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TITLES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT September 2025 |
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Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate
recommended by Sandy
This is a tale of two families, one in the past and one in the present, both impacted by the Tennessee Children's Home Society adoption scandal. In 1939, twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her siblings are forcibly taken from their family shantyboat and dumped at an orphanage, where Rill fights to keep her siblings together and safe. Flash forward to present day South Carolina where wealthy, privileged prosecutor Avery Stafford is uncovering long-hidden family secrets. Based on a real-life scandal in which poor children were kidnapped and then sold to wealthy families, this novel is both heart-wrenching and hopeful.
More like this: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (also available in large print), The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, Before and After by Judy Pace Christie
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One by One
by Freida McFadden
recommended by Lynn
I tried to avoid reading Freida at the height of her popularity, so I really procrastinated on checking out a book--but I'm super glad I finally grabbed this one! I finished it in 2 days; it kept me that interested. Six friends are going on a road trip to a hotel in the Colorado wilderness. The traveling there gets pretty harrowing, and relationships get interesting. I don't want to give anything away by saying too much, but this a great, quick read that will keep you guessing!
More like this: Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell, Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson, A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall
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The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
recommended by Rowan
The Eye of the World is the first installment in an epic fantasy series that follows a group of teenagers on a journey to defeat a powerful enemy and save the world. One night, their village is attacked by evil beasts and they must run away with two strangers to flee the forces of a dark entity intent on using them for his own purposes. Along the way, they meet new friends, battle evil incarnate, and learn more about their destinies and the parts they play in saving the world. This series is definitely worth the time investment!
More like this: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien (also available in large print)
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What Moves the Dead
by T. Kingfisher
recommended by Anne
"The dead don't walk. Except, sometimes, when they do." This captivating novella by T. Kingfisher is one part Poe's "The House of Usher" and one part HBO's "The Last of Us." Mixing gothic horror, fantasy, and a little bit of sci-fi, this retelling of Poe's story is not updated to a modern setting, but the storytelling is. This keeps the tremendous sense of foreboding from the original, but makes it much more accessible for the present day. If you like a read with a haunted feeling, with the sense of a scare around each page turn, grab this spooky pick!
More like this: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (also available on CD), Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne
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