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Monthly Roundup: August 2018


And another month has come and gone! Sometimes I feel like I get the most reading done during my busiest months? I don't know how that works because it seems like a paradox, but maybe my mind just needs to chill more when I'm busier.

Anyway! In August I read ELEVEN books!

  1. Your Soul is a River - Nikita Gill (5 stars)
  2. Red Sister - Mark Lawrence (4.5 stars)
  3. Meet Cute - Various Authors (4 stars)
  4. The Rogue Not Taken - Sarah McLean (4 stars)
  5. Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik (5 stars)
  6. Wicked and the Wallflower - Sarah McLean (3 stars)
  7. Because You Love To Hate Me - Various Authors (2 stars)
  8. Alanna: The First Adventure - Tamora Pierce (4.5 stars) [reread]
  9. In The Hands of the Goddess - Tamora Pierce (4.5 stars) [reread]
  10. The Woman Who Rides Like A Man - Tamora Pierce (4.5 stars) [reread]
  11. Lioness Rampant - Tamora Pierce (4.5 stars) [reread]

So, first of all, I reread one of my FAVORITE series from when I was younger, The Song Of The Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce. I have to say it held up really well, and I may have liked it even more reading it as an adult! I'll write a full review on here later, but I highly recommend this series, especially for younger readers!

I took a little foray into some romance novels by a popular author I heard about. The first one, Rogue, was so fun and cute! The second one I read, Wicked, wasn't as good, but was still an quick read.

There were two short story anthologies I read this month, Meet Cute, and Love to Hate. The first was SOOOOO cute and fluffy and adorable! All the stories were just really good. The second wasn't really what I was expecting, and I felt wasn't pulled off very well.

Two fantasy novels this month were Spinning Silver and Red Sister, both of which were just SO GOOD and I would highly recommend BOTH. The only reason I didn't give Red Sister five stars is because the middle slowed down a little for me, though the ending definitely picked up the pace. Be on the lookout for full reviews of both of those coming soon.

Finally I read a book of poetry by Nikita Gill, and those poems were just so poignant and deep. I loved them.


Overall, a pretty good month with books! September will see a reread of another Tamora Pierce series, plus a few highly anticipated books I've finally gotten from the library.

What did you read in August? What's on your list for September?
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