All The Books I Read in September 2023

If I am personally honest, I didn’t do much reading this month. But my workplace had started their own book reading club which is a monthly meet up on Tuesday evening. The book of the month was My Name is Leon. It’s a book that is easy to read but the subjects are tough to handle. It’s all viewed in the eyes of a child called Leon who goes to foster care after his mother is unable to look after him. Throughout the book he finds new parental figures and the heartbreak of being separated from his little brother Jake who means the world to him.

This was one of the books that I bought during Pride Month. After reading and enjoying a novel about a non-binary knight, I was interested in more historical LGBT fiction, which is how I came across Gwen and Art are Not in Love. I love historical fiction especially when it tries to fill the blanks and improvise on things that got lost in history. I think it is a great take on the fake dating trope Because it has that feeling of ancient times, but the characters also give it a modern edge. I can imagine a lot of my friends in writing circles enjoying this as a stand-alone. I wouldn’t give it to Piers Morgan or David Starkey though, because I imagine the pair of them raging within the first 10 pages.

This was a book I read in the library before going swimming. It was fairly easy to read and get through because it relied on a lot of common sense. Most of the book consists of recipes that looked yummy, nutritious and easy to follow.

This is a sci-fi book that was released during lockdown in 2021. It’s the author‘s first book and it has a sequel. I found the plot to be engrossing amd I liked the friction between the two main characters. Samara is a great character because she’s complex but still has that naive vibe. Humanity has been split into three types with one being far more superior than the other whilst others fight for freedom and equality. All the reviews on Amazon and Goodreads have been positive and I can see why. I am tempted to get the sequel at a later date.

This was a book that I read in the library, but never ended up borrowing. I think it’s a useful book that is easy to follow. I liked DK books as a kid because I always found them easy to follow with a good balance of pictures, graphs and easy to follow text. It’s a very accessible book that I know I can use for my healthy living plan.

Yesterday was Canal day in Banbury. By the canal, the boats have their own stalls and bars had their own music and live events happening. It was lovely to see and even though the sky was grey and the weather was chilly the area was packed. There was something for everyone there. I liked watching the craftman carve wooden spoons. I stopped by at the Pavement Cafe underneath the musuem. Their menu has some of the best vegan and vegetarian choices in town. I stopped there before going swimming when I came across this book on their bookshelf.

I thought it was a great book with loads of pictures and it gave me ideas to make my own fermented stuff. I love Kimchi and I always wanted to try sauerkraut. The recipes looked really good as well.

This was another book that I read in the same cafe. I think it was bought to be just for display. I did enjoy going through the book and looking at the illustrations and pictures. I even got to learn words and phrases that I had never even heard off before, but a coffee expert might. I think this book would be a perfect gift book or one to have on display.