My TBR List for September 2020

Recently, I have been going through some of the books which I have bought either not so long ago, or have been on my pile for a very long time. So, I have decided that today I will be going through some of books which have made their way onto my pile in the last couple of months.

THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY BY MATT HAIG

Really excited about this one. Heard that there was rave reviews and have only received this in the post two days ago! I've read books by Haig before and they always are deep and interesting.

HOW TO SAVE A LIFE BY LIZ FENTON AND LISA STEINKE

This story is simply one that I stumbled upon on Goodreads. I don't tend to see anything of interest when looking around Goodreads, but this one seemed different as it has been described as it very own Groundhog Day.

PLEASE DON'T HUG ME BY KAY KERR

This book stood out to me because of Autism Spectrum Disorder (represent!) and DOUGHNUTS! The idea that the story seems to be thought-provoking is just the cherry on the cake!

PEACE AND TURMOIL BY ELLIOT BROOKS

I've had this bad boy on my wish list for a while now and have only recently taken the plunge to buy it. I'm not quite sure what will be in store, but I am definitely intrigued to see how this will play out.

THE LOST CITY BY AMANDA HOCKING

There is no secret that I have been invested in this particular universe by this author for such a long time. Just interested to see how this last trilogy will play out.

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