August 2022 Wrap

August TBR Pile (20/26):

1. BOTM: TBD
2. Bookworms BC: Already read
3. Friend BC: Pachinko by Lee Min-Jin ✓
4. Friend BC: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley ✓
5. Currently Reading Buddy Read: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles ✓
6. Currently Reading Buddy Read: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin ✓
7. Currently Reading Buddy Read: Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
8. Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility
9. Fantasy: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas ✓
10. Fantasy: Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor ✓
11. Fantasy: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake ✓
12. Horror: The Fervor by Alma Katsu
13. Horror: Hide by Kiersten White ✓
14. Romance: Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren ✓
15. Historical Fiction: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
16. Kid Read Aloud: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall ✓
17. Kid Read Aloud: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Arthur’s selection) ✓
18. Kid Read Aloud: The Very Very Far North by Dan Bar-El (Quentin’s selection) ✓
19. Kid Read Aloud: The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliam ✓
20. Poetry: [Inheritance by Elizabeth Acevedo](August TBR Pile: BOTM: TBD Bookworms BC: Already read Friend BC: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Currently Reading Buddy Read: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Currently Reading Buddy Read: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin Currently Reading Buddy Read: Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility Fantasy: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas Fantasy: Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor Horror: The Fervor by Alma Cats Romance: Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren Historical Fiction: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Kid Read Aloud: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall Kid Read Aloud: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Kid Read Aloud: Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac) ✓
21. Science Fiction: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots ✓
22. Comics: Lore Olympus Vol. 2 ✓
23. Added: The Mermaid by Christina Henry ✓
24. Added: The Palace Papers by Tina Brown ✓
25. Added: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak ✓
26. Added: Dark Wild Night by Christina Lauren ✓

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 7578 pages Pages Remaining: 387,247 pages

Current Read -

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Books Bought/Received (1)

My BOTM selection this month was Small Angels by Lauren Owen. It was described as gothic fiction. Hope it lives up to the name.

UnRead Shelf Progress

• Starting Number: 329
• Books Read: 0
• Books Acquired: 1
• Books Unshelved: 0
• Finishing Number: 330

September TBR Pile: I returned all my library books and am going to focus on reading books from my shelfs for this month (and into October). I want to get the number on my unread shelf below 300 by the end of the year. I can do this!

1. Bookworms BC: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (library)
2. Bookworms BC: The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
3. Friend BC: Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
4. Friend BC: The Midwife’s Revolt by Jodi Daynard
5. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
6. Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility
7. Fantasy: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
8. Fantasy: Into the Windwracked Winds by A. Deborah Baker
9. Fantasy: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
10. Fantasy: City of Ghosts by VE Schwab (library)
11. Fantasy: A Prayer for the Crown-shy by Becky Chambers (library)
12. Mystery: A Curious Beginning by Deanna Rayburn
13. Mystery: The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths (library)
14. Romance: The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George
15. Romance: Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren (library)
16. Historical Fiction: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
17. Thriller: Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (library)
18. Horror: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (library)
19. Science Fiction: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
20. Science Fiction: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
21. Science Fiction: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson
22. Nonfiction: The 1619 Project edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones
23. Nonfiction: Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X Kendi
24. Nonfiction: Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine
25. Poetry: The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill
26. Kid Read Aloud: Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
27. Kid Read Aloud: Word of Mouse by James Patterson

Movies watched

• Ghost in the Shell - J was surprised that I had never seen this one. Interesting anime set-up.
• Day Shift - Our fun movie for the month. All about see Snoop Dogg take on some vampires.
• Persuasion (2022) - Goodness, that was not the book at all. I might have liked it as a separate story, but that was not my Anne Elliott.

TV Shows watched 

• Only Murders in the Building S2 - Still really loving this show.
• The Umbrella Academy S3 - Finally started this season. Klaus and Five are still my favorites.
• The Sandman - Oh goodness, that was absolutely gorgeous. Loved it so much!
• Loot S1 - That was entertaining. Hope it gets a second season.
• What We Do in the Shadows S3 - Love this show so much!
• Below Deck: Down Under S1 - Still watching during the occasional lunch hour.
• The Bachelorette - Blergh. I love Gabby, but this season has done her dirty.
• Little Demon S1 - We love Danny DeVito, so of course we are going to watch this one.
• Lower Decks S3
• The Orville S3

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