What did you read in August?

[litskispeciality]

I don't think I saw one? Recommendations, ratings? If you're trying to reach a goal how's that going?

I finally finished Firefly Lane 3*'s at best

Read/finished:

How to Murder Your Life 3*'s - was good, but then she just repeats a lot, and has a lot of body shaming. Also TW

A Reliable Wife 3 - 3.5*'s 

Thankfully I'm reading more exciting stuff right now (Sept) lol. 14/24 for the year, gotta hustle.

[ufcasey]

I read in August:

4 stars:
We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1) by Raven Kennedy
Glint (The Plated Prisoner, #2) by Raven Kennedy
Gleam (The Plated Prisoner, #3) by Raven Kennedy

3 stars:
The Good Lie by A.R. Torre
Shadows (Dark in You, #5) by Suzanne Wright
A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram, #2) by Darynda Jones
There with You (Adair Family, #2) by Samantha Young
Sweet Obsession by Callie Rose
Yearbook by Seth Rogen


I would recommend the books in bold with some caveats.
I had a goal of 75 books for the year and I'm at 89 which surprised me.

[tacokick]

August went by so quickly! I read a lot in July but August not as much. I didn’t have as much luck with books and I had a few that took forever to get through for some reason. I’d didn’t dislike anything but no huge raves either.
I’ve read 177 books this year. No goal.


Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo and Donal Logue (interesting)


We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz (I liked this)

Brat: An '80s Story by Andrew McCarthy (interesting but seemed very carefully created)

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

The Herd by Andrea Bartz

The Husbands by Chandler Baker

The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding

Everything I Have is Yours by Eleanor Henderson

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montella (interesting if you are interested words, it was not just about cults but also things like MLMs and CrossFit)

Seasonal Work by Laura Lippman

Cul-de-Sac by Joy Fielding

The Damage by Caitlin Wahrer

The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth (this had an interesting “twist”)

[rootbeerfloat]

A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua - 3.5*
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon - 3*
When He Was Wicked (Brigertons #6) by Julia Quinn - 3*
It's in His Kiss (Bridgertons #7) by Julia Quinn - 3*
Lover Unveiled (BDB #19) by JR Ward - 3*

44/50 for the year.

[travella]

5*
The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel

4*
The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton

Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (this short book stuck with me; I keep going back and forth on whether I need to raise it to 5*)

3*
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz


2*
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz


DNF
The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin

40/45 I would recommend The Forest of Vanishing Stars and Address Unknown.

[mie]

Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis 4*
The Sight of You by Holly Miller 3*
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall 3*
Love for Beginners (Wildstone #7) by Jill Shalvis 3*
One Night Only by Catherine Walsh 3*
Holiday in the Hamptons (From Manhattan with Love #5) by Sarah Morgan 3*
Moonlight Over Manhattan (From Manhattan with Love #6) by Sarah Morgan 3*
Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman 3*
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur 2*
Knit Tight by Annabeth Albert 2*
Not Like the Movies (Waiting for Tom Hanks #2) 1.5*
Suddenly Forbidden by Ella Fields 1*
That's Not a Thing by Jacqueline Friedland 1*

[Vespasia]

I read 6 books in August, which is pretty good for me. I'm at 40/48 for the year. 

The Mermaid by Christina Henry - 4.5*
The Searcher by Tana French - 3.5*
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle - 3.5*
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix - 4.5*
For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1) by Hannah Whitten - 4*
Red, White, and the Blues (Chronos Origins #2) by Rysa Walker - 4*

[mrspez07]

I was in the middle of a bunch of books all August and finished up a few at the end of the month.

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans 3*
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 3*
A Single Swallow by Ling Zhang 3*
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo 4*
This one was on audio, and it was a great format for it, to be able to join the characters when I was working, etc. I think it might have been too long as a reading book.




I’m at 35 of 65 for the year. Don’t think I’ve read is much because I haven’t been doing many audio books this year.