August 2025 Color Challenge: Peach and Aqua

[Jennifer, Moderator]

The colors for August 2025 are peach and aqua. Looking forward to seeing your picks!

[Lindsey]

Here are my picks - ✔️ ✔️

[Jackie]

[Joy D]

[Dee]

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[Jennifer, Moderator]

My picks:

[Rhonda]

[Rhonda]

Joy D wrote: ""

I have owned Beautiful Ruins for years & not read it. I look forward to your rating of it.

[〰️Beth〰️]

[Bonnie]

anyway. I'll see if I have anything else short that would work too.

[Joy D]

Finished:

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter - 4.5* - My Review

Rhonda, it's a fabulous book! Highly recommended.

[〰️Beth〰️]

Finished 4 Stars

[Eileen]

[Bonnie]

Bonnie wrote: " anyway. I'll see if I have anything else short that would work too."

finished and just OK- weak ending IMO.

[Patty]

My peach read

[Eileen]

Finished 3.5 stars

[〰️Beth〰️]

Finished 3.5 stars

[Rhonda]

Joy D wrote: "Finished:

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter - 4.5* - My Review

Rhonda, it's a fabulous book! Highly recommended."

Good to know!! Thank you :)

[Rhonda]

3.5 stars. The author handled several story lines very well.
Based on a true story. 5 stars

[Lindsey]

Finished - 3 stars

[Bonnie]

May get another in this month- just started The Authenticity Project

[Joy D]

Finished:

Version Control by Dexter Palmer - 4.5* - My Review

[Joy D]

Finished a "bonus book" - peach and aqua:

The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett - 4* - My Review

[Bonnie]

Bonnie wrote: " anyway. I'll see if I have anything else short that would work too."

also just started The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife which I should finish this month.

[Rhonda]

3.5 stars
I didn't finish. I have a hard time reading about abuse of animals & it sticks with me forever, so I put the book down. I love to learn about animals, but this wasn't for me. I may find another book about dolphins someday.

[Amanda]

A Suitable Vengeance 4 stars

[Lindsey]

I finished - 3.5 stars. I wasn't crazy about the ending...