When I first started reviewing books back in June I think or may have been July I got completely carried away on netgalley, I was like the proverbial child in a sweet shop, all these books and not expecting to get any I went for as many as I thought I would 😊. To my astonishment I was given quite a lot of books to read. I had seventeen for August, 16 for September, but also felt I should get on top of some of October’s as there was another 21, of those I have cleared 10, as well as joining pigeonhole which was another great idea I thought when I found it, reading along with other people a bit at a time, great fun except I picked three books running at the same time in September as well as all the other books, then I saw another site mentioned Edelweiss+ and saw a few books in there, although I didn’t go mad, but did manage to get the final part of a Christina Dodd trilogy I already had the first two books of, so of course I has to read the two I had before going for the final one. So I can honestly say I have had a very busy couple of months of reading and reviewing. I have most of my reviews on my wordpress site which is Jackiesreading4leisure.home.com/Jackie’s reading corner, my daughter helped me set that up, but i’m still now 100% happy with it I need to tweak it a bit I think, but it’s learning how to do that without wiping the whole thing off, now that makes me nervous. I am gradually making more friends on Twitter seems there are some great people both writers and bloggers. I never considered before that reviewing a book can help it sell, or put a book out there a bit more. I just always knew what I liked to read, now i’m finding new authors whose books I enjoy reading, and look forward to finding more in the future.
My top reads for September were:
Maria dials 999, when asked what service she requires, she calmly tells the operator she has killed her husband, so isn’t sure which service should be sent for this. A short time later the police arrive to find Maria standing outside her big fancy house holding a chair leg with blood on her hands, on the end of the chair leg is hair and blood, paramedics arrive a few minutes later, followed by DI Anton.
At this stage we as readers have no idea why Maria has done such a thing, what has driven her to try and kill her husband, yes she thought he was dead, but turns out he is still alive, but with life altering injuries that mean he will need 24 hour care for the rest of his life, he will never be able to communicate again.
The rest of the story is told through two points of view, the first being Maria guiding the reader through how she met her husband, and what her eighteen years of married life with him has been like,
but at the same time her thoughts, and feelings throughout the trial, for attempting to murder her
husband Edward. The trial is so well scripted you could be sitting in the gallery yourself watching th
e events unfold.
but at the same time her thoughts, and feelings throughout the trial, for attempting to murder her
husband Edward. The trial is so well scripted you could be sitting in the gallery yourself watching th
e events unfold.
The other point of view is that of one of the jurors Charlotte ‘Lottie’ Hiraj a twenty six year old female, married to Zain, and mother to a three year old son. What I thought was clever in the story is to some extent some of Lottie’s life experiences are similar to Maria’s. Although obviously she is a lot younger, and hasn’t been married as long, but the writing links the two together in some of the behaviours shown. There is more going on but to say too much would give too much away and this is a book to really enjoy. The subject matter can be hard but it is handled well.
This is a gripping read, not sure which way the jury will go, the deliberations, along with a few twists and turns you really don’t see coming. So this was my top read in September.
My Second favourite book of September is :
This was the first book I had ever read by Emma Curtis and it really didn’t disappoint. Although the beginning I did find a little slow, but that may be because I enjoy a fast paced story. Nick proposed to Grace one day and the following day he disappeared, they had been together for seven years. The police believe that he had just left Grace, but that made no sense, she knows Nick and knows he wouldn’t just do that . That is until it’s clear he has been keeping secrets from his past. So how well did she really know Nick? Grace is determined to find out the truth no matter how hard, or how dangerous it could be. This story is told through multiple characters points of view, from when Nick is missing, Grace going over things, as well as what’s happening in the present time. With alternate chapters being flashbacks to Nicks teenage years, and a tragedy, which is what has basically shaped him. The characters are believable and relatable, some are nicer than others. This is one of those books you just can’t put down, it is so well written, and it does keep you guessing, despite there not being many of the usual twists you get in most psychological thrillers, it wasn’t easy to figure out.
My third and final of my top three books is:
This book isn’t actually due for release until the 10th October but I really enjoyed this one and as I read it in September I wanted to add it to my favourite 3 books read in September. This is written as if the person is writing a letter but it’s not like looking at a letter, you know Daniel is writing to someone named Lucy but you don’t know who Lucy is. The story unfolds brilliantly Daniel telling his story to whoever Lucy is, at times it is quite moving, at times it is quite creepy, but it is a brilliant book that I urge people to read. I absolutely loved this one.
I read a lot more books in September and reviewed them all which you can read on my wordpress blog site, but these were my top three of the month.
Happy Reading for October.
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