I haven’t been reading nearly as much, but I made up for it in September. Maybe it was the cooler temps or a couple of weeks mostly off from work, but I was a reading machine!
My Favorite Books of September 2024
I read 19 books in September. Of those, I gave two books perfect grades. Here are my reviews.
Icebreaker
I’m not big on the Rom Com, meet cute kinda book, but my book club convinced me to give these hockey romances a try. I have to say that Icebreaker by Hannah Grace was much spicier than I expected, but I found the story interesting.
Anastasia Allen is a fiercely determined college figure skater who dreams of making it to the Olympics. Nathan Hawkins is the beefy, charming captain of the university hockey team. Through a series of unexpected circumstances, their worlds collide, and what starts as friction between them evolves into a slow-burn romance filled with tension and humor.
Reading about Stasi becoming friends with the guys on the hockey she and Nate’s relationship developed was really fun. But what kept me reading the book — despite it having a TON of characters, which I usually don’t enjoy — was seeing how Anastasia was going to handle the blatant abuse by her smug, narcissistic skating partner, Aaron.
I don’t know if I would call this book a pallet cleanser for me because it had some pretty detailed sex scenes in it and Stasi is an empowered character, but it gave me a quick break from all the thrillers.
Morning in This Broken World
I strongly believe in the love of chosen family. Maybe that’s part of why I enjoyed Morning in this Broken World by Katrina Kittle so much. But I really loved the book because of Vivian Laurent’s character. I want to be just like the no-nonsense, feisty Vivian when I grow up.
Vivian isn’t sure what to do with herself after her husband, the love of her life, dies. The couple was living in an assisted living center so Vivian could get the help she needed caring for her husband, but now the center is going on lockdown for COVID, and she doesn’t want to be stuck there without him anymore.
That’s when Vivian discovers that her favorite nurse, Luna, and her two children are facing eviction. Is this the beginning of a strange win/win?
Vivian invites Luna and the kids to move into her home with her, keeping her company and helping her stay in the house.
As the unlikely foursome begins going through life together, they discover that they’re exactly the family each of them needs.
Happy Reading!
There they are! My favorite books of September. They couldn’t be more different, but hopefully, you’re interested in reading at least one of them.
As always, happy reading!
