August was a big reading month for me (and less writing)…mainly because I was on vacation with limited Internet access for a bit. I thoroughly enjoyed the focus on reading and got to hang out at my favorite reading spot for awhile.
I also started participating in Top Ten Tuesdays hosted by The Broke and Bookish. I have always loved reading other people’s Top Ten lists and think it’s a fun way to talk about books…it just took me awhile to get around to joining in!
Top Ten Tuesday Lists
Books I’m Not Sure I Want to Read
Books People Tell Me I MUST Read
On to the round-up…
Favorite Book of the Month
Fiction
Released April, 2014
804 Pages
Click here for my review
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Books Reviewed in August
A Better Place by Barbara Hall
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage by Huraki Murakami
Delicious! by Ruth Reichl (audiobook)
Natchez Burning by Greg Iles
The Three by Sarah Lotz
We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas
Mini Reviews Posted in August
Boys Will Be Boys by Jeff Pearlman
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson
Up Country by Nelson DeMille
Upcoming Reviews
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
Top 5 Books on my “To Be Read” List
Back Channel by Stephen L. Carter
My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff
Panic by Lauren Oliver
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
The Martian by Andy Weir
Upcoming Releases I’m Excited About
Fives and Twenty Fives by Michael Pitre
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
The Secret Place by Tana French
Weekend Cooking Posts in August
Alton Brown’s Sweet Corn Bread Pudding
I’ve got Natchez Burning and I’ve heard it’s wonderful but have been somewhat intimidated by its size. I’ll have to move it up my TBR pile.
It’s definitely a chunkster, but it reads really quickly…I forgot how long it was while I was reading.
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Thank you!
Sarah, I can’t wait to see what you think about Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy – I think it’ll be very interesting, but it could go either way! I’m happy to hear you’ve been able to enjoy a little relaxation…hope you have a great weekend!