August 2019 Wrap-Up

It's that time of the month again...time for a wrap-up! I read a total of 16 books this month and I'm really happy with that number. I did originally want to read a few more but overall I'm very happy with what I read. There were a few new favorites I read this month and I also watched quite a few movies and TV shows on top of that. Let's just go ahead and dive straight in!

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BOOKS READ

1. 

Title: Witchy

Author: Ariel Slamet-Ries

Rating: 3.5 // 5 stars
Goodreads Review

2. 

Title: Torn

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Rating: 4 // 5 stars
Review 

3.
Title: The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Author: Dav Pilkey
Rating: 3 // 5 stars

I can't believe all these years later this is still so funny to me. Half the time I was laughing at the stupidness of the book and half the time I was laughing at myself for finding everything so funny. I highly recommend revisiting all your childhood favs because this one did not disappoint!

4.
Title: Fence, Vol 1
Author: C.S. Pacat
Illustrator: Johanna the Mad
Rating: 4 // 5 stars
Series Review

5.
Title: Fence, Vol 2
Author: C.S. Pacat
Illustrator: Johanna the Mad
Rating: 4 // 5 stars
Series Review

6.
Title: Brave
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rating: 4.5 // 5 stars
Review

7.
Title: A Life of Shadows
Author:  Kristen Banet
Rating: 3.75 // 5 stars
Series Review

8.
Title: A Heart of Shame
Author: Kristen Banet
Rating: 3.75 // 5 stars
Series Review

9.
Title: A Nature of Conflict
Author: Kristen Banet
Rating: 4 // 5 stars
Series Review

10.
Title: An Echo of Darkness
Author: Kristen Banet
Rating: 4 // 5 stars
Series Review

11.
Title: A Night of Redemption
Author: Kristen Banet
Rating: 4 // 5 stars
Series Review

12.
Title: Fence, Vol 3
Author: C.S. Pacat
Illustrator: Johanna the Mad
Rating: 4.25 // 5 stars
Series Review

13.
Title: The Hockey Saint
Author: Howard Shapiro
Illustrator: Marica Inoue & Andres Mossa
Rating: 2 // 5 stars

This wasn't a bad graphic novel or anything I was just pretty underwhelmed. I was excited for it but after reading it, I didn't feel like anything really happened. I didn't feel connected to the characters, there wasn't really a story line, there wasn't much hockey at all, and I almost DNF-ed it. It wasn't terrible, it just wasn't for me.

14.
Title: Serpent & Dove
Author: Shelby Mahrin
Rating: 5 // 5 stars
Review

15.
Title: The Bone Houses
Author: Emily Lloyd-Jones
Rating: 4 // 5 stars
Review

16.
Title: The Player
Author: K. Bromberg
Rating: 3 // 5 stars

Ok so here's the thing...I didn't realize this was going to be a duology. And while I'm interested in knowing what happens after the cliffhanger at the end of this one, I'm not interested enough to pay four bucks when I spent a lot of this book skimming anyway. It was an enjoyable read--nothing memorable though. I think my favorite moments were the angsty moments full of emotion but those weren't there often. I don't know...there was something just missing from this for me. It was enjoyable for the most part but I did skim a lot and I think I'll just try to find a spoiler review of the second book to find out what happens next.

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BLOG POSTS

July 2019 Wrap-Up!
July 2019 Book Haul!
Book Series Review: "Rich Boys of Burberry Prep" by C.M. Stunich
Book Review: "Torn" by Jennifer L. Armentrout
GUEST POST: Francesca Burke
Book Review: "Brave" by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Book Series Review: "The Redemption Saga" by Kristen Banet
Graphic Novel Series Review: "Fence" by C.S. Pacat
Book Review: "Serpent & Dove" by Shelby Mahurin
Book Review: "The Bone Houses" by Emily Lloyd-Jones

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Thanks for reading!

xoxo

Lauren

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