{"id":394,"date":"2020-09-28T10:51:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T16:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/?p=394"},"modified":"2022-04-05T18:24:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T00:24:07","slug":"books-we-want-to-read-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/books-we-want-to-read-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Books We Want to Read This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the arrival of fall, we wanted to share some of the books we hope to read in the coming months. We haven&#8217;t read all of these books yet, so these aren&#8217;t necessarily recommendations, just the books we will be reading soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Mattie&#8217;s Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Letters to a Diminished Church<\/strong><\/em> by Dorothy Sayers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4981edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4981edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4981edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4981edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4981edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4981edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is a collection of essays by Dorothy Sayers. I read two of the essays for my English class last year, and I enjoyed them immensely. I can&#8217;t quite figure out how to summarize this book, so this is the quote on the back of the book: &#8220;Somehow or other, and with the best intentions, we have shown the world the typical Christian in the likeness of a crashing and rather ill-natured bore&#8211;and this in the Name of One who assuredly never bored a soul in those thirty-three years during which He passed through this world like a flame.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From what I&#8217;ve read of it, this book is very thought-provoking and sometimes hard to swallow, but Dorothy Sayers writes about important ideas and, I believe, has the right idea about them. She was also friends with C. S. Lewis, and her writing is a lot like his, so I am looking forward to reading the rest of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Vango: Between Sky and Earth<\/strong><\/em> by Timothee de Fombelle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4979edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4979edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4979edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4979edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4979edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4979edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This book takes place in 1930s Paris, where Vango has been wrongfully accused of murder. Even though it is set before WWII, it deals with the beginnings of the hardships during that time. I read this two years ago, and honestly, I can&#8217;t remember much about it, which is one reason I am re-reading it. Even though I can&#8217;t remember much about it, I do know that I really liked it, and I really liked the style of writing. I really like interesting and quirky writing, so I&#8217;m looking forward to reading this again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Princess Bride<\/em> <\/strong>by S. Morgenstern (aka William Goldman)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4985edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4985edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4985edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4985edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4985edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4985edit-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4985edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1140%2C760&amp;ssl=1 1140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4985edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since everyone knows the plot of this book (or at least the plot of the movie), I won&#8217;t summarize it here. This is one of my favorite books, and ever since I first read it in 2016 I have inadvertently read it every year since then, except last year. Because I forgot to read it last year, it has been over a year since I have read <em>The Princess Bride<\/em>, and I find that quite appalling. I am really excited to read it again, and if you haven&#8217;t read it, you should definitely go read it (and if you have read it, you should read it again!). If you couldn&#8217;t already tell, I like re-reading books&#x1f60a; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Persuasion<\/em> <\/strong>by Jane Austen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4975edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4975edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4975edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4975edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4975edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4975edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Persuasion<\/em> is about Anne Elliot, a girl who was once engaged to Frederick Wentworth, but Anne&#8217;s friend persuaded her that Frederick was &#8220;unworthy&#8221; and she called off the engagement. This is a terrible summary, I know, but I have never been able to summarize books very well &#x1f643;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been saying this is my favorite Jane Austen book for a while now, but I can&#8217;t actually remember all that much from this book (are you seeing a pattern yet?). I want to re-read this book because I want to be 100% sure that this is my favorite Jane Austen book (and I just want to read it again), but I am pretty sure it will still be my favorite. I also just bought a beautiful copy of it, and I&#8217;m <em>persuaded <\/em>to read it! &#x1f604;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>The Return of Sherlock Holmes<\/strong><\/em> by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4978edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4978edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4978edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4978edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4978edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4978edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently read <em>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes<\/em>, and for some reason, I was a bit unsure if I would like it. I mean, everyone is supposed to like Sherlock Holmes, but I am always a bit wary of things everyone is supposed to like, so I kept my hopes low when I was reading it. I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked <em>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes<\/em>, each story was clever and