ShortBookandScribes September 2026 Reads, Book Post and Stats
Welcome to my September round up. It’s been a mixed month for reading but I’ve been watching some brilliant programmes. I had never watched Trigger Point before (ITV) but got a touch of FOMO so started from series 1 and I am gripped. I’ve watched two series now and have another two to look forward to. I’ve also been enjoying The Blame (ITV) which is based on the book by Charlotte Langley, one of my favourite reads of 2023 (I can’t believe it’s so long ago). My blog review post has had a spike in views which is nice to see.
I’ve also started watching The Split Up (BBC1) which is an adjacent series to The Split, which I loved, and I’m looking forward to Winter (ITV – with my celebrity crush, Richard Armitage) and of course, the return of Celebrity Traitors (BBC1) – WHOO HOO!
So to the books I read in September:
The Day Our Lives Collided by Laura Pearson
An intriguing premise about three friends who met at university, told over the course of six weddings. It’s a nice story but I felt it didn’t quite have the depth of some other books by this author.
Cathy Rentzenbrink is a fan of Agatha Christie and at a time when she was struggling in her life she decided to reread all the Christie books and write about them. I enjoyed the author’s observations about her own life but this is really one for Christie fans (I’m a Rentzenbrink fan).
Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson
Set behind the scenes as the Festival of Britain is planned and staged, it took some getting into this one but I ended up enjoying it and found it really witty and full of wry observations.
A Curious Ending by Sally Page
Lara is trying to work out if her good friend, Lady Porter, was murdered or not, ably assisted by a 200 year old ghost. A quirky and charming cosy mystery.
Ash gets a job as a time travel agent, a kind of tour guide for trips into the past but is it really possible to travel through time and not mess up the timeline? I really liked this innovative, intelligent and thought-provoking story.
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
A reread of this classic time travel story prior to the sequel, Life Out of Order, being published. I really enjoyed it second time around.
The Winter Guest by Sarah Moss
A perfectly formed tiny novella about the only two guests at an Irish hotel in a snowstorm. They decide to dine together and tell each other about the worst things they have ever done.
The Gathering Storm by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
The 36th and final book in the Morland Dynasty series. I am so sad that this series has ended but know I will read them all again at some point. I wrote more about the series here.
Book post received in September with thanks to the named publishers and authors:
Friends You Haven’t Met Yet by Clare Pooley (sent by Bantam Books)
A House in Winter by Emily Hourican (sent by Eriu)
The Red Cross Girls by Susanna Bavin and Changing Times at Calico House by Maisie Thomas (sent by Susanna/Maisie)
Adam & Eve by Jeffrey Archer (sent by Harper Collins)
Ten Pound Note by Russ Barr (sent by the author)
But Mostly Mabel by Sue Clark (sent by the author)
I also bought:
Answer in the Negative by Henrietta Hamilton (one of the Mermaid collection)
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
The Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O’Brien (seduced by the cover)
The Killing Time by Elly Griffiths
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale
In this House of Brede by Rumer Godden (seduced by the cover and intrigued after reading Jenny Colgan’s thoughts)
Finally, my Storygraph stats for September:
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