August 2020 ~ Themes Challenge ~ Robin's Pick

[Grey]

August 2020. Right now, I am over this Corona thing and 2020 in general. But this, right here, this is my happy place and books always make me happy. Robin has chosen a super interesting trope for this month. It's time to celebrate birthdays (like MINE!) and this challenge which is more importantly- new books!

Robin's choice ~ Birthstone cover! Choose a book with its cover the color of your birthstone.

This will be the discussion thread for all our August Challenge books we read this month. You can read as many as you'd like, but please let me know which one you're picking!

What we do need is for you to sign up, and let us know you intend to participate before the 5th of August and then, (this is the important part), come back and let us how you rated it or what you thought of it before 1159 p.m. of the last day of the month. That's it. Pretty simple, really.

(The last time we did this, we all used our massive TBR piles and made it a rule that this was a TBR challenge...I'm forgoing that rule this time, because-fun! I want this to be fun and not a slog to get through, you know? However, you certainly can stick to that rule, if you want to.)

Each month that you participate and finish on/before the last day of the month, you will get your name added to a list that will be eligible to be randomly selected from at the beginning of 2021 for a $10 Amazon gift card.

*Pay no attention to this spoiler right now, this is just my list of who participated last month in alphabetical order...because my OCD compels me and this makes it slightly easier in the grand scheme of things, LOL!

Cátia ~ 2 stars-Aug;
Denise ~ Did not report-Aug;
Jean ~ 4 stars-Aug;
Jen ~ 5 stars-Aug;
Judy ~ Did Not Report-Aug;
Leslie ~ DNF-Aug;
Lisa A ~ 4.5 stars-Aug;
Marta ~ did not report-Aug;
Melinda ~ 5 stars-Aug;
Michele ~ 5 stars-Aug;
Nay ~ 4.5 stars-Aug;
Nicole ~ Did not report-Aug;
Robin ~ 5 stars-Aug;
Sarah ~ 4 stars-Aug;
T ~ 3.5 stars-Aug;

[Lisa]

I'm in - color of my birthstone, huh? That's soooo not fair. My birthstone is opal. Who has an opal cover? The Interwebs also says the October birthsone can be pink tourmaline, and everyone knows everything on the Interwebs is true. So I'm gonna go with something pink. I didn't know how hard it was going to be to find a book with a pink cover...but humor me and let's just pretend this is totally and completely pink

[JudyCa]

hmmm...not sure...I haven't read my July pick yet :)

[Jean]

I want to be in, but like Judy, I haven't even completed my July challenges.

But my birthstone is Sapphire, so that should be easy to find a blue cover!

[Michele]

Mine is a peridot...so a green cover it is...*off to search the huge TBR*...

[Grey]

Im with Michele... August girls unite. Green...well, Exodus has green in the cover, Michele, you could use that...but I've already read that. 💁‍♀️

[Michele]

Yay!!! Grey thank you, I believe I will! 😉🎉

[Michele]

I simply CANNOT wait!!!

[JudyCa]

Michele wrote: " I simply CANNOT wait!!!"

I just downloaded Flock, now to find the time! lol...

[JudyCa]

Jean wrote: "I want to be in, but like Judy, I haven't even completed my July challenges.

But my birthstone is Sapphire, so that should be easy to find a blue cover!"

mine is turquoise for December so I'll search for something and hope I can fit it in ;) the library has been throwing my schedule off lately lol...

[Grey]

I've no clue... Green is hard. Pout.

[JudyCa]

does this count as turquoise?

[Marta]

Peridot for me.
So maybe this one ?

[T.]

I'm in and I've been thinking about this since Robin picked it. I figured that I'd have to choose a cover with a diamond ring on it, BUT then I realized that there are many colored diamonds. Hee hee! I have a number of colors to choose from: pink, yellow, grey, black, etc. I'll be back with my choice.

[Melinda]

I’m in, just have to go looking.

[Jen]

I'm in!! AND I'm in the AUGUST CLUB! Should I hurry and read so I can read with my birthday twin, Michele?!?!? Wait, I think I copy you a lot! I might be a stalker!!!

Or should find a different one!! School is starting so things are crazy and too many decisions LOL PLUS this August birthday make me feel old! :P

[Leslie]

I'm going to TRY to do this one. 🤞

My birthstone is purple and I'm going with:

The Play

[Robin]

I totally stole this idea for Renee so thank (or blame) her! 🤣

I'm green too so I'm going with

I still have last month's book to read as well. My library loan expired and I had to put it on hold again.

[Michele]

Jen wrote: "I'm in!! AND I'm in the AUGUST CLUB! Should I hurry and read so I can read with my birthday twin, Michele?!?!? Wait, I think I copy you a lot!..."

Trust me girl...you'll whiz through that book and catch up to me!! I love being stalked by you...come on and join the fun!!

[Michele]

Jen wrote: "I'm in!! AND I'm in the AUGUST CLUB! Should I hurry and read so I can read with my birthday twin, Michele?!?!? Wait, I think I copy you a lot!..."