interesting, and since I haven&#8217;t read many mystery books, it was something I wasn&#8217;t used to. So now I am ready to read <em>The Return of Sherlock Holmes<\/em>. I&#8217;m hoping it will be just as good as the one before, but we will see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Amelia&#8217;s Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Romanov<\/em><\/strong> by Nadine Brandes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4992edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4992edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4992edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4992edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4992edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4992edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not sure if I will like this book or not, but I decided to give it a try this fall because I already had it from the library and I really enjoyed the other series I read by this author. It is an Anastasia retelling that follows the story of Nastya who has to hide an ancient spell on her way to Siberia. That\u2019s basically all I know about this book, but I decided that it\u2019s worth a try! Also, the cover is really pretty, which might have been the main reason I decided to get it from the library. \ud83d\ude42 I don\u2019t necessarily have high or low expectations for this book, but it\u2019ll be the first re-telling book I\u2019ve read, so I\u2019m hoping for the best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Goblet of Fire<\/em><\/strong> by J. K. Rowling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4988edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4988edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4988edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4988edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4988edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4988edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another book I\u2019ve been wanting to (re-)read is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It\u2019s been forever since I have read the Harry Potter series, and I started re-reading them earlier this year. The fourth one is the next one I need to read, and I don\u2019t even remember reading it for the first time. Since I\u2019ve been putting it off for a while now (mainly because of the length), I thought it would be a good one to read this fall! Because it had been so long since I\u2019d read Harry Potter before I started re-reading them, I wasn\u2019t even sure if I liked them anymore. But after reading the third one, I decided I still liked them, even if I didn\u2019t like them quite as much as I used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes<\/em><\/strong> by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4987edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4987edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4987edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4987edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4987edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4987edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides reading a \u201cSherlock Holmes book for kids\u201d when I was younger, I don\u2019t know much about any of his short stories. I\u2019m hoping I will enjoy this book because I remember really liking the abridged one I read a really long time ago, and I have always enjoyed the mysteries I\u2019ve read before. I\u2019ve been meaning to read this collection of stories for awhile, so I thought that fall would be the perfect time to start reading more mystery books! I\u2019m horrible at solving mysteries in novels, but I like getting surprised by the endings, so I\u2019m hoping that some of these short stories will be just what I\u2019m looking for!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey<\/em><\/strong> by Trenton Lee Stewart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4989edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4989edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4989edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4989edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4989edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4989edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I just recently bought the newest Mysterious Benedict Society book that came out in 2019, so I thought it would be the perfect time to start re-reading the series! The one I\u2019m going to start reading is the second book in the series. I decided to skip the first one because I read it last year, though the first one has always been my favorite! I\u2019m very excited to start reading these books because they have always been one of my favorites series from when I was younger. Though it\u2019ll be a little scary to read the new one after all these years, I can\u2019t wait to read this series again as well as try the sequel, <em>The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Scarlet Pimpernel<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>by Baroness Orczy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4990edit.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4990edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4990edit-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4990edit-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4990edit-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4990edit-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I read this book for an online class two years ago, and I\u2019ve been thinking it\u2019s about time for a re-read! This book is set during The French Revolution and follows the storyline of Percy and Marguerite Blakeney. Despite having to write multiple papers on this book and procrastinating some of the reading, I remember really enjoying it. I remember it being very fast-paced as well as a very mysterious and well-written book. This book was written in 1905, and it\u2019s one of the more suspenseful and exciting classic books I\u2019ve read in awhile!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Mattie and Amelia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! With the arrival of fall, we wanted to share some of the books we hope to read in the coming months. We haven&#8217;t read all of these books yet, so these aren&#8217;t necessarily recommendations, just the books we will be reading soon. Mattie&#8217;s Books Letters to a Diminished Church by Dorothy Sayers This book is a collection of essays by Dorothy Sayers. I read two of the essays for my English class last year, and I enjoyed them immensely. I can&#8217;t quite figure out how to summarize this book, so this is the quote on the back of the book: &#8220;Somehow or other, and with the best intentions, we have shown the world the typical Christian in the likeness of a crashing and rather ill-natured bore&#8211;and this in the Name of One who assuredly never bored a soul in those thirty-three years during which He passed through this world like a flame.