it to be slow at the start and I wanted more from some of the other characters in this book than what we got. However, I liked the idea of this book and the parts I really liked were done really well. So I gave it a 3/5 star rating. 

10) The Selection by Kiarra Kass 3/5:

This book is basically the Bachelor in book format in a dystopian North America. And just like the bachelor, it's so bad it is good. Honestly, there were times in this book I could not stand America. However, I enjoyed reading this book a lot so I decided to give it a three. 

11) See Me by Wendy Higgins 3/5:

This book was better than I thought it would be. However, I really didn't like when the guys would touch the main character and her sister with the excuse that her butt was at eye level for them so obviously, they are gonna slap it. Just No. Also, there is a scene near the end of the book that I hated which I won't go into because of spoilers. 

12) Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas 3.5/5:

This is the first book in The Ravenels series and I thought it was okay. I loved the beginning and the hate to love romance between Devon and Kathleen. And I loved the chapters where it was from Helen and Rhys's point of view. However, Kathleen did something in this book that I absolutely hated. Also compared to the other books in the series I have read so far this one isn't that great. I did find myself enjoying moments though and laughing out loud at parts like the bathtub scene. 

13) The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks 2/5:

This book is one of the ones where the movie is actually better. The book in my opinion didn't have as much emotion as the movie did and I was extremely disappointed. So I don't recommend the book I recommend watching the movie. 

14) Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas 5/5:

I loved this book. Rhys and Helen were a couple I was rooting for since reading Cold-Hearted Rake. And this one definitely didn't disappoint. Also, this one has the most steamy scenes out of all the books in the series I have read so far. So if you are into books with loads of steamy moments you might like this one. I loved learning more about Helen's backstory, and the way that Rhys was willing to explain everything to her and make sure she was comfortable. 

15) Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas 5/5:

This book had me laughing so much. I loved the romance between Pandora and Gabriel and this one might be my favorite in the series so far. Also, the cover on this one is absolutely gorgeous. 

16) Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis 4/5:

 

I enjoyed this book however it definitely is not my favorite in the series. There were also moments in this book I didn't really like, for example when Caspian acted like a spoiled brat when he couldn't go with Lucy and Edmond and Reepicheep. The moment when Lucy decided to spy on her friends and not question why her friend said that in the situation she was in. However, there were many good moments in this book and it is defiantly worth the read. 

These are the books I read during the month of September. What have you been reading? comment down below.