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I don't have any reviewer copies, so here's just a TBR list of books I really want to read!The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
(Audio)
Impulse Reads:
(Audio) Brightwood
Furyborn
And more if I can finish those first!
Good luck to all and I look forward to reading everyone's reviews!
I don't have all the time to post my whole ARC TBR but let's just say my Netgalley score needs helping. I have at least 44 books I need to get to on there and then that doesn't include tours I've signed up for! I'm hoping I'll get through quite a few! But to start with TBR wise:
The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet
Trust No One by Anthony Mosawi
Stalker by Lisa Stone
Your Closest Friend by Karen Perry
Do Not Disturb by Claire Douglas
So If I complete those 5 I'll probably add more in :)
OH this is perfect, I have so many to get through!Here's the ones I want to get through:
Akin
and bonus points to myself if I also get through:
The Confession
The Breeding Season
The Girl in the Mirror
The Inner Self: The joy of discovering who we really are
Breasts and Eggs
I have two ARC's for August!Firefrost by Camille Longley
From Fire & Shadows by J. F. Baptista
I'm hoping to get to both but we'll see since I'm currently rereading The Folk of the Air trilogy :)
For August, I think I'll just try to finish my library haul (plus The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)-
- My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
- Well Met by Jen DeLuca
- Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
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- The King of Crows by Libba Bray
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- The Stranger by Harlan Coben
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- Girls Save the World in This One by Ash Parsons
There's no way I'll get to all of them, but I'll try!
I actually mostly have my arcs under control and haven't really been requesting any, so all I have is: The Midnight Library
Tome Toppler:
Copycat:
Other TBR:
City of Stairs
Spin the Dawn
Love this theme! I have so many outstanding ARCs and it's a goal of mine to (finally) hit 80% by the end of the year on Netgalley. So this is the perfect motivation!✦ - Late
☊ - audio
****TBR Goals****
1) ✦Deal with the Devil
✅2) ☊The Night Swim
3) The Game
4) The Black Kids
5) ✦☊The Boyfriend Project
6) ✦☊He Started It
7) ✦The End of Her
8) Where Dreams Descend
9) Bringing Down the Duke (Not an ARC but I need to read it before....)
10) A Rogue of One's Own
****TBR Progress****
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
August TBR**Will add more if I get through this list quickly as some are mangas and I finish those in a day
2. Rapture in Death /299
3. Ceremony in Death /327
4. Gabriel's Bride /400
5. Lover Mine started on page 355/656 --> /656
6. Well Met /319
7. The Wallflower Wager /353
8. Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1 /200
10. Takane & Hana, Vol. 3 /200
Total Page Count: 536
changed the end of my TBR a little for Summerween10 is a big TBR for me normally but since there's nothing else to do (covid!) I think I can do it!
1. Frostblood - Elly Blake
2. Son of a Trickster - Eden Robinson
3. DreadfulWater - Thomas King
4. What Should Be Wild - Julia Fine
5. Artemis - Andy Weir
6. The Majesties - Tiffany Tsao
7. A Torch Against the Night - Sabaa Tahir
8. The House that Fell from the Sky - Patrick Delaney
9. Sparrow Hill Road - Seanan McGuire
10. The Boatman's Daughter - Andy Davidson
Good luck all!
I'm not a reviewer but I'm hoping this month could be a catch month if I'm feeling better*"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity
*Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
Yes! I'm off to a start to shrink my TBR's!!Wishlist TBR Avid August:
* Olive Kitteridge - Elisabeth Strout (library)
* Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (ebook)
* In One Person - John Irving (ebook)
* The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman (bookcase)
* Oktober - Søren Sveistrup (bookcase)
* Defending Jacob -William Landay (library)
* Lethal White - Roberth Galbraith (ebook)
Sarah wrote: "I have two ARC's for August!Firefrost by Camille Longley
From Fire & Shadows by J. F. Baptista
I'm hoping to get to both but we'll see since I'm currently rereading The Folk of the Air trilogy :)"
would you recommend The folk of Air?
My August TBR:Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb (I'm on Page 350 of ~750 right now, so my goal is to finish the book in August)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A friend and I have been reading The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories... it's a huge book, over 100 stories, and we're only 50% through after about a year! Anyway, I would also like to read at least the next four stories in August, which would be stories by Michael Shea, William Gibson/John Shirley, M. John Harrison, and Joanna Russ.
