adelbert
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Post by adelbert on Sept 1, 2024 8:10:33 GMT -6
How was your August? What did you love or hate? And what are you looking forward to this month?
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adelbert
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Post by adelbert on Sept 1, 2024 8:21:46 GMT -6
I read a lot of graphic novels in August as that fit really well to our vacation plans and the time I had available and it was just fun to get back into them although they were a total mixed bag.
I also read a few books and my highlights were Horror: Fever House by Keith Rosson Fantasy: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher Romance: The Love of my Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
This month I'm looking forward to reading the sequel to Fever House; The Devil By Name, Jason Pargin's newest; I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom, and I'm finally being forced into trying out A Court of Thorns and Roses as we're reading it for my book club.
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sudsy
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Post by sudsy on Sept 1, 2024 8:42:35 GMT -6
I literally only read one book last month. Weyward, and it was great. This month a bunch of my holds already came in so Iβm working on Just For The Summer and also started a Jenny Lawson book my boss recommended to me called Furiously Happy. Her writing is a little βstream of consciousness from an ADHD suffererβ for me, so weβll see how this goes.
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abs
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Post by abs on Sept 1, 2024 9:07:42 GMT -6
August started pretty meh but ended well.
The Burnout 4* The Haters 2* Worst Case Scenario 4* Behind Every Good Man 4.5* Until Next Summer 4*
The Briar Club and The Next Mrs. Parrish were both DNFβs.
Currently reading The Best Lies and I have no idea whatβs happening but Iβm enjoying it!
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mathrun
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Post by mathrun on Sept 1, 2024 9:46:55 GMT -6
August was busy busy for me reading wise. A combination of more time than usual in the car (so I could listen to audio books) more time awake in the middle of the night (worrying about dropping my kid off the college), and a bunch of library holds.
The Warlock 3.5βοΈ Pageboy 3βοΈ The Diva Frosts a Cupcake 3βοΈ Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas 4.5βοΈ Children of Anguish and Anarchy 3.5βοΈ Burnout 2.5βοΈ Toil &Trouble 2.5βοΈ Queen of Shadows 5βοΈ Not My Fatherβs Son 3.5βοΈ The Undermining of Twyla and Frank 4.5βοΈ The Truth According to Ember 4βοΈ The Briar Club 4βοΈ The Enchantress 4.5βοΈ The Black Bird Oracle 4βοΈ Bad Cree 4βοΈ The Bride Test 1.5βοΈ Empire of Storms 5βοΈ
Iβm just about done with Network Effect (MurderBot), and itβs going to be a 4 or 5 star. I have The Bright Sword, Dark Matter, and Weyward in my Libby right now. Told you library holds are coming in fast and furious.
Iβm looking forward to The Third Gilmore Girl, the new Liane Moriarty, the new TJ Klune, and the new Matt Haig this month. Iβm also excited to get some fall themed cozy mysteries to read in between.
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nelzie
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Post by nelzie on Sept 1, 2024 10:02:27 GMT -6
I read 12 books in August and honestly most of them were really good. My top favorites were Worst Case Scenario by T J Newman, The Family Experiment by John Marrs, and Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M J Wassmer. Least favorites were The Haters by Robyn Harding and The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood but those were still both 3 stars.
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emma
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Post by emma on Sept 1, 2024 10:48:43 GMT -6
August was a slow month for me, I thought Iβd have more time to read on vacation but it was the opposite and I barely read anything. I finished 4 books (2 audio and 2 physical) Persuasion- 4 stars All the Colours of the Dark - 4 stars The Dixon Rule - 4 stars The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - 4 stars
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Post by icedcoffee on Sept 1, 2024 11:12:22 GMT -6
I read a lot of graphic novels in August as that fit really well to our vacation plans and the time I had available and it was just fun to get back into them although they were a total mixed bag. I also read a few books and my highlights were Horror: Fever House by Keith Rosson Fantasy: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher Romance: The Love of my Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood This month I'm looking forward to reading the sequel to Fever House; The Devil By Name, Jason Pargin's newest; I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom, and I'm finally being forced into trying out A Court of Thorns and Roses as we're reading it for my book club. Did you like Fever House? It's been on TBR list forever but I hadn't really heard any reviews about it Eta and I didn't realize there was a sequel!
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nelzie
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Post by nelzie on Sept 1, 2024 11:34:49 GMT -6
September releases on my TBR:
Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb The Life Impossible by Matt Haig Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma The Swimmer by Loreth Anne White The Fallen Fruit by Shawntelle Madison Dearest by Jacquie Walters An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson Another Girl Lost by Mary Burton The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Micheller Chouinard The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter Sleep Tight by J. H. Markert The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel
I'm also going to try to make a list of fall/spooky reads for the next couple of months.
