Top Three Reads in August 2018

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

You know what to do.

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Actually, on second thought....for new members of the group - share your top three reads from August here!

[Shae]

Ha, ha - thanks Jenna :-)

1. Senlin Ascends (Bancroft)
2. Paladin of Souls (Bujold)
3. The Toy Makers (Dinsdale)

[Karishma]

Only fantasy or any genre? August hasn't been a good month for me except the last couple of days

1.Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews
2. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
3.Indexingby Seanan Macguire.

I will start Daughter of the Forest today and that should be good.

[Jess]

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Not finished this yet but I can't see it's position changing)
3. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

[Bea]

1. The Mirror's Truth
2. The Poppy War
3. Casket of Souls

Honorable mention goes to The Fellowship of the Ring which was a reread.

[Narilka]

I had a great August :)

The Hero and the Crown
Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog
And assuming I finish it tomorrow like I think I will....
The Princess Bride

[Andrew]

Shae wrote: "Ha, ha - thanks Jenna :-)

1. Senlin Ascends (Bancroft)
2. Paladin of Souls (Bujold)
3. The Toy Makers (Dinsdale)"

I LOVE Senlin Ascends! Read it a year or two ago and was enthralled.

[C.P.]

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz
On Writing by Stephen King

I reread The Last Olympian and The Bands of Mourning this month as well and really enjoyed both of those.

[Kirsten]

I haven't been reading much fantasy. The reason I joined this group is to dip my toes back in the waters.

But here is my top 3 of August

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

Double Blind by Iris Johansen

[Andrew]

I reread a couple old favorites this month, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Lord of Chaos.

As for new reads, Kings of the Wyld was tops.

[Tammie]

None of my top 3 were fantasy (well one had some fantasy elements). I think that was a first. These were all very good mysteries.

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

No Place Like Home

Like Never and Always

Honorable mention (because it's Kate Daniels). I almost added this to the top 3 but the mysteries blew me away this month.

Magic Binds

[Alana]

Top Three reads overall for the month:

1) Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire
2) Crazy rich Asians - Kevin Kwan
3) River of Teeth - Sarah Gailey

A very good month for novellas for me. Really helped me read some new authors and get more reading done!

[Petrik]

1. Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson
2. Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson
3. Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

Pretty much a Malazan month xD

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

No 5 stars this nonetheless, but ones I really enjoyed:

No Humans Involved - Kim Harrison [4.5/5]
Fury - Rachel Vincent [4/5]
Long Way to a Small Angry Planet [4/5]

[Brittany]

I read some great books this past month. Here are my 3 favourites.

Queen of Shadows
The Serpent and the Pearl
The Hero of Ages

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

I can only give two this month.

The Body Library
Midnight Tides (reread)

[Elinor]

I'm not counting the Kate Daniels books I read in August since they were re-reads except for 0.5. So my favorite were :
The Crimson Crown
The Rithmatist
Jackaby