October reading recap

In October I read 6 books, which isn't bad considering I took 2 weeks to read my first book and then read 5 in the span of 2 weeks !!!! 

Here's a closer look at what I read this month:

First book is "it's different this time" by Joss Richard. I bought this book when I was in Canada and I had a great time reading this. It made me feel very autumn-y!! It's a story that has 2 main characters, one woman called June and a man named Adam. At the start of the book you discover that they used to be roomates and then they receive an email that will change their lives. Lots of things happen between them and you discover all of that in the book. If you love the friends to lovers trop, the forced proximity trope but also the second chance trope, you'll love this book!!! I gave this a 5 star!

The next book I read doesn't really count as it's so small but I'll count it anyways! I re-read "the story of Tracy Beaker" by Jacqueline Wilson for the millionth time. I have decided I'm going to slowly (re)read all my Jacqueline Wilson collection and the first step was reading this one. Obviously had to give it a 4 star rating for nostalgia purposes!

The next book I read was 'the night we met' by Abby Jimenez which is also a book I bought when I was in Canada! This story is about a woman called Larissa, Mike and Mike's best friend Chris. Larissa went to a concert and decided to drive home with Mike. She's very good friends with Chris, they co-own a dog, they have their own mini book club as they both love reading. Chris starts to really like Larissa but she's dating Mike, so what can he really do? If you like the friends to lovers trope you'll love this! I really loved this book, I hated Mike but he was this way for the plot so can I really hate him? (yes) I gave this a 5 star and would recommend this book.

The next book I read was 'is this a cry for help' by Emily Austin. I didn't plan this but it's also a book I bought while I was in Canada. It's the story of Darcy, a librarian who is recovering from a mental health crisis. This story explores the theme of mental health and grief. It's also a LGBTQ story as the main character is a lesbian and married to a woman. I gave this a 5 star rating! I would definitely recommend this book!

The second to last book I read was "the nine night mystery" by Sharna Jackson. This story is about Wesley who organizes a birthday party for his neighbour called Rachel with the help of his friends called Josephine and Margot. The day after the party, Wesley finds Rachel dead. Rachel's friends who were invited to the party plan a nine night celebration for Rachel as part of a tradition. Wesley and his friends investigate to find who killed Rachel and while doing that discover that Rachel had lots of secrets. This is a mystery book, I liked this a lot I gave it a 5 star even though sometimes I found that there were too many characters and it got a bit confusing, but maybe that's the point? I don't really read mystery books that often but I liked this. 

The last book I read was "never ever getting back together" by Sophie Gonzales. The story is about Maya who's boyfriend cheated on her with someone called Skye. They are both invited to participate in a TV show to try and rekindle their love with Jordy. A few others of Jordy's exes were also invited to participate in this TV show. Maya plans to get revenge on Jordy for what he'd done to her but by plotting that she falls in love with someone nobody could've guessed. It's an LGBTQ story which is the main reason I bought and read this I can't lie. I gave this a 4,5 star rating. I loved the story but it loses half a point because at the start of the book it's just pure bickering between the girls but especially between Maya and Skye and I know it was for the plot but eventually it became too much. 

Did you read any book that you'd recommend this month? Let me know if you did!!!! :)