A review by carina_shephard
October by J. Grace Pennington

5.0

Even though I love reading, and have read hundreds, if not thousands, of books, there are few stories that have connected with me on such a deep emotional level like this one did. Beyond sharing a first name with one of the characters, I could see myself and people I love in almost every person in the book. At some parts I laughed along with them, and at some parts I shed tears.

There’s nothing offensive in the way of content, but there is talk about mental health issues and self harm, so please be
aware of that. Nothing graphic is discussed, and I think it’s handled very well.

Hands-down, my favorite contemporary novel.

Read in November 2020