October is the perfect month to read this. Now, it's a graded reader that I read to do with my students, so while it's not the original, I've read it 3 times this month!!
87. The Selkie Bride by Melanie Jackson
This is a story set in the 1920s about an American woman of Scottish descent who moves to a Scottish isle after her Scottish husband's death. She finds a world full of creatures from the world of the fey. She (mostly) embraces this life without modern (and think the 20s idea of modern) conveniences and eventually adjusts whole-heartedly to a life with fey.
88. This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
This is the second novel in the trilogy but the third story. There's a novella between These Broken Stars and this one. I really enjoyed the first two stories and just devoured this one. It was a rainy weekend and I hadn't been able to read much this month. I want to dive into the third one but will read at least one book between them because I like to linger for awhile before moving forward.
89. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
This book has been getting a lot of buzz, so I put a copy on hold. I didn't think much about it since I was just waiting for it to come. Shortly before it came I discovered that it was written by the author of the Wayward Pines series, which I didn't enjoy and was almost unwilling to read this one because of my feelings. Still once I had it on my Kindle I decided to read at least the first chapter. I was quite hooked, so even though I read some truly mixed reviews about it, I read it to the end!
A side note, I don't usually quote the quoting of someone else in a book, and I usually try not to pick a quote from the literal beginning of a book, but this one is so good. Good on its own but also good for the book. He chose wisely when he began his book with this one!
90. Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
This is the conclusion the Starbound series. I definitely loved this series, and it ends in a wonderful way. I will say, though, that the first one was my favorite. Still, I can't help but be moved by the quote, "To be alone in this universe is an emptiness none of us could bear." This resonates with me rather deeply.
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