#augustwrapup

- Boyfriend Material (reread) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Husband Material - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Where the Crawdads Sing - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Parable of the Sower - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (reread) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Parable of the Talents - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- The Falling in Love Montage - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- The Demon in the Wood (reread) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- A Romajuliette Christmas Special (reread) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

I read 6 books in August. It burned me out powering through those two series in July. It was a lot of pages and a lot of reading in each day. I went much slower in August and had a lot of 30 minute reading days.

I read July’s bookclub pick this month and we didn’t have one for August. Two of my reads were ebooks, one from Scribd and the other from my library. 

August Reads: 

Stuart Little by E. B. White [★★★☆☆]

A Simple Favour by Darcey Bell [★★★☆☆]

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie [★★★★☆]

Midnight Sun (Twilight Saga #5) by Stephenie Meyer [★★★☆☆]

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote [★★★☆☆]

Waiting by Ha Jin [★★★★☆]

Books in bold are the ones I own(ed)

It wasn’t my best month for reading. This is my first month without a five-star read! 

Americanah was last month’s bookclub pick, and I finally read it!

Waiting was my favorite book this month. 

In Cold Blood went towards my 2020 Goal for the TBRBuster challenge made by @bookbandit of reading one nonfiction book a month I’ve owned a year or longer.

Waiting went towards one of my overall 2020 goals of reading at least 10 books that I’ve owned for a year or longer.

Overall Goals Check-in: 

Read 30 minutes a day [244/366]

Read 100 books [77/100]

Read 10 books that have been on my shelves for more than a year [8/10]

Become more active in the booklr community [not this month]

Read one book that is 1,000 pages or more

Complete one series I’ve already started (A Series of Unfortunate Events, The African Trilogy, Heroes of Olympus, Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children)

Write in my journal every day, even if it is only one sentence [244/366]

TBRBuster Check-in:

all books have to be owned a year or longer at the time of reading

Read one nonfiction book a month, these do not count towards yearly goal [8/12]

Read one book I own by J. R. R. Tolkien

Read one book that is 800+pages

Read one book is more than a 100 years old

Read one book written in or before the 16th century 

August has been my slowest month for reading, and I read the least amount of books so far this year. I swear it feels like it goes down each month!

Scribd has a lot of outstanding books available, both ebook and audiobook.

If you use this link to sign-up, you will get 60 days free. 

Scribd has perks that come with a premium account, regardless if the premium account is part of a free trial. If you sign-up you will also get these things for free, for as long as you have a premium membership:

Pandora Plus, a music service that offers personalized playlists based on songs, artists, or genres

TuneIn Premium, live sports, music, news, and podcasts

Peak Pro, an app with brain training games

MUBI, watch cult, classic, independent, and award-winning films from around the world.

Curiosity Stream, dive deep into your favorite science, technology, nature, and history documentaries 

CONtv + Comics, everything for your inner geek from cult classics, anime, and B movies to Transformers, Star Trek, comics, and graphic novels.

FarFaria, an app with unlimited read-to-me storybooks and bedtime stories for kids ages 1-9

I promise I am not a sponsor for Scribd or any of these other services, but I just found out about the perks part of the Scribd subscription this month. And like I said, you still get these during the trial because you are a subscriber. 

August Wrap Up

I read a lot of manga this month. What can i was finally able to start reading Fariy tail again. I love my guild :)

Fairy Tail Vols. 21-39 - Hiro Mashima ★★★★ Goodreads No Reivew

Sailor Moon Vol. 6 - Naoko Takeuchi ★★★.5 Goodreads No review (yet)

City of Brass - S.A Chacraborty ★★★ Goodreads Review

The Wallflower Wager - Tessa Dare ★★★★ Goodreads Review

Come Tumbling Down - Seanan McGuire ★ Goodreads No Review

The Armored Saint - Myke Cole ★★★★ Goodreads Review

Avatar: The Promise - Gene Luen Yang ★★★ Goodreads No Review

Avatar: The Search - Gene Luen Yang ★★★ Goodreads No Review

Avatar: The Rift - Gene Luen Yang ★★★ Goodreads No Review

Oathbringer pt. 2 -Brandon Sanderson ★★★★ Goodreads Review (upcoming)

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Let's Discuss Some $#!7!: August Wrap-Up & Behind-the-Scenes

Welcome! In sum, in this video, I go over the August 2024 Wrap-Up, behind-the-scenes changes, changes going forward, and more! Important Takeaway: I got back from the mini-vacation to find out I caught COVID. Again.

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