Good luck to everyone on the August TBR's!!!!
Dana wrote: "I don't have any reviewer copies, so here's just a TBR list of books I really want to read!The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
Blood of Elves by [auth..."
Hope you enjoy The Last Wish! I really liked that book myself, and I keep forgetting to continue the series :P
Well, I don't have any ARC's, but I'll be glad to finally read some of these. August is a super busy month of my life and it's also the last NEWTs! So I don't have many books this time: 
ARC AugustI like this idea. I have a boatload, but I'm gonna list some that I want to get done first
The Key Lime Crime Lucy Burdette 8/13/20
Mums and Mayhem Amanda Flower 8/20/20
Dial M for Maine Coon Alex Erickson 8/19/20
Peachy Scream Anna Gerard 8/24/20
August holds several blog tours, so those first, and 3-4 Flame Tree Press releases via NG I've promised.Then I'll just keep slugging on NG.
Tours:
The Comeback NG ARC
The Night Swim NG ARC
Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy NG ARC
Impersonation NG ARC
His Only Wife
Flame Tree:
The Apocalypse Strain NG ARC
Stoker's Wilde West Ng ARC
Vintage Crime NG ARC
Sins of the Father
Library:
Afterland
Other NG Releases:
ARCs Read in August:
A House Is a Body
Nothing Good Happens After Midnight: A Suspense Magazine Anthology
Short Horror Stories Vol. 26: Scary Ghosts, Monsters, Demons, and Hauntings Publisher ARC
The Children of Red Peak
The Truth about Belle Gunness: The True Story of Notorious Serial Killer Hell's Belle
Short Horror Stories Vol. 27: Scary Ghosts, Monsters, Demons, and Hauntings
MURDER ON THE MOUNTAIN ARC 4
PLAGUE NG ARC MOUNT TBR 5
THE CARRION SEA 5
THE PROCTOR HALL HAUNTING NG ARC 5
THE ANNIHILATION PROTOCOL 5
MORAN AND MORAN ARC 5
HIS ONLY WIFE NG ARC 5
Pages & Pyrenees ARC 5
Yes! I've been waiting for this month cause I've so many review copies to catch up on. I'll mood read the review copies but read the arcs before its release date (hopefully). Physical review copies
The Obelisk Gate
Välkommen till Addamsville
Längtans latituder
The Woman Who Went Overboard
Imaginary Friend
Vargen i Tulisaari
Säg inget om Lydia
Rebell
Jagad
I kallt förvar
Feber
Skuggan i vattnet
Elddjur
The Most Dangerous Animal of All
Swedish fantasy to review (also physical review copies)
Halvsjälarna
Grävlingen
Falsksken
Vinterkrig
I stormens rike
Sömnernas sömn
Blodkraxa
Drömfångaren
Hi! I've never participated in one of these before and I'm really excited! I don't have any Arcs (have a few NetGalley requests still pending) but below is my TBR!Unravel the Dusk
Ash Princess
Carry On
The Kingdom of Back
The Upside of Falling
Meghan (TheBookGoblin) wrote: "10 is a big TBR for me normally but since there's nothing else to do (covid!) I think I can do it!1. Frostblood - Elly Blake
2. Son of a Trickster - Eden Robinson
..."
Would love to hear what you think of Frostblood! Excited for you to read a Torch Against the Night-loved that book!! I also want to Read Ace of Shades, not sure if I will get to it this month.! :)
All About Us
Spoiler Alert
The Mirror Man
Hush
The Hollow Places
Great idea for a group! Just what I needed. :) I've done ARC August before and found it massively helpful. This month I'm hoping to finish:
[8/25] Emerald Blaze - Ilona Andrews [Finished 8/2]
[8/11] Mirage - Julie Czerneda [Currently Reading]
[9/29] Battle Ground - Jim Butcher
Two of these are due in August, so I'd better get going!