Jen, to make things easier...there is green in Flock too...so you're covered either way!!

[Catia]

My birthday was in April , I think the colour is diamond...I have no idea what to pick :( Can someone give me some options/ideas? Help please :) my list is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Thanks , I really apreciate it!

[Marta]

Cátia wrote: "My birthday was in April , I think the colour is diamond...I have no idea what to pick :( Can someone give me some options/ideas? Help please :) my list is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/lis..."

Maybe one of Off-Campus series or Misconduct...

[T.]

Robin wrote: "I totally stole this idea for Renee so thank (or blame) her! 🤣

I'm green too so I'm going with

I still have last month's book to read as well. My library..."

I'll buddy read this with you, Robin!! Let me know when you start it. :)

[Jen]

Michele wrote: "Jen wrote: "I'm in!! AND I'm in the AUGUST CLUB! Should I hurry and read so I can read with my birthday twin, Michele?!?!? Wait, I think I cop..."

Then I will at least go with and hopefully have time to read Exodus right after

[Michele]

Jen wrote: "Michele wrote: "Jen wrote: "I'm in!! AND I'm in the AUGUST CLUB! Should I hurry and read so I can read with my birthday twin, Michele?!?!? Wai..."

Sounds good girlie!

[Melinda]

My birthstone is Emerald, whose idea was this ? 😩🤣

[Sarah]

Ok... Tumble by Adriana Locke!

[T.]

Here's my pick for August:

[Nicole]

I am in. I need to decide on a book.

April is my birth month, so I need a book with white cover if I am going traditional. So , I have decided to read

[Nay]

I'm in. Going to go with white for diamond. Will pick something today.

[Nay]

Melinda wrote: "My birthstone is Emerald, whose idea was this ? 😩🤣"

Melinda--maybe you can find something here:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

[Nay]

Cátia wrote: "My birthday was in April , I think the colour is diamond...I have no idea what to pick :( Can someone give me some options/ideas? Help please :) my list is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/lis..."

Catia--I'm also April and I'm picking a white cover, but as T. pointed out. there are different colors of diamonds, so...

For white, here are some ideas:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

There are some white ones on this list:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

If you read M/M:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

[Nay]

If anyone is having trouble, check listopia. When I was looking for lists to post for Catia and Melinda, I even saw lists for books with teal, lavender, and pastel covers.

https://www.goodreads.com/list

[Catia]

Thanks for the help :) I´m going for (Off Campus Series) I read number 1 and I really liked it.

[Nicole]

Marta wrote: "Cátia wrote: "My birthday was in April , I think the colour is diamond...I have no idea what to pick :( Can someone give me some options/ideas? Help please :) my list is here https://www.goodreads...."

Read the Rivals and let us know what you think.

I read God-Shaped Hole and really enjoyed it. It is really quirky and intense. It is not really an HEA. I had to read it in chunks and take breaks, but it has everything from laughter to tears.

[Melinda]

Thankyou Nay

[Jean]

Here's my pick for this challenge:



And I actually started it! Liking it so far....may have even gotten me out of my slump!!

[Sarah]

I finished my book. 4 stars.

[Denise]

I'm in too!! I am also August and so i'll also pick Exodus after Flock by Kate Stewart

[Michele]

I finished tonight and I seriously feel like I ran a marathon. I AM EXHAUSTED!!!! What a great duet! Needless to say...this pup gets 5 huge stars!!!

[Lisa]

Robin, Robin, Robin - I blame you. I had to pick a pink cover. I searched and searched, and finally decided this one was pink enough -

It was a 4.5 star read for me, but it's highly emotional. Through 80% of it, I read with a giant lump in my throat.

Best line ever....You make death beautiful!! Gaaaaaah!!!

[Robin]

Lisa wrote: "Robin, Robin, Robin - I blame you. I had to pick a pink cover. I searched and searched, and finally decided this one was pink enough -

It was a 4.5 star read for..."

It took me a minute! I was like whattt?? I haven't even read that! Glad you liked it!

[Nay]

My white cover book for April (diamond) was The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald.

It's pulled me out of a serious book funk, and I give it 4-1/2 stars, and if not for some editing issues, it would definitely been 5 for me.

[Jean]

Hey, I finally finished a book! My Sapphire book for September was

4 Stars! It was light and refreshing with really no angst and I didn't even realize the H was a professional hockey player before I started it, which I loved!

[Jean]

Finished both August challenges, now to go back and try to conquer July and I think maybe June even.....don't know where I left off.

[Catia]

I´ve read and gave it 2 stars. I was expecting more. I loved the 1st book .

[Leslie]

Cátia wrote: "I´ve read and gave it 2 stars. I was expecting more. I loved the 1st book ."

I felt the same way...it was not as good as The Deal.

[Melinda]

I read Exodus 5 stars from me.

[T.]

T. wrote: "Here's my pick for August:
"

Finished. After book one being a favorite romance of 2018, this was the disappointing sequel slump. 3.5 Stars.

[Marta]

Well I changed my book to ...let's see if I will finish before september