Here it is already the end of another month. Where does the time go? I have been busy as usual reading some wonderful books for the month of September of 2025. Here are the 11 books I read and reviewed for September. I might have read even more if I didn’t have a few WIP. But I always seemed to have a WIP! That fact never stops me! I hope you enjoy reading these reviews.
I love sharing my eclectic reads in this Jemsbooks Segment, Books Read in the Month. I hope you will get a chance to look over these books soon. Thank you for your kind support of my work and that of my fellow authors.
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When I wrote these reviews I rated them on Amazon, Goodreads and sometimes Barnes & Noble. I did not include the ratings here though. It is best to share my thoughts with you about how I felt about the book without the rating. Ratings can be deceiving at times.
We all feel differently about books. Sometimes we love them, sometimes we like them and still other times we may dislike a book. Some other books are so memorable they take your breath away! While still others are sweet, sensitive, and enjoyable reads that we soon will forget. But all these books I have reviewed were lovely reads as you can see from my reviews. I hope you enjoy my reviews and that they will help you to decide what will be your next read.
The Fourth Girl is a mystery that is full of suspense and many suspects. There are several characters who are flawed and varied in their personalities. Four of them have been friends since they were younger. They are involved in keeping a dark secret most of their lives between them. What they know affects everyone around them in their hometown.
One of them, Midge, becomes an officer in the local police department and is drawn into the drama when a local person she knows dies in a suspicious way. She must come to terms with how the secret she shares with her three friends may be connected somehow to this death. Midge is torn between doing her job in order to solve the mystery of this death and not going against her promise to her friends.
The mystery continued until the surprising conclusion. This was an enjoyable read.
The Weber House is a thrilling mystery full of suspense and a haunted house to keep the reader hooked from beginning to end.
It is similar to a Nancy Drew mystery but only better! Two young teens, Nicole and Alice, are the main protagonists who meet in school when one moves to a new school and home. When they get to know one another, they become fast friends who share all the secrets and strange things that are happening in Nicole’s new house which is supposed to be haunted.
There are plenty of adventures for the two girls who exhibit their bravery, courage, and determination to solve the mysteries of this old house and find the treasure that they learn is hidden somewhere on the property.
An enjoyable adventure for teens and adults alike. I highly recommend this book!
A fabulous history lesson for kids!
Little Miss History Travels to MOUNT RUSHMORE is a wonderful way to teach children about the historical places in the USA.
The illustrations are amazing and perfectly fit the story. Even as old as I am, I learned something new about Mount Rushmore.
Schools should have this complete series in their libraries to help children learn history in a fun, educational and creative way. I would have enjoyed history more learning it this way.
I look forward to checking out all this talented author’s books in this series.
One Step too Far is a thriller of a read with an intriguing character, Frankie Elkin, who roams from place to place to find missing persons. She is a troubled woman who can’t settle down in one place.
The story builds up as each character is introduced and has a role to play. They search for a young man who was lost after spending time on a hiking trip in a national forest with his four good friends before he gets married. Each year after that the young man’s father travels back to the forest in hopes of finding his son alive or his remains. The boy’s mother is on the brink of death and wants to see her son before she dies.
Frankie hears about this missing boy and joins the search party. There are some memorable characters like the Bigfoot Hunter, and the woman, Luciana with her dog. The dog is trained to search for bodies alive or dead. Frankie discovers by talking to each person in the party, she finds how things are connected and fall into place. But what happens next is not what she or anyone else expected would happen.
It is a gripping story of adventures, dangers, and the art of sheer survival for each one of the search party. It was difficult to put down and kept this reader engrossed until the conclusion.
I highly recommend this thriller.
Believe Me is a psychological thriller with a shocking conclusion. The story built slowly keeping the reader in suspense.
The main protagonist is the daughter of a women who had a difficult life with a man who was abusive. She also suffered from pains that could not be explained or diagnosed by many doctors she had seen. This woman had two daughters and one son who suffered along with her. The eldest daughter carries the story as she tries to solve the mystery of her mother’s death and the doctor who treated her.
There are many twists and turns in the story that keep the reader engaged until the final chapter. It was an interesting storyline.
Lapses of Memory was a free audible book I received when I signed up. I found it had too much suggestive and sexual situations that were graphic. I couldn’t finish it. The first six chapters did not have these situations. I read until the seventh chapter and that is when it became too graphic for me. I do not recommend.
No One’s Home is a haunting tale of a house that involved several families who lived within its ghostly walls. It involves many strange happenings that affected the lives of these families who were dealing with dysfunctional issues in their lives.
The story is told in different timelines involving each family as the families relate their time living there and what strange issues they encountered.
I found this to be a gripping story that kept me reading late into each night.
Death Row is gripping story that kept me guessing to the end. Afterward I still had doubts about what happened.
It was a short read but filled with plenty of mystery and suspense making the reader question everything they read.
The One That Got Away is a quick read full of romance, rejection, and finding happiness.
The main protagonist is in love but is he really in love? The woman he loves does not believe in love. Will they get together or forever flounder?
Loving someone may not be enough.
Not Our Daughter is a non-stop action thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat. When a couple is forced to take their foster daughter and run after the birth mother dies on their doorstep, they find that their lives are in danger every minute of the day. They do all they can to protect their daughter who they were supposed to adopt, but things didn’t turn out the way they expected.
This story was a memorable tale of the love and sacrifices of parents and how far they will go to protect their children. Love conquers all and knows no bounds or borders.
The author has created an unforgettable tale that was heart stopping. It was difficult to put down until the satisfying conclusion.
The Maid’s Diary is a shocking mystery thriller that chronicles a maid’s journey through her client’s lives. Kit Darling uses a diary to record her work as a maid in the houses of the rich and privileged.
She can’t help herself as she snoops through the rich client’s homes. What she uncovers at her latest job is shocking and unexpected. She decides to do something about her discovery that involves her unsettling past that has destroyed her.
The author details what Kit plans to do but keeps the reader on edge as the scenes play out in an unexpected twist.
I found this to be gripping and disturbing but couldn’t put it down.
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Thanks for sharing, Janice. Sorry to hear that M.S. Spencer’s “Lapses of Memory” was a dnf for you.
I was surprised at how graphic it was and a free audiobook too!
I don’t know where you find the time! There are a couple here that I will read!
I don’t either! Haha!