It was another fantastic month for me, I once again topped 2000 pages and I adored the majority of the books I read. There was a real mixed bag, with so many different genres and types of books, it was also a great month for my challenge reads. I don’t think I’m going to be able to get through them all but I finally feel as though I’m making headway!

Stats for my August Wrap Up 2022

Books finished – 5
DNF – 0
New reads – 5
Rereads – 0
Pages read – 2092

CHALLENGE UPDATE

PopSugar challenge – 4 prompts completed
52 Books in 52 Weeks – 2 prompts completed

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

The audiobook for this story was one of the best experiences I have had in a really long time. A full cast and different mediums it felt like an entirely new show. I would definitely recommend listening to this one if you get the chance, it would make all the difference.

⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

Evvie Drake Starts Over

I don’t know I understand what this book was trying to do, although it was enjoyable as a whole it was so disjointed. Time seemed to jump all over the place and events were segmented rather than weaved through the story, it was an odd read and one I was happy to get to the end off.

⭐⭐⭐

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K Jemisin – ⭐⭐⭐
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley – ⭐⭐⭐
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes – ⭐⭐⭐

Blankets

I have no idea what this book is about and I think my expectations are way off base! I am about a quarter of the way through and although the art style is brilliant, I’m not sure the story has grabbed me in the way I wanted it to! I’m going to keep going and hope for the best.

August TBR

Another month where the covers have been changed! I’m really excited about the new books on the list, and I’m hoping to make a nice big dent in it all! Fingers crossed I will get through a lot of them and make a bigger impact on the challenge reads!

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
- A book about gender identity – Popsugar Reading Challenge
- Involving the art world – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
- A duology (1) – Popsugar Reading Challenge
Blankets by Craig Thompson
- A book that takes place during your favourite season – Popsugar Challenge
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
- Chapters have titles – 52 Books in 52 Weeks

A Delayed Life by Data Kraus
- A book based on a real person – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
- A book with the name of a board game in the title – Popsugar Challenge
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- Set on at least two continents – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
- A sapphic book – Popsugar Challenge
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- A character with superhuman ability – 52 Books in 52 Weeks
- An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book – Popsugar Challenge
The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi
- Jane Austen-inspired – 52 Books in 52 Weeks