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adelbert
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Post by adelbert on Sept 1, 2024 14:21:41 GMT -6
I read a lot of graphic novels in August as that fit really well to our vacation plans and the time I had available and it was just fun to get back into them although they were a total mixed bag. I also read a few books and my highlights were Horror: Fever House by Keith Rosson Fantasy: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher Romance: The Love of my Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood This month I'm looking forward to reading the sequel to Fever House; The Devil By Name, Jason Pargin's newest; I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom, and I'm finally being forced into trying out A Court of Thorns and Roses as we're reading it for my book club. Did you like Fever House? It's been on TBR list forever but I hadn't really heard any reviews about it Eta and I didn't realize there was a sequel! I loved it. Fantastic horror. It was almost a 5 star for me.
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adelbert
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Post by adelbert on Sept 1, 2024 14:29:42 GMT -6
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Pizzaslut
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Post by Pizzaslut on Sept 1, 2024 16:28:02 GMT -6
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Pizzaslut
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Post by Pizzaslut on Sept 1, 2024 16:38:31 GMT -6
For September Iβm ready to start some fall/Halloween reads. As for new releases, Iβm excited for The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave, We Solve Murders by Richard Osmond and The Third Gilmore Girl.
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wedding
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Post by wedding on Sept 1, 2024 21:22:41 GMT -6
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Post by marygracerich on Sept 1, 2024 21:25:26 GMT -6
September releases on my TBR: Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb The Life Impossible by Matt Haig Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma The Swimmer by Loreth Anne White The Fallen Fruit by Shawntelle Madison Dearest by Jacquie Walters An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson Another Girl Lost by Mary Burton The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Micheller Chouinard The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter Sleep Tight by J. H. Markert The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel I'm also going to try to make a list of fall/spooky reads for the next couple of months. I got a physical copy of Immortal Dark as an ARC at book Con. I havenβt read it yet but itβs on my list.
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Post by marygracerich on Sept 1, 2024 21:28:32 GMT -6
I finished 4 books this month and two of them were kids books. I have been super busy with other stuff. I am still happy I got to read at all.
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Post by marygracerich on Sept 1, 2024 21:29:28 GMT -6
I have so many books to read that I am not sure what I am really looking forward to.
I am currently reading The Serpent and the Wings of Night. So far I like it a lot but I am only 60ish pages in.
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DGM
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Post by DGM on Sept 1, 2024 21:48:11 GMT -6
August was another weak month for me with only 2 completed books.
Virgnia Grohl's From the Cradle to the Stage. 5 stars.
Sara Mark's With Love from Northanger Park, Katie. 3.5 stars. It's a cute Disney themed adaptation of Austen's Northanger Abbey for Austen August but terribly edited. I'm about halfway through the audio book for the original Northanger Abbey.
I started The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay on Friday, and it's good so far.
I DNF Pride and Prejudice (again), The Other Valley, ADHD is Awesome! or The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I will get back to all of them eventually. I need to start putting some autumn/fall books on hold!
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sudsy
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Post by sudsy on Sept 2, 2024 10:38:54 GMT -6
Like a year ago, I started following a woman on TikTok just for her dogs, Tess and Stuntman Mike. I had never read an Abby Jimenez book before so I never put two and two together until recently, but omg they are her dogs! And did you know she one Cupcake Wars? She runs a cupcake shop and even mentions it in Just For The Summer.
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cnf
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Post by cnf on Sept 2, 2024 17:39:42 GMT -6
I read a lot in August. Finished 14 books then finished two more yesterday, so I had been reading them the last couple days of August.
Strictly The Worst Love Signals Surprisingly Us The Honeymooner Powerless (reread) Reckless Whisked Away Funny Story The Rom Commers The Suite Life Ghost Station Paradise Problem The Veiled Kingdom The Hunted Heir
I finished Butcher And Blackbird and The Book Of Azreal yesterday. I made a small dent in The Throne of Broken Gods. My reading will take a hit since school starts back up on Wednesday. I won't have as much daytime reading time and I won't be able to stay up nearly as late. I'm at 91 books for the year though, with a goal of 100, so I'm feeling fine about it.
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origami
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Post by origami on Sept 2, 2024 19:25:13 GMT -6
Iβm always impressed by the numbers some of you put up. I need to put down my phoneβthereβs not even much good on here!
