To me, fall starts on September 1st, so I am ready for all the horror novels, thrillers, and atmospheric reads!
I will be sharing my most anticipated September releases in tomorrow’s post, so I will not include any of those here, but there are so many that I want to read as soon as they come out!
The first daughter is for the Throne.
The second daughter is for the Wolf.
As the only Second Daughter born in centuries, Red has one purpose-to be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wood in the hope he’ll return the world’s captured gods.
Red is almost relieved to go. Plagued by a dangerous power she can’t control, at least she knows that in the Wilderwood, she can’t hurt those she loves. Again.
But the legends lie. The Wolf is a man, not a monster. Her magic is a calling, not a curse. And if she doesn’t learn how to use it, the monsters the gods have become will swallow the Wilderwood-and her world-whole.
I just started For the Wolf and it is over 400 pages, so I will definitely be reading it into September. I think that it is the perfect book to start my fall reading! Historically, I have not loved Red Riding Hood retellings, but I have high hopes for this one. I am already loving Hannah Witten’s writing style and I know that this is going to give me the eerie atmosphere that I am craving!
Everyone knows what happened to Alva’s mother, all those years ago. But when dark forces begin to stir in Ormscaula, Alva has to face a very different future – and question everything she thought she knew about her past…
I have plans to listen to Hold Back the Tide on audio. The synopsis is extremely vague, but my gut is telling me that I am going to really like this book. I read the first chapter and was hooked right away. It begins with our main character giving advice on how to live with a murderer, and it was chilling. Curious to see where the story goes and the cover alone is creepy! I am just really in the mood for horror.
To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything
“I refuse to be nothing…”
In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…
In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected.
When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother’s identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, Zhu learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from her fate.
After her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu takes the chance to claim another future altogether: her brother’s abandoned greatness.
She Who Became the Sun is the newest book on my physical TBR and I cannot wait to pick it up! I have been seeing it everywhere and have heard so many incredible things. I have really been into fantasy lately, especially if it is based on real history. The blurb from Alix E. Harrow really sold me on this one, especially when she said it will wreck you, and you will be grateful. Sounds like my kind of book!
Quinn Maybrook just wants to make it until graduation. She might not make it to morning.
Quinn and her father moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs to find a fresh start. But ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can.
Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now.
Clowns are probably my biggest fear, so why not read a book about them!? I have a feeling Clown in the Cornfield is going to be a fun slasher book- perfect for this time of the year!
Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic, created to be the wife of a man who dies at sea on the voyage from Poland. Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbor in 1899.
Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert, trapped in an old copper flask, and released in New York City, though still not entirely free.
Ahmad and Chava become unlikely friends and soul mates with a mystical connection. Marvelous and compulsively readable, Helene Wecker’s debut novel The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, into a wondrously inventive and unforgettable tale.
The Golem and the Jinni has been on my TBR for years and I think the time has finally come for me to read it, especially since there is now a sequel. There is so much about this book that makes me think it is something I am going to love!
What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we’re looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join—and more importantly, stay in—extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell’s argument is that, on some level, it already has . . .
Our culture tends to provide pretty flimsy answers to questions of cult influence, mostly having to do with vague talk of “brainwashing.” But the true answer has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear—and are influenced by—every single day.
Through juicy storytelling and cutting original research, Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities “cultish,” revealing how they affect followers of groups as notorious as Heaven’s Gate, but also how they pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. Incisive and darkly funny, this enrapturing take on the curious social science of power and belief will make you hear the fanatical language of “cultish” everywhere.
I needed to include some nonfiction on this TBR! I am slowly making my way through Empire of Pain (and loving it!), but I would also like to read Cultish in September. I know I am not the only one who has a fascination with cults and the psychology behind them. I am intrigued by the fact that Amanda Montell is a linguist and is examining the language that cults use.
What book are you most looking forward to reading in September?
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Your blogs are fabulous and you even inspired me to start my blog (tho i am nit that good) but i am not that regular…my life too is just for books..
Your blogs are fabulous and you even inspired me to start my blog (tho i am not that good) but i am not that regular…
Aw I love that!!! So much work goes into blogging and it’s supposed to be fun, so I have learned it’s best to just post when you have the time or when you are inspired!
I’m going to follow you now 😊
Thanks 😀 . I actually don’t much post regularly cuz i am just 13 and i have a lot of school work but still i try my best…
That’s amazing! I wish I had started my blog as a teenager. You will learn a lot!
You know, I love NonFiction but I am so bad at sticking to any theme! Every NonFiction November I am awestruck at the other bloggers who have these curated lists. Here I am adding Cultish because it looks fascinating and so my NN is going to look like it does every year – wild and mood driven. Love your list!
I love nonfiction too but don’t prioritize it like I should! I’m so ready for nonfiction November though!
For the Wolf sounds so intriguing!! Adding to my TBR now!
I’m loving the writing and atmosphere so far. I can’t wait to get further into it because I have a good feeling!
Yay! Fingers crossed it stays good – I’ll look forward to hearing your final thoughts! It may take me a couple weeks to get to it myself because I have about a dozen other books I’m already reading on a deadline, ha.
Haha I know that feeling well!!
I can’t wait to see what you think about She Who Became the Sun. It’s on my tbr for this month too and I’m so excited to dive into it!
I have seen so many people are reading it this month. It makes me even more excited!
I’m adding Clown in a Cornfield for October, I need some scary reads for then! I’m reading The Final Girl Support group in September though 😀
It sounds so creepy! I just hate clowns!
I want to get to The Final Girl Support Group eventually as well! I really like Grady Hendrix.
I’ve read Hold Back The Tide and I loved it!! Such an underrated book in my opinion
That opening chapter alone!! I cannot wait to get further into it!
It’s so good!!
“She Who Became the Sun” sounds soo interesting! I may be adding this to my TBR. Happy reading!
I have heard great things! I will definitely write a review once I read it!
I hope you have a great reading month!
Thank you! You too!
Hold Back the Tide has such a great cover! Thanks for bringing that to my attention, I think I might check it out! There are soooo many good books coming out in September I’m trying not to let that overwhelm me LOL but I’m excited for so many, especially White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson!
I’m so into Hold Back the Tide and it’s not very long, so it’s perfect!
White Smoke is my most anticipated book of the month!! I just love everything Tiffany D Jackson writes.
I love books that aren’t too long, you feel really accomplished when finishing so quickly LOL!
And YESSS SAME!!! She is amazing!!!
Haha that’s so me!
Cultish sounds fascinating. I’ve always wondered about cults myself.
I’ve heard it is really well researched and told in an interesting way!
For the Wolf and She Who Became the Sun are on my tbr too! So intrigued by them both. And I’m definitely going to add Cultish to my list now as well!
Cannot wait to read all three of those. Will definitely post reviews!
Also terrified of clowns…..would not read about them ha, ha, ha
Some great choices x
Hahah they are so scary!!
I hope you enjoyed these! I loved Hold Back the Tide and it went in a very different direction than I was expecting, and I’m currently reading She Who Became the Sun and liking it so far 😊
i loved For The Wolf and She Who Became The Sun! i hope you have a great reading month!
That makes me so happy to hear. Loving For the Wolf and picking up She Who Became the Sun next!
I am listening to Hold Back the Tide as we speak. I have no idea where it’s going!
I’m hoping to read For the Wolf on September or October! It just feels like an Autumn type of book.
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So far it really is! So atmospheric!
Enjoy reading
You are a smart lady📖🤭
She Who Became the Sun is on my list too!
I read it! Will be posting a full review soon!