Monthly Recap: August

It's been a busy month for both Jasprit and I. Work has been non-stop for me, but fortunately I was able to get away for a short vacation by the beach.  Jasprit has had some weddings, and author events (so jealous!) so sorry if we haven't been around much lately!

Number of Books read:
Jasprit: 3
Rachel: 15

Highest rating:
Jasprit: 4 stars
Rachel: 5 stars
 
Lowest rating:
Jasprit: 2 stars
Rachel: 3 stars

Books reviewed:

Jasprit: 

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Rachel: 

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Best read of last month:

Jasprit: Last month was a really mixed reading month for me, I wasn't able to read as many books as I wanted, I did start a couple of great ones, but didn't get around to finishing them because of having to return them to the library or because of no time. But one of the books which stood out for me was E.L Freil's Most Wanted, you know when you just need something hot and fun? Well this was that sort of book and it was something I was in the mood for.

Rachel: 

One Plus One by Jojo Moyes.  Such a wonderful, crazy story with so much heart! Loved all the point of views and the narration was brilliant!

Book which surprised me the most: 

Jasprit: Landline by Rainbow Rowell. This book surprised me as I think I was expecting so much more going into this book, but it ended up going in a totally different direction entirely. Not that this book wasn't fun, it was, but maybe not my favourite from Rainbow.

Rachel: 

Bully by Penelope Douglas. Didn't expect to like Jared at all being he was a bully, but he did a 180 for me.

Fictional crush of the month:

Jasprit: Jax Sayer from Most Wanted, this guy was all kinds of hot. Seriously he was able to make a scene change from being a tense one to super hot within a few seconds and that even without saying anything...

Rachel:

I'm sort of getting a mad crush on Atticus O'Sullivan from The Iron Druid Chronicles! He's super smart, resourceful, and I love the way he's been mooning over Granuaile! Can't wait for their romance to finally blossom.  Luke Daniels does an amazing job narrating and I can't imagine not listening at this point.

Three books I'm most looking forward to this month:

Jasprit:
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Everyone I know has devoured a book by Hoover, I'm one of those readers who tends to collect all her books but still haven't read one. Hearing so much praise for her previous books, Ugly Love was the one that I was able to click download on the quickest, so much about this book has me pumped about finally getting around to reading it. Heir of Fire I have had for the longest time, Crown of Midnight left me in a complete wreck, but I am prepared for this book (sort of) and I was a huge fan of The 5th Wave I can't wait to read the next installment The Infinite Sea!

                                            

Rachel:

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I'm excited to continue the Iron Druid Chronicles series with Trapped by Kevin Hearne, book five in the series. I'm waiting for my Audible credit to come through to snag it. I loved K.A. Tucker's Ten Tiny Breathes series and I'm hopeful for Burying Water as well. I love the small town romances Jaci Burton has been writing with the Hope series and I can't wait to dive into Hope Burns.

Bookish Photo:

I was able to meet three wonderful authors in the month of August: Leigh Bardugo, Moira Young and Sarah Alderson. Here's a photo of me with Sarah, she's been one of my favourite authors for such a long time, so it was great to finally be able to meet her at a lovely blogger tea!

How was your month of August?