August Wrap Up & September TBR

August was a pretty lovely reading month, honestly. I’ve started my Throne of Glass re-read and I’m having such a great time annotating it. And overall, I got to read some really great books this month. Personally, this month was… wild. Very wild. Lots of good things, including but not limited to, TAYLOR SWIFT IS RELEASING A NEW ALBUM ON OCTOBER 21ST. I absolutely cannot wait!!

Also, I’ve been so grateful for all of the people in my life who are so wonderful at listening to me angst out over my job, where I’m going in life, what I’m supposed to be doing… You know, a lot. Oh! And also, I started this month on vacation?? I can’t believe I’ve already forgotten. I loved getting to spend a week with my nephew. He’s the absolute best and I love him so much. Anyway, let’s get to talking about the books, shall we?

August Wrap Up || firewhiskey reader

A Visual Representation of the Books I Read in August

5 Stars

Covers of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata, Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas, Bend Toward the Sun by Jen Devon, Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary, Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas, and Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews

4.5 Stars

Covers of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen and After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez

4 Stars

Covers of Storm Echo by Nalini Singh, Compromised into a Scandalous Marriage by Lydia San Andres, My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey, Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin, Nothing but the Truth by Holly James, Into the Blue by Chanel Cleeton, Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan, and Hoops Shorts by Kennedy Ryan

3.5 Stars

Cover of The Return of the Duke by Lorraine Heath

3 Stars

Covers of Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman, Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane, and Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

Statistics

Total Books Read: 22
Format: Physical (8), Ebooks (4), Audiobooks (10)
Source: Owned (6), Hauled (8), ARCs (5), Borrowed (3)
Rereads: 7
Most Read Genre: Contemporary Romance
Favorite New to Me Read: All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

My Posts This Month

Posts from Around the Internet I Enjoyed This Month

#SapphicSeptember Announcement
A Buzzfeed article from Sil of some Marriage of Convenience recommendations.
Olivia Dade has the coolest preorder goodies and you should definitely consider pre-ordering Ship Wrecked if you’re interested.
This NPR Interview with Beverly Jenkins and Courtney Milan.
Latinx Book Bingo is back!!

I have no doubt that I’m not telling you about so many other amazing things. But, uh, August really was quite the whirlwind. So please let me know what I missed from you/around the internet in the comments down below because I would love to get caught up!!

September TBR

The Six ARCs I Have for September: Covers of Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings, The Rivals of Casper Road by Roan Parrish, A Merry Little Meet Cute by Sierra Simone & Julie Murphy, Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin, The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish, and The Decoy Girlfriend by Lillie Vale

In addition to my ARCs, I’m planning to participate in Becca’s Bookoplothon. I set out to roll enough times to get me around the board once, which turned out to be seven times. The prompts I received in order are <300 pages, People on the Cover, Between 225-274 pages, Messy, Features a Romance, First Person, and Randomize Your TBR. The following books are the ones I chose after rolling:

Covers of The Close-Up by Kennedy Ryan, Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Best of Luck by Kate Clayborn, A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole, Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai, Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle, and Before Girl by Kate Canterbary

I’m honestly so excited about the books I’ve put on this TBR from the rolls. I want to read all of these books so much so it’s definitely a great time. I also watched too many TBR videos and decided to roll a couple more times for fun and was able to add two ARCs to my next two rolls so I’m feeling good about being able to technically get all the way through Roll 9. (I got People on the Cover again and then Favorite Trope. I’ve tentatively slotted in The Rivals of Casper Road and The Decoy Girlfriend for those.)

Let me know in the comments below how your August went and what you’re most looking forward to in September!! It’s my birthday month so I can’t wait to celebrate all month long.

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