September Wrapup

  
🍁🍁🍁September Wrapup🍁🍁🍁
This month i read a total of 20 books (6 Rereads, 14 New to Me Reads) mostly Physical Copies with 1 Audiobook and 2 Ebooks. 
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(Reread, Historical Romance) 
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(Thriller) 
Haunt by Christina Maraziotis 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Historical Mystery) 
The Last Duke Standing by Julia London 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Historical Romance) 
Hidden Cargo by Robin Lloyd 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Historical Fiction) 
The Last Child by John Hart 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(Thriller) 
Curse by Christina Maraziotis 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Historical Mystery) 
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(Poetry) 
Beth and Amy by Virginia Kantra 🌟🌟🌟 (YA Retelling) 
Daughter of the Loom by Tracie Peterson 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Historical Fiction) 
Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Historical Romance) 
Totally Psychic by Brigid Martin 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (YA, Middle Grade, Fantasy) 
Something More by Jackie Khalilieh 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (YA) 
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Reread, Christian Fiction) 
A Light in the Window by Jan Karon 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Christian Fiction) 
These High Green Hills by Jan Karon 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Christian Fiction) 
The Decision by Wanda E Brunstetter 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Reread, Amish Fiction) 
The Half Stitch Quilting Club by Wanda E Brunstetter 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(Reread, Amish Fiction) 
Plain Proposal by Beth Wiseman 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Amish Fiction) 
A Revelation in Autumn by Wanda E Brunstetter 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Reread, Amish Fiction) 

Review for A Revelation in Autumn (Discovery Saga #5) by Wanda E Brunstetter

  
Read in July 2017 and September 2023. 
Per My Original Review, I still feel the same way about this book. 
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Another Good Book in this Amish Fiction Series by Wanda E Brunstetter!! 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about. Meredith was my favorite by far especially since she was grieving her "missing" husband, Luke while giving birth to their child. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in Pennsylvania while reading, especially when the scenery was described since My Parents and I vacationed in that area of PA a few years ago. 

Overall A Good Book 5 in this Amish Fiction Series!! Can't wait to read Book 6 in this series and more by Wanda in the future!!

Review for Plain Proposal (Daughters of the Promise #5) by Beth Wiseman

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Another Good Book in this Amish Fiction Series by Beth Wiseman!! 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about. Miriam and Shelby were my favorites by far because i loved their Cousin Relationship which reminded me alot of mine with My Cousins Nicola and Leah. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in Pennsylvania while reading, especially when the scenery was described since My Parents and I vacationed in those parts of PA a few years ago. 

Overall A Good Book 5 in this Amish Fiction Series!! Can't wait to read more by Beth in the future!! 

Review for The Half-Stitched Quilting Club (The Half Stitched Quilting Club #1) by Wanda E Brunstetter

  
Per My Original Review, I still feel the same way about this book. 
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
This is my 2nd time reading this book in this series cause i won it from a contest in the authors Facebook Page!! 

Loved it as much as this time around as i did the first time around. 

Star is my favorite character and i loved how it was set during a Quilting Class ESPECIALLY since My Grandma taught me how to quilt when i was a teen. I only wish she was here to read this story with me because i think she'd really enjoy it as much as i did. 

Review for The Decision (The Prairie State Friends Trilogy #1) by Wanda E Brunstetter

  
Read in June 2017 and September 2023. 
Per My Original Review, I still feel the same way about this book. 
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
This was only the 2nd Trilogy ive read by Wanda so i kind of knew what to expect but this one really touched my heart in more ways then one since it talked about Grief and ive been dealing with that since losing My Grandpa last year (January 2016). 

The Characters were enjoyable and interesting to read about. Elaine was my favorite by far since i could relate to her feelings of Grief. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in Arthur, Illinois while reading, especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall An Enjoyable Book 1 in this Amish Fiction Trilogy!! Can't wait to read Book 2 and more by Wanda in the future!! 

Review for These High Green Hills (The Mitford Years #3) by Jan Karon

  
Per my original review, i still the same way about this book!! 
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Another Good Book in this Contemporary Christian Series by Jan Karon!! 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about. Father Tim was by far my favorite opposed to the last one i read. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in the book while reading, especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Good Book 3 in this Contemporary Christian Series!! Can't wait to read Book 4 and more in this series and by Jan in the future!! 

Review for A Light in the Window (The Mitford Years #2) by Jan Karon

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Another Good Book in this Contemporary Christian Series by Jan Karon!! 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about. It was hard to pick a favorite since i seemed to like all of them. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in the book while reading, especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Good Book 2 in this Contemporary Christian Series!! Can't wait to read more in this series and by Jan in the future!! 

