August Wrap-Up

Hello my friends! I can not believe that it is already the end of August, summer is coming to close and the school year is beginning! I’m so proud of the amount of reading I was able to get done this month, and I know I probably won’t be able to get nearly as much reading done now that I will be going back to work.

1. Check Please! Book 2 Sticks and Scones by Ngozi

1. Five Stars

2. Hockey graphic novel

3. Takes place in college

2. The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler

1. Five stars

2. Summer novel in a winter setting

3. Grumpy love interest and a ray of sunshine main character

3. Stealing Home (Sweet Magnolias #1) by Sherryl Woods

1. Five Stars

2. Fun and sweet

3. Easy reading

4. A group of adult best friends who go through the challenges of life together

5. Book Series that the Netflix Series Sweet Magnolias is based on

4. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

1. Set in Utah

2. Five stars

3. Friends to lovers

4. Fun, sweet, and filled with holiday cheer

5. eARC provided by Netgalley and the publisher

5. The Little Book of VSCO Girl Wisdom by Tiller Press

1. Four stars

2. Cute and fun!

3. I really loved the illustrations

4. eARC provided by Netgalley and the publisher

6. You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

1. Three stars

2. Enemies to lovers but with a twist

7. The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton

1. EVERY SINGLE STAR

2. Feminist rom-com

3. Class difference, diverse cast of characters, divorce

4. So much fun

8. Darius The Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

1. SO MANY STARS

2. Depression, bullying, racism, cancer

3. Iranian and LGBTQ+ representation

4. I love Darius and Laleh so much

5. Family

6. Friendship

7. I loved this so much

9. The Bad Boy and The Tomboy by Nicole Nwosu 

1. Two Stars

2. Death of family member, racism, alcohol abuse, violence

3. I wish I loved this more

4. I really did like Sam and Macy’s relationship

5. eARC provided by Netgalley and the publisher

10. Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstien

1. Every star out there

2. So much fun

3. Olympics 2020

4. Disordered eating, emotional abuse, sexual assault, depression

5. Heartfelt romance about getting your life back together

6. I love Ryan

7. ARC provided by Goodreads and Atria Books

11. Darius The Great Deserves Better

1. SO MANY STARS POSSIBLE

2. Follow up to Darius The Great is Not Okay

3. LGBTQ+ and Iranian representation

4. First love, figuring out what you’re comfortable with

5. Depression, loss of a loved one, racism, bullying

6. I love Darius and his relationship with his family

7. He deserves the world and nothing less

8. eARC provided by Netgalley and the publisher

12. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 

1. Five stars

2. Thriller/murder mystery

3. Racism, violence, sexual assault, age gap romance, drugs and alcohol , suicide

4. This was just so good

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