August & September 2024 Books

AUGUST

* The Last Bookshop in London ¹ by Madeline Martin - I'm pretty sure that Natalia recommended this to me a while back. It takes place during the second World War and was thoroughly engrossing

* The Clue of the Tapping Heels by Carolyn Keene - Terrible cover. This was a solid mystery that, like all the Nancy Drews I've read, was a nice escape from the grind of every day life.

* You Matter by Christian Robinson - I read this and the next bookvat the Delaware Art Museum when I went with Lucy. This was sweet and if I had a kid, this would be in their personal library.

** Parker Looks Up by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry - Adorable and important.

** The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey - Last year for Vincent Price Day I asked Ms. Price what her father's favourite book was and this was the title she gave me. I bought a paperback copy but knew I'd never get around to reading it. Thankfully I found a wonderful audiobook version that was slow to start but soon picked up. I had re-watched The Lost King just before I started this and Richard III was already heavy on my mind. I know I will without question be listening to this again. So good!

** The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare - I needed a light historical romance and this one was a great read. 

SEPTEMBER

** Gnome Is Where Your Heart Is by Casey Lyall - I bought this in Doylestown earlier this year and thought this was a sweet book. It's about a young girl named Lemon whose grandfather was visited by aliens when he was younger and how Lemon is the only one that really believes him. Grandpa has Alzheimer's and his granddaughter is determined, with the help of her two pals, Marlo and Rachel, to find proof that those garden gnome, green-faced aliens that Grandpa Walt talked about were 100% real. Oh it was so good!!

* Show Up and Vote by Ani DiFranco - Couldn't believe that I scored a signed copy (Ani, your signature is atrocious) of this fabulous book. It's never too soon to teach kids about just how important voting is.

♥ A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton - Okay, okay, I should have been patient and waited to read this in October but I JUST COULDN'T!!! And clearly I will be re-reading it anyway since it's the cutest book series, possibly of all time.

♥ Narwhal - Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton - I know I read the most recent one first and am all over the place, but I finally got around to reading the book that started it all! Absolutely adorable in every way. Can't wait to collect each book in the series.

♥ The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk by Carolyn Keene - I first read this in October of 2019 and it really kicked off my love of the series. I had completely forgotten all but the fact that it took place on a ship, so it felt like I was reading it for the first time.

♥ James ¹ by Percival Everett - Bishop and I decided to form a little book club duo and this is our first book. I'll go into more later, but I absolutely loved it. Completely mesmerizing and Dominic Hoffman's narration was pure perfection.

¹ - audiobook
² - abridged version
* - liked
♥ - loved
Any unmarked titles were, in my opinion, so-so.