Alyssa’s Library | september wrap up!!
September Wrap Up!!
The 8 books I read in September, hopefully in October we get some 5 star reads 🥲 #booktok #readingwrapup #septemberrecap #septemberreads
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Oct 7 2025
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In honour of a certain book coming out and just the state of the world, here are some books with trans, non-binary, and genderqueer characters that you should read.
Fantasy & Sci-Fi
- The Spirit Bares Its Teeth / Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
- The Unbroken by C. L. Clark
- The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O’Keefe
- Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
- Faebound / The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
- These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs
- She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
- Lakelore by Anna Marie-McLemore
- Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamtao
- The Witch King by H. E Edgmon
- The City Beautiful by Aden Polydorous
- Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
- Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
- A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves
- Brighter Than Scale Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang
- Mistress of Lies by K M Enright
- Cemetery Boys / The Sunbearer Trails by Aiden Thomas
- Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
- Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May
Romance
- A Gentleman’s Gentleman by TJ Alexander
- Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao
- Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
The Votes Are In
The votes are in and our September book club read will be….. Faebound by Saara El-Arifi!!
Faebound is a sapphic romantasy following two elven sisters navigating the seductive fae court. I’m really excited to read this one with you all!
If you want to follow along for my thoughts and feelings / talk about each chapter, join my discord where we’re going to be chatting about the book!
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And remember, all of you will get an exclusive reading vlog for this book! Stay tuned for my thoughts and feelings 🤭
Poll: September Book
I’m sooooo excited to announce that it’s finally time to launch my book club and pick our first read together!
My book club is called “diverSCIFI your reading” where each month we will pick from a selection of diverse fantasy & sci-fi reads. Reading diversely is so important and I want to continue to amplify diverse voices through our book club reads each month!
All members of my book club are welcome to join my discord where we can chat about each book we pick AND members of my Bindery will get an exclusive reading vlog from me for our pick that month!👀
Without further ado, let’s choose our first read together! The options are:
- Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
- The Two Lies of Faven Scythe by Megan E. O’Keefe
- This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
- Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
Can’t wait to read one of these with all of you <3
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