Another month that has flown by…and as sad as I am to see summer winding down, I do love the fall! I love the crisp, cool days and breaking out my scarves and sweaters and sitting outside under a blanket with a warm cuppa tea while reading! I plan on reading on my porch or deck as long as I can…I love reading outside!!!
Once again I had a rather productive reading month and thanks to the Netgalley Review-a-thon they hosted this summer, I got some of those books read that I tend to forget about! Now if I can just keep up that momentum, I’ll be sure to get through that whole list of e-books I have!!!
Reading Stats:
- Read this month: 21
- Year to date: 143
Books Read:
- The Escape Room — Megan Goldin (e-book)
- Haunted — James Patterson
- The Turn of the Key — Ruth Ware
- Whisper Network — Chandler Baker (e-book)
- Lady in the Lake — Laura Lippman
- The Birthday Girl — Melissa de la Cruz
- Forgotten Bones — Vivian Barz (audio book)
- The Kiss Quotient — Helen Hoang
- Cari Mora — Thomas Harris (print/audio book)
- The Whisper Man — Alex North
- The Woman in the Park — Teresa Sorkin & Tullan Holmqvist
- The Doll Factory — Elizabeth Macneal
- The Lost Vintage — Ann Mah
- Stolen Things — R.H. Herron (e-book)
- A Stranger on the Beach — Michele Campbell (e-book)
- Under Currents — Nora Roberts (audio book)
- Manhunt — James Patterson
- Things You Save in a Fire — Katherine Center
- Mind Game — Iris Johansen
- The 18th Abduction — James Patterson
- This Tender Land — William Kent Krueger
Favorite Books of August:
- The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
- The Whisper Man by Alex North
- The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
- This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Challenges:
I am participating in 2 challenges/projects this year and I will be keeping be giving updates in these posts.
#UnReadShelfProject2019:
*These
numbers only refer to books that have been sitting on my shelf for a
while or that I have recently purchased. It does not include any review
books.
- Total # unread books on shelf at beginning of August: 175
- Books read in August (that count): 3
- Books bought/received as gift in August: 8
- Books cleaned off shelf/donated: 0
- Total unread books on shelf at end of August: 180
YTD Stats:
- Total # unread books on shelf at beginning of January: 186
- Total Books read from shelves (that count): 23
- Total Books bought/received as gift: 33
- Total Books cleaned off shelf/donated: 16
- Total unread books on shelf at end of August: 180
#ThrillerThursdayChallenge:
- January’s challenge: a thriller from a debut author
- Book read: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
- February’s challenge: a thriller with a one word title
- Book read: Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson
- March’s challenge: a thriller with the word “Woman” in the title
- Book read: The Woman in the Dark by Vanessa Savage
- April’s challenge: a thriller written in a language other than English
- Book read: The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson (Icelandic)
- May’s challenge: a historical thriller
- Book read: The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
- June’s challenge: a thriller that’s been made into a movie
- Book read: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- July’s challenge: a new-release thriller/released in 2019
- Book read: The Chain by Adrian McKinty
- August’s challenge: a thriller with the word “Girl” in the title
- Book read: The Birthday Girl by Melissa de la Cruz
- September’s challenge: a thriller published before the year you were born
- October’s challenge: a thriller from a series that’s new to you
- November’s challenge: a thriller with more than 10k reviews on Goodreads
- December’s challenge: a thriller with “Murder” “Kill” “Killing” or “Death” in the title