Review for At Home in Mitford ( The Mitford Years #1) by Jan Karon

  
Per My Original Review from 2018, I still feel the same way about this book. 
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
This was my first time reading a book in this series by Jan Karon even tho My Grandma (My Mom's Mom) would read bits and pieces of this book to me when i was younger. 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about. It was hard to pick just one as my favorite since i seemed to love all the characters. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in Mitford while reading, especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Good Book 1 in this Contemporary Christian Fiction Series!! Can't wait to read more in this series and by Jan in the future!! 

Review for Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Thank you to Librarything and Jackie Khalilieh for picking me to win this FREE COPY in a giveaway on their website a few months ago. This was my first time reading a book by Jackie so i wasnt sure what to expect but i have to say i really LOVED and DIVULGED this book so much.

The Fact that Teen Jessie LOVED The 90s Music, Movies and TV Shows were absolutely incredible to see since i was born and raised in The 90s and most of The Music, Movies and TV Shows i watched back then were mentioned in this book were my favorites. 

The Characters were fun and interesting to read about. Jessie was by far my favorite. I could fully relate to Jessie's struggles with learning as well as trying to understand her Disability since i struggled with those things when i was in school. I loved who Jessie ended up with because i truly was rooting for them throughout the book and he seemed to be the only one who really and truly seemed to care for her with no games involved. 

The Setting was beautifully described which really made me feel like i was actually in Canada while reading especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Phenomenal YA Book about a Teen starting a new school and trying to juggle it all while trying to understand her Autism Diagnosis!! I do hope this becomes a series cause i'd love to see what Jessie, Levi, Griffin, Cat, Mel, Odelia and The Klassis Family are going through now!! 

Can't wait to read more by Jackie in the future!!

Review for Totally Psychic by Brigid Martin

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Thank you to BookishFirst, Inkyard Press and Cake Creative for picking me to win this FREE COPY in a giveaway on BookishFirst.com a few months ago!! 

This was my first time reading a book by Debut Author Brigid Martin so i wasnt sure what to expect but i have to say i really loved and enjoyed this one very much. It reminded me alot of Disney Channel's That's So Raven and Wizard's of Waverly Place meets The Movie Casper. 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about. Paloma and Gloria were definately my favorites. I loved the close Granddaughter and Grandmother relationship they had since i reminded me alot of the one i had with My Grandma (My Mom's Mom) when i was growing up. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in Florida and California while reading, especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Phenomenal Middle Grade Fantasy about a Preteen who is learning about her Supernatural Abilities!! I do hope this is turned into a Series cause i'd love to see what other adventures Paloma and her family will go on!! 

Review for Daring to Dream (Dream Trilogy #1) by Nora Roberts

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
This was only the 2nd Book in this series, 10th book yet 2nd series ive read by Nora Roberts so i kind of knew what to expect but i have to say i surprisingly LOVED this one more then i thought i would. 

The Characters were fun and interesting to read about. Margo was by far my favorite throughout the book. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in Late 1800s California while reading especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Phenomenal Book 1 in this Dream Trilogy Series!! Can't wait to read more in this series and by Nora Roberts in the future!!

Review for Daughter of the Loom (Bells of Lowell #1) by Tracie Peterson

  
Rating: 4.5 Stars!! 
Review: 
This was my first time reading a book in this series but only the 3rd book ive read by Tracie Peterson so i kinda knew what to expect but sadly i was hoping to like this more then i did because it was just too slow starting for me. 

The Characters were fun and interesting to read about. Lilly was definately my favorite since i could feel her grief through the pages since ive been feeling the same way for the past year and a half since losing My Dad. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in Lowell, Massachusetts while reading especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall an OK Book 1 in this Historical Fiction Series about Daughters of Mill Workers!! I will read more by Tracie in the future i just hope her other books arent as slow starting as this one was. 

Review for Beth & Amy (The March Sisters #2) by Virginia Kantra

  
Rating: 4 Stars!! 
Review: 
This was my first time reading a book in a series by Virginia Kantra so i wasnt sure what to expect but i have to say for the most part i enjoyed this one tho i thought The Characters Careers were a BIG Stretch compared to the OG Little Women. 

The Characters were fun and interesting to read about. Beth and Amy's lives i felt werent idealistic compared to the OG Little Women. Jo and Meg's lives were ideal since that's basicly what they dreamed about doing in the original. 

The Setting was OK but not much descriptiveness since it wasnt originally set in NC. 

Overall an OK YA Contemporary Retelling but could of been better!! I was disappointed that alot of the quotes from the OG werent in this book even tho at the end the author "Claimed" that they were. I will read more by Virginia in the future but i hope all her other books are better based on the OG Book then this one was!!

Review for Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
How is it possible i never read this beautiful book of poetry before?! Honestly im not sure but i absolutely divulged this one and its the most beautiful thing ive read so far. 

I loved the Poetry especially about life and how a sidewalk is like the road in life, we dont know where or when it ends all we know is that its a journey we're on. 

Overall a Beautiful Book page to page!! Can't wait to read more by Shel in the near future!!

