Book Recommendations & Reviews - October 2021
September was a month filled with breaks in our routine. We got new phones. I took a vacation from work. We binged a lot of Love Island Australia. We did quite a few house projects. All that to say, I wasn’t super focused on reading this month. Even six months into our new home, we’re still unpacking, organizing, and settling into the new space. The house is decorated for Halloween and I hope to read more as the daylight wanes and temperatures cool.
Here’s what I read this past month:
A Conjuring of Light - V.E. Schwab
Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave - Ryan Holiday
Powershift: Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome- Daymond John
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters - Tom Nichols
Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale - Cassandra Clare
A Gathering of Shadows - V. E. Schwab
The Runaway Queen - Cassandra Clare
The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul - Brad Stulberg
A Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab
You're Not Listening: What Your Missing and Why It Matters - Kate Murphy
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence - Lindsay Gibson
What Really Happened in Peru - Cassandra Clare
Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus - Sandi Toksvig
City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare
The 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene
I’m looking forward to reading the following next.
Fiction
Shadow & Bone - Leigh Bardugo
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
The Once and Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow
Non-Fiction
How to Be Sad - Helen Russell
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music - Dave Grohl
The Culture Code - Daniel Coyle
Finding LatinX: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity - Paola Ramos
Zero to One - Peter Thiel
What are you reading this month?