Hello Friends!
I’m so excited to share with you my box of this month’s Book of the Month picks! They had some really good selections for the month of October that it was hard to pick…but I did pick 3 out of the 5 š
Now although there weren’t any “scary” books in the selection (with it being October), but the selections were very good none-the-less. The other 2 books that were featured that I didn’t choose were “The Fountain of Silence” by Ruta Sepetys and “What Happens in Paradise” by Elin Hilderbrand. If you would like to get your very own subscription for the BOTM you can click HERE to get your first month for $9.99 and a credit for 1 free book.
Now on to the ones I picked for this month. The first book is an early release of the fantasy novel “Fate of the Fallen” by Kel Kade. I’ve always considered myself as a lover of all book genre, however, looking through the majority of my books I noticed that they are mostly fantasy, so this was a pretty easy decision for me to make.
“Not all stories have happy endings. Everyone loves Mathias. Naturally, when he discovers it’s his destiny to save the world, he dives in headfirst, pulling his best friend, Also, along for the ride. However, saving the world isn’t as easy as it sounds in the stories. The going gets rough, and folks start to believe their best chance for survival is to surrender to the forces of evil, which isn’t how the prophecy goes. At all. As the list of allies grow thin, and the friends find themselves staring death in the face, they must decide how to become the heroes they were destined to be or, failing that, how to survive.”
My second pick for the month is the early release magical realism novel “Nothing to See Here” by Kevin Wilson. This definitely goes along with my whole love for the fantasy and fiction genre and this book certainly pulled me in with it’s synopsis and whimsical cover design – think of the old saying “liar liar pants on fire”…except that it’s the kids that burst on fire apparently not the pants lol.
“Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal, and they’ve barely spoken since. Until now, more than ten years later, when Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help. Madison’s twin step kids are moving in with her family and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker. However, there’s a catch: the twins spontaneously combust when they get agitated, flames igniting from their skin in a startling but beautiful way. Lillian is convinced Madison is pulling her leg, but it’s the truth. Thinking of her dead-end life at home, the life that has consistently disappointed her, Lillian figures she has nothing to lose. Over the course of one humid, demanding summer, Lillian and the twins learn to trust one another – and stay cool – while also staying out of the way of Madison’s buttoned-up politician husband. Surprised by her own ingenuity yet unused to the intense feelings of protectiveness she feels for them, Lillian ultimately begins to accept that she needs these strange children as much as they need her – urgently and fiercely. Couldn’t this be the start of the amazing life she’d always hoped for? With white-hot wit and a big, tender heart, Kevin Wilson has written his best book yet – a most unusual story of parental love.
My third book is a literary fiction debut book by Ta-Nehisi Coats – “The Water Dancer.” I’ve heard a lot of good reviews and feedback about this book, both online and from friends. I’m really interested in reading it to know what the hype is about and learn something from this very interesting book. It is also a contender for BOTM’s book of the year, so it must be really really really good š
“Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her – but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life. This brush with death births an urgency in Hiram and a daring scheme: to escape from the only home he’s ever known. So begins an unexpected journey that takes Hiram from the corrupt grandeur of Virginia’s proud plantations to desperate guerrilla cells in the wilderness, from the coffin of the Deep South to dangerously idealistic movements in the North. Even as he’s enlisted in the underground war between slavers and the enslaved, Hiram’s resolve to rescue the family he left behind endures. This is a dramatic story of an atrocity inflicted on generations of women, men, and children – the violent and capricious separation of families – and the war they waged to simply make lives with the people they loved. Written by one of today’s most exciting thinkers and writers, The Water Dancer is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen.”
What do you guys think of my selection for this month? Do you think I should’ve picked one of the other 2 that I skipped? Did you get to read any of those books? I’d love to hear some of your thoughts on them, or if you are looking forward to reading any one of them. Remember to use my link to get your first book to try out this amazing subscription.
Now, I did also pick up a couple of books from Barnes & Noble that were listed on BOTM (not as the monthly picks) but that were also highly anticipated and and rated but I was not able to pick them up at the time of my order. I will be posting an overview of my B&N book haul to you guys soon š
Until next time Friends…XO!!!
Dose of Dalia 