Hello! This is my first attempt at creating and following through with a TBR! I do not have any ARCs. However I have a long list of TBR books on my physical shelf that I've tried cutting down this year. It doesn't really work as I continue to buy and add books to the list...August TBR
The Girl the Sea Gave Back
Start:
Shadow of Night
Start:
Read
From August TBR
Come Tumbling Down
Start: 08/01/2020 - Finished 08/01/2020
Midnight Sun
Start: 08/04/2020 - Finished 08/09/2020
Spindle Fire
Start: 08/02/2020 - Finished 08/11/2020
Witchy
Start: 08/11/2020 - Finished 08/12/2020
I Hope You Get This Message
Start: 08/12/2020 -Finished: 08/16/2020
Lair of Dreams
Start: 08/17/2020 - Finish: 08/27/2020
Read
Additional Books(Not on any TBR)
When the Sky Fell on Splendor
Start: 08/03/2020 - Finished 08/06/2020
Lock Every Door
Start: 08/06/2020 - Finished 08/10/2020
The Troop
Start: 08/10/2020 - Finished: 08/19/2020
The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite
Start: 08/11/2020 - Finished: 08/16/2020
The Dawn Chorus
Start: 08/24/2020 - Finished: 08/25/2020
We Are Totally Normal
Start: 08/20/2020 - Finished: 08/25/2020
Ascender, Vol. 1: The Haunted Galaxy
Start: 08/27/2020 - Finish: 08/27/2020
Ascender, Vol. 2: The Dead Sea
Start: 08/27/2020 - Finish: 08/28/2020
Here are the books I have read this month. Completed Reads:
I don't have any ARCs, but I have a massive to-be-read cart. I know at least this month I'm planning on tackling:Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power
It Calls From The Forest: An Anthology of Terrifying Tales from the Woods Volume 1The Corpse Garden: A Collection Of Short Horror Stories
The Tent
I will be moving soon and starting uni, soo....it will be really hard for me to plug in my reading time. My list is therefore really short :)1.
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etc. etc. (we'll see ;))
Hi! I want to try to finish
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte .
I’m about 45% done so far.
My tbr is :
Midnight sun - Stephanie Meyer.
Hopefully if I’m feeling better I’ll try to pick up a few more 💕
So every month is a crackdown on ARCs for me (or at least that's what I attempt). I actually have a couple of non-ARCs that I really want to get to this month as well. I think I'll add my mood reading to the list as I read them as well. A lot of these will hopefully be audio review copies!
Review copies TBR
Olive
Loveless
The Tea Dragon Tapestry
Clown in a Cornfield
Glass Town Wars
Non-ARC TBR
Wolf By Wolf
My Dark Vanessa
Books read in August
Less than a week to go and I'll have to admit I did not do well on this challenge. I also don't see me excelling at the next one, but I guess I could earn an I participated! medal nonetheless :Darcs
⫸ The Exit Strategy -done: although I appreciate and acknowledge the important topics Lainey underlined in her work, I feel let down nonetheless.
⫸ Sleeping Together - done: very mixed feelings about this
⫸ Valkyrie Landing - done: liked the futuristic take on norse mythology but wasn't blown away by the package
books from previous tbrs
⫸ Silverthorn] - done: I definitely liked this a lot but maybe not quite as much as the first two instalments.
⫸ Stalking Jack the Ripper
⫸ Ashes of Midnight
⫸ The Hating Game
⫸ Little Fires Everywhere
I have an enormous ARC tbr, but I'm not focusing on those much right now because they're stressing me out. Instead these are the books I'm considering for August, in between mood reads of course!: AUGUST TBR:
Netgalley Arcs
The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike
The Bone Shards Daughter by Andrea Stewart
The Midnight Bargain by CL Polk
Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthon
Lore by Alxandra Bracken *chapter sampler
(If I can squeeze in anything else I shall!)
Library Books Physical:
Symphony of the Wind by Steven McKinnon 700 pages
Criers War by Nina Varela 500 pages
Ghost Talkers by Mary R Kowal 300 pages
The Unbound Empire by Melissa Caruso 500 pages
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin 500 pages
Shadow and Flame by Mindee Arnette 500 pages
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers 400 pages
Library Ebooks:
??? Undecided yet
Bought Books (both ebooks +physical):
The Savior's Champion by Jenna M.
*Notes: I want book two of The Way of King's by Brandon Sanderson this month but the library holds are already filled. I might break down and buy me a copy. If so I'm prioritizing that because I'm behind and need to catch up. Buddy read anyone who reads through this long a** tbr for August, lmao.
FINISHED READS:
💕 𝔗𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔞𝔫𝔦 💀 wrote: "Hi! I want to try to finish
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte .
I’m about 45% done so far.
My tbr is :
Midnight sun - Stephanie Meyer.
Hopefully if I’m feeling better I’ll try to pick up a..."
