September 2022 Books Vs Moods

My last month's post was August 2022 Books Vs Moods. This month and the last have been pretty great. I have had a steady stream of welcome house guests. This meant a flurry of cooking and a rotation of my board games getting played. Over the course of the year, I do not get this much…

The Debutante Dares #4,#5 by Charlie Lane

I picked this book because I was under the assumption that it was the first in the series. I realised later that it was the fourth. That did not impact the narrative but did take away a little from understanding the bonds between the women central to the plot or the concept of 'daring'.The covers…

The Rent Collector by Camron Wright

I did not pay attention to the author's background when I picked this book up. I somehow missed the author's note as well. If I had paid attention, I would have been quite surprised. The story is narrated from the point of view of a Cambodian woman, and the author is neither. A little further…

North to Paradise by Ousman Umar

Translated by Kevin Gerry Dunn I have read quite a few books about the refugee crisis from different countries just this year. This book has a more unique ending than a few others. The entire book feels like a translated work, this being one of the rare occasions that that is actually a bonus.The bewilderment…

Autumn by Ali Smith

I borrowed this book a long time ago and returned it without reading it. On yet another library trip, I ended up wanting to give it another shot and actually read it on my next train journey.I was a little surprised by the content. Somehow, given the cover and the blurb, I was expecting short…

The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley

This is one of those rare books published for the first time despite having been written long ago. The only others like this that I have had the opportunity to come across were old classic mysteries.I have read a few of the author's works and was quite surprised to see one so different in her…

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Narrated by: Samara MacLaren I had both digital and audio copies of this book and decided to listen to it. It was further down my list of audiobooks, but it managed to make its way up, and I heard it to the end in very few sittings, something I rarely end up doing (continuously, that…

The Truth by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #25)

This is the last of my rereads of Terry Pratchett for a while. Not because I do not want to read any more of them, but because I have no more to pick up in hand. I may run into a book I have not read or reviewed on the blog, and then things may…