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Books Read in September-November 2024

Phew! It's been a minute. I didn't have a personal computer for a while there, so blogging was hard, but I sure did a lot of reading. I'll go through the lists quickly--my favorites for each month are highlighted, although I really enjoyed a lot of these. I got Kindle Unlimited and went wild on cozy romantasy and a few other genres for variety!

Books Read in September

  1. Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum (Book club read)
  2. Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen (Another book club read)
  3. The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck (Yet another book club read)
  4. A Different Sky by Randie K. Berman (Rec'd by the author from a shared fb group--I loved it!)
Books Read in October
  1. Ensnaring the Siren by Desirée M. Niccoli (Haven Cove #3) (LibraryThing review--and fit the romantasy kick--with mermaids!)
  2. The Orc and the Innkeeper by Cora Crane (Elderberry Falls #1) 
  3. The Gargoyle and the Songbird by Cora Crane (Elderberry Falls #2)
  4. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate (audiobook)
  5. Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner by Meghan Keane (my high school classmate wrote a book!)
  6. Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
  7. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
  8. Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
  9. Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman (graphic novel)
Books Read in November
  1. When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn (Bridgerton #6)
  2. The Only One Left by Riley Sager (Book club read)
  3. Schlepping Across the Nile by Aaron Zevy (short stories--received free ebook in a promotion)
  4. Destined for the Fae King by Megan Van Dyke (Courts of Faery #3--yes, I accidentally read the third book first but I'm not mad)
  5. A Bargain with the Fae King by Megan Van Dyke (Courts of Faery #1)
  6. Bound to the Fae King by Megan Van Dyke (Courts of Faery #2)
  7. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (Farseer #1)
  8. Forgiving a Fae Warrior by Megan Van Dyke (Courts of Faery)
  9. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (Another book club read)

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