I just got 15 books off the Book Depository, but as I won't be able to read all of those this month anyway, I'll only list the ones I am hoping to read this month. I also got some books from other places, and I'm including one I already own as I really want to read it this month! A DANGEROUS YEAR (THE RILEY COLLINS SERIES #1) - KES TRESTER SYNOPSIS: Seventeen-year-old Riley Collins has grown up in some of the world’s most dangerous cities, learning political strategies from her ambassador dad and defensive skills from his security chief. The only thing they didn’t prepare her for: life as an American teenager. After an incident forces her to leave her Pakistani home, Riley is recruited by the State Department to attend Harrington Academy, one of the most elite boarding schools in Connecticut. The catch: she must use her tactical skills to covertly keep an eye on Hayden Frasier, the daughter of a tech billionaire whose new code-breaking spyware has the international intelligence community in an uproar. Disturbing signs begin to appear that Riley’s assignment wasn’t the walk in the park she’d been promised. Now, Riley must fight for her life and Hayden’s, as those around her reveal themselves to be true friends or the ultimate betrayers. I did not get this book off the Book Depository, but off Netgalley. I will be reading it in exchange for a review, as it will be out later this month! LOVE & GELATO - JENNA EVANS WELCH SYNOPSIS: Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home. But then she is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother’s footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. It’s a secret that will change everything she knew about her mother, her father—and even herself. People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more. This one is from the library. I set a reservation on it in the middle of the Summer, but it didn't become available until last week, so I'm going to read it just before school starts again. The last Summer book of the year. I AM MALALA (YOUNG READERS EDITION) - MALALA YOUSAFZAI SYNOPSIS: "I am Malala. This is my story." Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school. No one expected her to survive. Now she is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest- ever Nobel Peace Prize nominee. In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir, which includes excessive photos and material, we hear firsthand the remarkable story of a girl who knew from a young age that she wanted to change the world-and did. I've been wanting to read more books that really matter, like The Hate U Give, and I've had this book for ages but never read it. I'm hoping to this month! WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI - SANDHYA MENON SYNOPSIS: Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the “Ideal Indian Husband.” Ugh. Dimple knows they must respect her principles on some level, though. If they truly believed she needed a husband right now, they wouldn’t have paid for her to attend a summer program for aspiring web developers…right? Rishi Patel is a hopeless romantic. So when his parents tell him that his future wife will be attending the same summer program as him—wherein he’ll have to woo her—he’s totally on board. Because as silly as it sounds to most people in his life, Rishi wants to be arranged, believes in the power of tradition, stability, and being a part of something much bigger than himself. Another important book; this one about arranged marriages. This one is very popular in the Bookstagram community as well. This one is off the Book Depository! EVERYTHING EVERYTHING - NICOLA YOON SYNOPSIS: My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly. Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster. The movie has just come out and I want to read the book before I see the film! THE DROWNING OF ARTHUR BRAXTON - CAROLINE SMAILES SYNOPSIS: Arthur Braxton runs away from school. He hides out in an abandoned building, an old Edwardian bathhouse. He discovers a naked woman swimming in the pool. From this point on, nothing will ever be the same. It took me way too long to get this book! Currently, Luke Cutforth, one of my favourite Youtubers, is working on the film, and I want to have read this before the film is released, which is hopefully very soon! (Also this book includes the introduction by Luke himself!! Very exciting!!) That's it for September's book haul! I think this will be enough books as school is starting back up, but I have some Italian books for practise in case I run out! Look forward to the reviews of these books!!
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