Ooh, Wuthering Heights is such an interesting read! I hope you enjoy it!
Here is my August TBR from past TBR lists and some book club/buddy reads:Florence Adler Swims Forever - COMPLETED 08/04/2020
Today Tonight Tomorrow - COMPLETED 08/15.2020
Midnight Sun - COMPLETED 08/12/2020
The Space Between Worlds - COMPLETED 08/20/2020
Red, White & Royal Blue
Be More Chill
The X Y - COMPLETED 08/25/2020
Elevator Pitch
Final Girls
As Many Nows As I Can Get
The Expiration Date - COMPLETED 08/31/2020
The Wicked Deep
Lie To Me
Okay, so I’ve barely read anything this year. I’m still working on The Fiery Cross that I’ve been reading since January. That’s the goal. I was deemed an essential worker (cashier at a grocery store) so I had no time to read. Also hit a huge reading slump before all of this hit. I’ve been able to manage a couple pages here and there but took forever to put a dent. I only have about 100 pages left but let’s face it. I might not get that done. But I will try!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is soo late, but here's my August TBR! I don't review ARCs, so I'm mostly just using this month to catch up on books I've been wanting to read forever, but haven't gotten around to! 1.
2. Lovely War (Currently reading @ page 175)
3. Beartown
4. Know My Name
5. A Sky Painted Gold
I'll be adding to this as my mood changes!
I don't really have any ARCs (only one right now), so I'm mainly going to focus on the oldest books on my TBR.ARC/for Review
Raybearer★★★★
The Companion★★★★
2013 TBR
Push★★★
Catalyst★★★
Willowgrove★★★
Ignite★★★
Deep Betrayal★★
Chantress Alchemy
Warrior
Firefight
Halfway through my TBR for this month already! :D Thankfully, so far they're either been pretty short, or I've read them fast. Given I'll be pretty busy this month, it's nice to know I can slow down a bit on reading now.
Ok so I am a little late but anyways ...1. Midnight sun - 4 stars
2. Trouble at Brayshaw High - 2 stars
3. The winter people - 3 stars
4. Severance - 4 stars
5. Agnes at the end of the world - 3 stars
6. Devil all the time - 2 stars
7. Bone crier's moon
8. Pretty little dead girls
9. Pretty girls - 4 stars
10. Restless slumber
11. Gideon the ninth - DNF/ 1 star
12. A little life - 3 stars
I didn't stick to my tbr ahah
I just read The death of Mrs Westaway - RTC
and Verity haha
I usually don't do themes when I read and I don't read arcs. So I am going to just post my tbr here. ~Tbr for August~
~Conceal, Don't Feel by Jen Calonita~
~Behind the Song anthology~
~Straight on Til Morning by Liz Braswell~
~So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim~
~Erased Volume 3 by Kei Sanbe~
~Erased Volume 4 by Kei Sanbe~
Books completed:
~Behind the Song Anthology~ finished 8-9-2020
~Conceal, Don't Feel~ finished 8-13-2020
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→ completed ARCs:
✨ Loathe at First Sight ⭐⭐
✨ The Roommate ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
Finally bought the remaining books on my tbr so can start making progress on these. ☺️☺️☺️ Just started Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
Updated msg. 19: got all the ARCs done for August that I planned to, yay a first for this challenge getting all the books done in the same month
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WAY TO GO!!!!! That's awesome!
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destiny ♡⚔♡ wrote: "WAY TO GO!!!!! That's awesome!"Thanks, destiny!
Im currently reading
and just finished
. Im planning to finish
before the end of the month!
I am a bit of a mood reader, but I definitely plan on reading:Rereading City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
So far I've managed 4 of my 'must read' 5; I picked up the 5th but I'm just so NOT in the mood for it right now! So I think that might be it for me this month!
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Want to participate in Avid August? You're in the right place!
Simply post your TBR here! (If you'd rather not make a TBR, just write down books as you begin them. Mood reading is a-okay, too!
For the sake of efficiency, I've decided to merge these two threads this month! Now, when you progress in your TBR, you can update your original comment, add a comment stating your progress, or preferably, BOTH! Whether you've just started a new read, finished a book, or just want to share some thoughts, have at it!
If you'd like to update your original TBR comment as you progress, you can strike through the titles, add (READ) to the line, or whatever else you like. Feel free to add more to your TBR as the month progresses!