&#8221; From what I&#8217;ve read of it, this book is very thought-provoking and sometimes hard to swallow, but Dorothy Sayers writes about important ideas and, I believe, has the right idea about them. She was also friends with C. S. Lewis, and her writing is a lot like his, so I am looking forward to reading the rest of it! Vango: Between Sky and Earth by Timothee de Fombelle This book takes place in 1930s Paris, where Vango has been wrongfully accused of murder. Even though it is set before WWII, it deals with the beginnings of the hardships during that time. I read this two years ago, and honestly, I can&#8217;t remember much about it, which is one reason I am re-reading it. Even though I can&#8217;t remember much about it, I do know that I really liked it, and I really liked the style of writing. I really like interesting and quirky writing, so I&#8217;m looking forward to reading this again! The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern (aka William Goldman) Since everyone knows the plot of this book (or at least the plot of the movie), I won&#8217;t summarize it here. This is one of my favorite books, and ever since I first read it in 2016 I have inadvertently read it every year since then, except last year. Because I forgot to read it last year, it has been over a year since I have read The Princess Bride, and I find that quite appalling. I am really excited to read it again, and if you haven&#8217;t read it, you should definitely go read it (and if you have read it, you should read it again!). If you couldn&#8217;t already tell, I like re-reading books&#x1f60a; Persuasion by Jane Austen Persuasion is about Anne Elliot, a girl who was once engaged to Frederick Wentworth, but Anne&#8217;s friend persuaded her that Frederick was &#8220;unworthy&#8221; and she called off the engagement. This is a terrible summary, I know, but I have never been able to summarize books very well &#x1f643; I have been saying this is my favorite Jane Austen book for a while now, but I can&#8217;t actually remember all that much from this book (are you seeing a pattern yet?). I want to re-read this book because I want to be 100% sure that this is my favorite Jane Austen book (and I just want to read it again), but I am pretty sure it will still be my favorite. I also just bought a beautiful copy of it, and I&#8217;m persuaded to read it! &#x1f604; The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I recently read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and for some reason, I was a bit unsure if I would like it. I mean, everyone is supposed to like Sherlock Holmes, but I am always a bit wary of things everyone is supposed to like, so I kept my hopes low when I was reading it. I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, each story was clever and interesting, and since I haven&#8217;t read many mystery books, it was something I wasn&#8217;t used to. So now I am ready to read The Return of Sherlock Holmes. I&#8217;m hoping it will be just as good as the one before, but we will see! Amelia&#8217;s Books Romanov by Nadine Brandes I am not sure if I will like this book or not, but I decided to give it a try this fall because I already had it from the library and I really enjoyed the other series I read by this author. It is an Anastasia retelling that follows the story of Nastya who has to hide an ancient spell on her way to Siberia. That\u2019s basically all I know about this book, but I decided that it\u2019s worth a try! Also, the cover is really pretty, which might have been the main reason I decided to get it from the library. \ud83d\ude42 I don\u2019t necessarily have high or low expectations for this book, but it\u2019ll be the first re-telling book I\u2019ve read, so I\u2019m hoping for the best! The Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling Another book I\u2019ve been wanting to (re-)read is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It\u2019s been forever since I have read the Harry Potter series, and I started re-reading them earlier this year. The fourth one is the next one I need to read, and I don\u2019t even remember reading it for the first time. Since I\u2019ve been putting it off for a while now (mainly because of the length), I thought it would be a good one to read this fall! Because it had been so long since I\u2019d read Harry Potter before I started re-reading them, I wasn\u2019t even sure if I liked them anymore. But after reading the third one, I decided I still liked them, even if I didn\u2019t like them quite as much as I used to. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Besides reading a \u201cSherlock Holmes book for kids\u201d when I was younger, I don\u2019t know much about any of his short stories. I\u2019m hoping I will enjoy this book because I remember really liking the abridged one I read a really long time ago, and I have always enjoyed the mysteries I\u2019ve read before. I\u2019ve been meaning to read this collection of stories for awhile, so I thought that fall would be the perfect time to start reading more mystery books! I\u2019m horrible at solving mysteries in novels, but I like getting surprised by the endings, so I\u2019m hoping that some of these short stories will be just what I\u2019m looking for! The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart I just recently bought the newest Mysterious Benedict Society book that came out in 2019, so I thought it would be the perfect time to start re-reading the series! The one I\u2019m going to start reading is the second book in the series. I decided to skip the first one because I read it last year, though the first one has always been my favorite! I\u2019m very excited to start reading these books because they have always been one of my favorites series from when I was younger. Though it\u2019ll be a little scary to read the new one after all these years, I can\u2019t wait to read this series again as well as try the sequel, The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict.&nbsp; The Scarlet Pimpernel&nbsp;by Baroness Orczy I read this book for an online class two years ago, and I\u2019ve been thinking it\u2019s about time for a re-read! This book is set during The French Revolution and follows the storyline of Percy and Marguerite Blakeney. Despite having to write multiple papers on this book and procrastinating some of the reading, I remember really enjoying it. I remember it being very fast-paced as well as a very mysterious and well-written book. This book was written in 1905, and it\u2019s one of the more suspenseful and exciting classic books I\u2019ve read in awhile! 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