Review for Curse (Loveletting #2) by Christina Maraziotis

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Thank you to Librarything and Christina for picking me to win this FREE COPY in a giveaway on their website earlier this year. This was only the 2nd time reading a book in this series and by Christina but i have to say im really enjoying this series. 

The Characters were fun and interesting to read about. Charlotte and James were definately my favorites. Mac seems to be like an old penney that never goes away. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in the book while reading especially when the scenery was described. 

The Ending shocked me but im hoping its not just a dream cause id like it to be real. 

Overall another Phenomenal Book in tis Historical Romance Series!! Can't wait to read Book 3 when it comes out next year!! 

Review for The Last Child (Johnny Marrimon #1) by John Hart

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
This was my first time reading and listening to a book/series by John Hart so i wasnt sure if i'd like it or not bur surprisingly i did. 

The Characters were interesting to read about. Johnny was my favorite by far. I really felt for him with everything he was going through after losing his twin sister, Alyssa. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in the book while reading especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Good and Interesting Thriller!! Can't wait to read more in this series and by John Hart in the future!!

Review for Hidden Cargo by Robin Lloyd

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Thank you to BookishFirst for picking me to win this FREE ARC COPY in a Raffle on their website back in July. This was my first time reading a book by Robin Lloyd so i wasnt sure what to expect. 

Essentially i wasnt sure if i'd like this one or not since its set in 1860s Key West Florida and Havana Cuba but surprisingly i did. 

The Characters were interesting to read about. Navy Lieutenant Everett Townsend was my favorite by far  and i really felt for him when he learned about his family's history with Slavery. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in 1860s, Key West Florida and Havana Cuba while reading especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Good Civil War Based Historical Fiction!! Can't wait to read more by Robin in the future!!

Review for Last Duke Standing (A Royal Match #1) by Julia London

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
This was my first time reading a book and series by Julia so i wasnt sure what to expect but i have to say i really loved and enjoyed this one very much. Reminded me alot of Bridgerton meets Pride and Prejudice. 

The Characters were fun and interesting to read about. It was hard to pick just one as my favorite since i seemed to like all the characters. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in Victorian London England while reading especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Good Book 1 in this Victorian Historical Fiction Series!! Can't wait to read Book 2 and more by Julia in the very near future!!

Review for Haunt (Loveletting Series #1) by Christina Maraziotis

   
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Thank you to Christina for sending me this FREE COPY to review for her back in July!! 

This was my first time reading a book/series by Christina Maraziotis so i wasnt sure if i'd like it or not but did end up enjoying this book very much especially since there was very little Horror in it since im not a big Horror fan but some scenes were more graphic then i'd expected. 

I do feel like this book didnt have to be 774 pages long especially since each chapter was broken down into 8 parts so this book could of easily been 2 separate books. 

The Characters were interesting to read about. Charlotte was definately my favorite. I really felt for her since she was on the run from Mac and terrifyed by what he would do to her. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in a 19th Century Victorian Western which reminded me alot of The 1960s Tv Show, Gunsmoke. 

Overall a Good Book 1 in this Historical Western Fiction Series!! Can't wait to read Book 2 soon!! 

Review for Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

  
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
Even tho this was only the 2nd Book ive read by Gillian i can happily say im really starting to like their books. This one blew me away instantly cause i didnt expect half the twists that happened even tho it did remind me alot of Hank Phillippi Ryan's books. 

The Characters were so intriguing to read about which made it hard to pick just one as my favorite since i seemed to enjoy all of them. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in the book while reading especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Phenomenal Edge of your seat Thriller!! Can't wait to read more by Gillian in the future!!

Review for A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

  
First Read in May 2017 (Per the Review below) 
Second Read October 2022 
Third Read September 2023 (I goofed and forgot i read this last year 😂😂😂) 
Per my original review, i still feel the same way about this book as i did 6 years ago. 
Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
This was my first time reading this book by Nicholas Sparks so i wasnt sure if i'd like it or not even tho ive seen the movie several times since it came out in 2000 but surprisingly i loved the book just as much as i do the movie. 

The Characters are so lovely and interesting to read about. Landon and Jamie are my favorites. I do love how the book made Landon less of a bad boy compared to the movie. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like i was actually in Beaufort NC while reading, especially when the scenery was described. 

Overall a Phenomenal Historical Romance!! Can't wait to read more by Nicholas in the future!!

September TBR

  
🍁🍁🍁September TBR🍁🍁🍁
 How are we already in the first month of Fall and the last weeks of Summer?! 

This month im mainly reading books i first read 5 years ago since this month also marks my 5 years since joining the Online Book Community!! 

Most of my rereads are Amish Fiction one of the first Genres i devulged when i was in my late 20s. Im also doing a "Never Have I Ever" Readathon where i have to read a book that fits a prompt that ive never done before. 

What are you reading this month?! What Reading Activites are you doing this month?! 

Let me know in the comments below!! Happy Reading and Enjoy the last few weeks of summer!!