Anyway, I finished two in August.
Untamed by Glennon Doyle. 5βοΈ way late to this party because I had made assumptions about the author that were way wrong. I absolutely loved it.
Sure, Iβll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford. 4βοΈ sheβs such an odd duck but I really enjoy her even though sometimes her comedy makes me wince, lol.
Iβm currently reading four and really hoping I can finish them all in September.
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Post by marygracerich on Sept 2, 2024 22:41:26 GMT -6
Iβm always impressed by the numbers some of you put up. I need to put down my phoneβthereβs not even much good on here! Anyway, I finished two in August. Untamed by Glennon Doyle. 5βοΈ way late to this party because I had made assumptions about the author that were way wrong. I absolutely loved it. Sure, Iβll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford. 4βοΈ sheβs such an odd duck but I really enjoy her even though sometimes her comedy makes me wince, lol. Iβm currently reading four and really hoping I can finish them all in September. I donβt read nearly as many books as most people in this thread. I always remind myself that I read because I like it and what other people consume has no effect on my enjoyment. So I donβt think about how many other people read anymore.
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Post by boxerific on Sept 3, 2024 7:20:34 GMT -6
My August reads. I cried (Lenni & Margot), I was overjoyed (Just for the Summer), I was quite outraged (28 Summers), and I almost gave up but I'm glad I didn't (Colors of the Dark).
Dead Med 3βοΈ The Vacancy in Room 10 4βοΈ Listen for the Lie 4βοΈ The Death of Us 3βοΈ The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot 5βοΈ The Blue Bistro 3βοΈ 28 Summers 2βοΈ Just for the Summer 5βοΈ The Lost Apothecary 3βοΈ Like Mother, Like Daughter 3βοΈ All the Colors of the Dark 4βοΈ
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Post by angelashly on Sept 3, 2024 7:27:02 GMT -6
August was just ok. I started a few too and didnβt finish them but probably will eventually. All were 3 stars
A stranger in the house His and hers Bridesmaid for hire What have you done Such charming liars
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Post by angelashly on Sept 3, 2024 7:33:19 GMT -6
Like a year ago, I started following a woman on TikTok just for her dogs, Tess and Stuntman Mike. I had never read an Abby Jimenez book before so I never put two and two together until recently, but omg they are her dogs! And did you know she one Cupcake Wars? She runs a cupcake shop and even mentions it in Just For The Summer. I love her stuff so much
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Sept 3, 2024 8:47:55 GMT -6
My August (and Labor Day) reads: Made for You (3.5 stars) The Beach at Summerly (4 stars) By Any Other Name (4.5 stars) The Berry Pickers (4 stars)
I didn't think I'd like Berry Pickers based on the description, but it was beautiful - and heartbreaking.
My September TBR: Swan Song (I'm clinging to summer) Just for the Summer Discovery of Witches
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Post by angelashly on Sept 3, 2024 8:53:58 GMT -6
I read Seven Summers over the weekend. I liked it until the end
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Post by angelashly on Sept 3, 2024 8:55:22 GMT -6
I also watched 2 hallmark movies where they were writers and I am back in my wanting to write a book stage.
Iβm really going to work on it
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Post by cakewench on Sept 3, 2024 8:58:29 GMT -6
My August was just Jane Austen (and I need to do a wrap up in that thread lol I am so late XP) - but I finally gave star ratings to them! This is this year's ranking:
1. P&P - 5 stars 2. Persuasion - 5 stars 3. Sense & Sensibility - 4.5 stars 4. Mansfield Park - 4 stars 5. Emma - 4 stars 6. Northanger Abbey - 3.5 stars
I also finished one audio book last month, Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie. I think I gave it 3 or 3.5 stars, I can't remember off the top of my head.
Unfortunately for me/my TBR, I have 3 library books that need to be returned by 9/9. I hadn't planned on all 3 of them coming available at the same time in August, but I'll do my best. I was able to finish one yesterday, The Wilds by Sarah Pearse (the third Elin Warner book - sequel to The Sanatorium and The Retreat). Starting The Astrology House by Carinn Jade today, and Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth is the last one I need to finish by Monday. I'm still mid Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware, but that's renewable so it can wait a bit.
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Pizzaslut
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Post by Pizzaslut on Sept 3, 2024 9:16:32 GMT -6
cnf, I'm curious as to what you thought of Powerless and Reckless. They've been getting a lot of hype but I was very annoyed with Reckless. I know it's YA but it still seemed idk, immature, to me.
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