My September Reads 2025
Well, here we are already - practically able to reach out and touch October. Autumn has most definitely arrived and we’re heading rapidly towards the end of the year. It’s the perfect month for cosying up in front of a fire with a mug of hot chocolate and a good book. And talking of good books…
I read some absolute crackers in September. The September read for the Read Christie Challenge was ticked off, as were TWO squares in my 2025 Book Bingo Challenge - a children’s classic, and a book someone gifted to me.
Read on to see what I enjoyed during September…
Sunshine at The Cornish Bakery by Sarah Hope
(Cosy contemporary romance)
Come & join us in beautiful Penworth Bay, Cornwall
Volunteer at The Cornish Bay Bakery in exchange for a cosy room with views across the bay, new friends and the chance to explore the magical Cornish coast.
In need of a change to your pace of life? Want to escape the pressures of work? Then contact Elsie today!
When Daisy Green answers Elsie’s advert, she’s in need of a break. A break from her job, a break from her flatmate, a break from her bridezilla of a sister, Anne, and the chance to put as much distance between her and her cheating ex as possible.
Turning up in Penworth Bay, Daisy is quickly welcomed into the close-knit community with open arms and with the sun shining she’s looking forward to being able to leave the drama of everyday life behind her.
When Elsie calls upon her to help Ollie in his quest to finalise his sister’s wedding plans, Daisy reluctantly agrees.
Between choosing food for the wedding breakfast, deciding between roses and lilies and checking in on guests, a spark begins to grow between them. Or so Daisy hopes.
Just as she dares to believe in true love, her ex turns up and flips her world upside down.
Is Daisy brave enough to make a decision which will change her life forever? Will one fateful night lead to a rekindled romance or tragedy?
Packed full of sunshine, romance and friendship escape to Sunshine at the Cornish Bakery and travel to Cornwall to charming Penworth Bay...
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At Bertram’s Hotel by Agatha Christie
(Cosy mystery)
(The September choice for the Read Christie 2025 Challenge)
A grand old London hotel
A series of alarming coincidences
Danger lurking down every corridor
Impeccable service. Luxurious rooms. Eccentric guests. There are worse places for Canon Pennyfather to find himself stranded than Bertram’s Hotel.
But when he gets his dates in a muddle and attempts to travel to Lucerne a day too late, he unwittingly sets off a violent chain of events.
And Miss Marple is convinced there is more going on than meets the eye.
Never underestimate Miss Marple.
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Winter Nights at the Bay Bookshop by Jessica Redland
(Contemporary romance)
It's the most wonderful time of the year at Bay Books, and a new love story is being written in the stars...
Nestled amongst the comforting shelves of her beloved Bay Books, Lily Appleton finds the peace and quiet she needs. But with Christmas just around the corner, Lily has to find an extra pair of hands to help her share the bookish magic.
After selling his business, Lars Jóhannsson is feeling lost. A job at Bay Books would give him the space he needs to contemplate his next move, but returning would mean confronting a painful past he's been avoiding. He’s also fairly sure he’s the one person Lily would never want to see again.
Lily is torn. Lars could be the perfect fit for Bay Books, but he once rejected her friendship and the hurt still lingers. But working together, Lily discovers a vulnerability that Lars has kept hidden away, along with a few surprising secrets. And as the Christmas season sprinkles its magic, Lily discovers the warmth of renewed friendship and the joy of heartwarming traditions from Lars’s Icelandic roots.
Surrounded by the quiet magic of the season and the soft glow of festive lights, perhaps there’s even the possibility of finding a love as enchanting as the Northern Lights on a winter's night.
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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
(Thriller)
(The ninth book in my 2025 Book Bingo Challenge - a book gifted to me)
The bestselling continuation of global phenomenon THE DA VINCI CODE, featuring symbologist Robert Langdon.
The Capitol Building, Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom.
When Langdon's mentor, Peter Solomon - prominent mason and philanthropist - is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons.
It is to take him on a breathless chase through Washington's dark history. All that was familiar is changed into a shadowy, mythical world in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth...
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Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
(Children’s classic)
(The tenth book in my 2025 Book Bingo challenge - a children’s classic)
This treasured coming-of-age story chronicles the journey of a little red-headed orphan, Anne Shirley, as she struggles to settle into her new life on Prince Edward Island.
Hot-headed, strong-willed, and armed with a loose tongue, Anne Shirley is just eleven years old when she's mistakenly sent to the Cuthbert's farm at Green Gables. The ageing siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, couldn't be more shocked when the fiery-headed Anne turns up in place of the boy they requested. Deciding to give the orphan a chance, they agree to let her stay so long as she helps with the farmwork.
Anne soon finds herself running into trouble. She takes the peaceful Avonlea community by storm, disturbing the steady rhythm of the villagers' life. Stubborn and keen to make a name for herself, Anne begins to make lifelong friends (and enemies) in this much-loved coming-of-age classic.
First published in 1908, L. M. Montgomery brings the quick-witted and vividly imaginative Anne to life in this classic children's novel. Incorporating themes of friendship, nature, morality and ambition, Anne of Green Gables has been loved for generations.
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Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood
(Cosy paranormal romance)
Perfection is a spell. It’s time to break it.
Andromeda Wildwood is practically perfect in every witch way. As the proud owner of Celestial Bakehouse, a bustling London bakery, Annie’s life is a haze of pink, magic and impossibly high standards. Annie devotes her powers to pleasing others, believing that perfection is a price worth paying, no matter the magical toll it takes.
But Annie’s charmed existence is about to get delightfully messy . . .
Annie is tasked by her coven with mentoring a troubled teenage witch, and she couldn’t be more different from fiery, stubborn Maeve. Or from Hal, the gruff but handsome owner of their temporary lodgings, who is not best pleased to find the coven has offered up his woodland cottage to two headstrong witches.
As the unlikely trio slowly bond, outside forces begin to take an interest in Maeve’s extraordinary powers. Will Annie risk everything to protect the true magic she’s finally found?
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I hope you find something here you enjoy! Until next month, happy reading!
