September really is a month bristling with learning and change. It is the month that marks the start of autumn, the return of students back to schools and the celebration of “Global Literacy Day.” So, what better way to start this season than to revisit your reading goals? Whether you need to decrease you target or you’ve already smashed it out of the park, below are new books coming out this month that may want to add to your list:
Our top pick:
Title: Apples Never Fall
Author: Liane Moriarty
Genre: Thriller, Contemporary
First impressions: Nothing like murder to take family drama to a whole new level!
For years the Delaney family have maintained a façade of perfection. Now, the four Delaney siblings face a dilemma. Their mother has been murdered and their father is the primary suspect. Two siblings believe he did it, two are not so sure. As the siblings square off and revisit their shared family history, what will they uncover? And just how well did they really know the people they called family?
Just JJ’s top pick:
Title: The Bronzed Beasts
Author: Roshani Chokshi
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
First impression: Yes, once again I will be paying for Roshani to cause me pain and then thank her for it.
Severin, the supposed betrayer, exploits the Patriarch of the Fallen House and attempts to locate the temple where the Divine Lyre can be successfully played. At the same time, Enrique, Laila, Hypnos and Zofia face the haunted waterways of Venice, Italy. A fractured crew – but time, waits for no one. With only ten days to save one of their own – will they succeed? Or, will the price demanded of them be just too high?
Honourable mentions:
- Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (Thriller)
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Fantasy)
- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Romance)
- The Corpse Queen by Heather Herrman (Historical)
- Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn (Fantasy)
Simply Esther’s top pick:
Title: Rock Paper Scissors
Author: Alice Feeney
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
First impression: Ten years of marriage pressed and squeezed – I can’t wait to drink up the fresh juicy secret(s)!
Adam and Amelia Wright book a much needed weekend away for their ten-year anniversary. It seems like the perfect opportunity to reconnect away from everyday distractions. Not just a self-confessed workaholic, Adam suffers from face blindness so cannot recognise anyone even his wife. Every anniversary Amelia writes him a letter and for the first time, she lets him read it. With their marriage now hanging in the balance, what lies or truths will Amelia’s letter reveal? How well did they even truly know each other?
Honourable mentions:
- How to kill your best friend by Leslie Elliot (Thriller)
- All These Bodies by Kendare Blake (Mystery)
- The Night She disappeared by Lisa Jewell (Thriller)
Feel free to let us know in the comments below if you are excited about any of the books mentioned above or any other books coming out this month.