Where did August go? I don’t know about you, but I feel like as we get further into the year, the months seem to go faster. As has been the case the last few months, audiobooks continue to be my main way to consume books – I just seem to gravitate towards them more and more – not that there is anything wrong with that. I love listening to them when I’m out walking the dog or doing things around the house, and I always have one going in the car.
As I looked at my stats this month, I noticed I was very top heavy in review books, and I really need to get better at balancing more of my own books in the mix – especially as I have some books that have been sitting on my shelf that I would like to read sooner rather than later. My goal for this month is to really be cognizant of that and try to remember that when requesting books…we’ll see how that goes!
Don’t forget when shopping online for books that you can shop from my storefront at Bookshop.org. This is such a great opportunity to support independent bookstores and as you might have noticed, I’ve been included links to purchase the book on all reviews and spotlights.
Here is the link to my storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/alwayswithabook
Reading Stats:
- Read this month: 35
- Year to date: 229
The Violin Conspiracy — Brendan Slocumb (audio book)- The Key to Deceit — Ashely Weaver
- Where the Sky Begins — Rhys Bowen (audio book)
- Dirt Creek — Hayley Scrivenor
- Shutter — Ramona Emerson (audio book)
- The Heist — C.W. Gortner & M.J. Rose
- Wrong Place, Wrong Time — Gillian McAllister (audio book)
- The Family Remains — Lisa Jewell (audio book)
- Long Gone — Joanna Schaffhausen
- You’re Invited — Amanda Jayatissa
- The Last Karankawas — Kimberly Garza
- Overkill — Sandra Brown (audio book)
- Switchboard Soldiers — Jennifer Chiaverini (audio book)
- The Killer Across the Table — John Douglas / Mark Olshaker (audio book)
- The Blame Game — Sandie Jones
- She’s Up to No Good — Sara Goodman Confino (audio book)
- All the Lives They Did Not Tell — Pablo Trincia (audio book)
- A Summer to Remember — Erika Montgomery (audio book)
- Please Join Us — Catherine McKenzie (audio book)
- Stay Awake — Megan Goldin (print/audio book)
Girl, Forgotten — Karin Slaughter (audio book)- A Mirror Mended — Alix E. Harrow (audio book)
- The Matchmaker’s Gift — Lynda Cohen Loigan (e-book)
- The Darkness of Others — Cate Holahan (audio book)
- The Photographer — Mary Dixie Carter (re-read)
- Dark Music — David Lagercrantz (audio book)
- Wake — Shelley Burr (audio book)
- Uncharted Waters — Sally Hepworth (audio book)
- His Happy Place — Zakiya Dalila Harris (audio book)
- Stockholm — Catherine Steadman (audio book)
- Belle Mer — Luanne Rice (audio book)
- Daisy Darker — Alice Feeney
- Catch Her in a Lie — Jess Lourey (audio book)
- Shell Game — Rumaan Alam (audio book)
- You Will Never Know — S.A. Prentiss
Favorite books of August:
- Dirt Creek – Hayley Scrivenor
- You’re Invited — Amanda Jayatissa
- Girl, Forgotten — Karen Slaughter
And the stats: (I did this last year & am going to do it again.)
Books read that were published this year: 26 (156 YTD)
And of those, how many were review books: 23 (144 YTD)
Backlist review books read: 1 (9 YTD)
Books read off my own shelf (not review books): 6 (30 YTD)
Books bought/won in giveaways: 13 (83 YTD)
