{"id":1113,"date":"2021-09-29T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2021-12-19T17:04:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T23:04:04","slug":"top-reads-of-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/09\/29\/top-reads-of-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Reads of September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are my top reads of September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Force of Fire by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sayantanidasgupta.com\/\">Sayantani DasGupta<\/a><br>The Force of Fire is a great book about Pinki, the rakkhoshi previously mentioned in the Kingdom Beyond series. We got the see the adventures of Pinki when she was growing up. I loved the different elements and all of the references to the original series. <br><\/li><li>Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by <a href=\"https:\/\/kwamembalia.com\/\">Kwame Mbalia<\/a><br>This was part of the Rick Riordan Imprints series. Tristan has recently been sent to his grandparents&#8217; farm after losing his closest friend, Eddie. At the farm, he discovers a strange tree which takes him to Alke, a place where fantasy characters are real! I loved learning about South African mythology in this amazing book. <br><\/li><li>Gathering Blue by <a href=\"https:\/\/loislowry.com\/\">Lois Lowry<\/a><br>This was the second part of the Giver quartet. This book focused on Kira, who&#8217;s mother has recently died. She&#8217;s an orphan, unsure of her way in this world, until the government takes her in, asking her to sew for them. I loved this book and the way that all of the details worked together. It was such a great read!<br><\/li><li>A Tale Dark and Grimm by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adamgidwitz.com\/\">Adam Gidwitz<\/a><br>This is the first book in the Grimm series. Hansel and Gretel and two siblings, lost and confused in the world. Their parents showed no love to them, so they ran away, experiencing many awful and great things. I loved the way that so many story tales were put in this book and the way that they were all twisted. <br><\/li><li>Breathing Underwater by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahallenbooks.com\/\">Sarah Allen<\/a><br>This book is about Olivia, who&#8217;s sister, Ruth, has been diagnosed with depression. Olivia has a plan to help Ruth, while she struggles with her own feelings. I loved the way that this book flowed and the seriousness of it. It&#8217;s  such a great read!<br><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Top Books of January: click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/02\/01\/januarys-top-books\/\">here<\/a><br>Top Books of February: click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/03\/01\/februarys-top-books\/\">here<\/a><br>Top Books of March: click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/03\/29\/marchs-top-books\/\">here<\/a><br>Top Books of April: click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/05\/03\/aprils-top-books\/\">here<\/a><br>Top Books of May: click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/05\/31\/mays-top-books\/\">here<\/a><br>Top Books of June: click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/06\/30\/junes-top-books\/\">here<\/a><br>Top Books of July: click <a href=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/08\/01\/julys-top-books\/\">here<\/a><br>Top Books of August: click <a href=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/08\/29\/top-reads-of-august\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are my top reads of September. The Force of Fire by Sayantani DasGuptaThe Force of Fire is a great book about Pinki, the rakkhoshi previously mentioned in the Kingdom Beyond series. We got the see the adventures of Pinki when she was growing up. I loved the different elements and all of the references &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2021\/09\/29\/top-reads-of-september\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Top Reads of September&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,713,25,38,127,24,154,311,1,93,384,638],"tags":[752,753,780,754,749,750,751,252,746,744,745,436,747,748],"class_list":["post-1113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-characters","category-diverse-reads","category-hobbies","category-lists","category-middle-grade","category-reading","category-reading-hobbies","category-uncategorized","category-writing","category-writing-hobbies","category-young-adult","tag-a-tale-dark-and-grimm","tag-adam-gidwitz","tag-best-books","tag-breathing-underwater","tag-gathering-blue","tag-kwame-mbalia","tag-lois-lowry","tag-sarah-allen","tag-sayantani-dasgupta","tag-september","tag-the-force-of-fire","tag-top-books","tag-tristan-strong","tag-tristan-strong-punches-a-hole-in-the-sky"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1113"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1285,"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions\/1285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}