Category: Short Stories

Adult Fiction, LGBTQ+, Monthly Wrap-Ups, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Series, Short Stories

Monthly Wrap-Up: October 2025

Michelle

I read 14 books in October. I’m looking forward to another great reading month in November!

My favorite books read in October were Cackle by Rachel Harrison, Inheritance by Nora Roberts and Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun.

Books Read In October:
📖 Cackle by Rachel Harrison
📖 Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
📖 George’s Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl
📖 The Witches by Roald Dahl
🎧 Bad Dolls by Rachel Harrison
📖/🎧 Inheritance by Nora Roberts
📖 Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
📖 How To Survive A Horror Story by Mallory Arnold
📖 Re-Coupling by Harriet Shenkman
📖 Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun
📖 Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
📖 Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham
📖 Say A Little Prayer by Jenna Voris
📖 This Foreign Affair by Harper Bliss

What did you read in October? Which was your favorite?

Adult Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ+, Memoirs, Monthly Wrap-Ups, Mystery, Nonfiction, Romance, Short Stories

Monthly Wrap-Up: July 2025

Michelle

I read 10 books in July. I’m looking forward to another great reading month in August.

My favorite books read in July were: Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko, When We Go Missing by April Henry and The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff.

These are all the books I read in July:

📖 Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko
📖 When We Go Missing by April Henry
📖 25 Alive by James Patterson
📖 With A Vengeance by Riley Sager
📖 The Murder Game by Carrie Doyle
📖 The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
📖 Show Me Where the Hurt Is by Hayden Casey
📖 The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
📖 Easy Crafts For the Insane: A Mostly Funny Memoir of Mental Illness & Making Things by Kelly Williams Brown
📖 Don’t Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine

Short Stories, YA Fiction

Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell

Michelle

Grades 9 – 12

Scattered Showers is a book of short stories by YA powerhouse Rainbow Rowell, who brought us Eleanor & Park, and the Simon Snow trilogy. In fact, some of the stories feature characters in her novels, and tell the reader where you can read more about them. This short story collection includes love stories, friendship stories, and even a fairy-tale in classic Rainbow Rowell fashion. 

Romance, Short Stories, YA Fiction

21 Proms by David Levithan

Michelle

Grades 9-12

21 proms

This collection of short stories edited by David Levithan includes prom stories written by various authors such as John Green, Libba Bray and E. Lockhart. Each story is focused on a different type of prom, whether it be a backwards prom, known as a “morp,” a prom for fat girls or skipping prom altogether to stay home and watch movies with your neighbors. Read 21 Proms to find out how each character does prom his or her way.

Netgalley Reviews, Romance, Short Stories

Paris For One & Other Stories by Jojo Moyes

Michelle

Ages 18+

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Twenty-six-year-old Nell is meeting her boyfriend on a romantic weekend trip to Paris. She finds herself in an interesting position,  however, when he fails to show up. Instead of sulking, Nell takes the opportunity that she’s been given and tries to make the most of it. Eight stories follow this one, and add charm and romance to the collection.

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Short Stories

The Best American Short Stories (2002) edited by Sue Miller

Michelle

Ages 16+

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After reading through all the short stories in The Best American Short Stories (2002) by Sue Miller, the one that stuck out to me the most was “Nobody’s Business” by Jhumpa Lahiri, taken from The New Yorker. It is the story of twenty-something year-old friends, Sang, Paul and Heather, who live together to cut rent costs. Sang constantly has men calling her who want to meet up, and ultimately marry her. Sang starts dating Farouk, and all is well until things get sticky between Farouk and Sang’s housemates. Read this enthralling story to find out what happens in “Nobody’s Business,” and check out the whole The Best American Short Stories series!