August 2023 was a quiet time at home with my family, which means there was plenty of time for reading.
Here are the stats:
Total books read: 20
Number of 5-star reads: 2
Number of 4-star reads: 14
Number of 3-star reads: 4
Number of books reviewed on the blog: 5
Clicking or tapping on the book cover will take you to either my review here or Goodreads.
FIVE STAR READS
FOUR STAR READS
THREE STAR READS
READING CHALLENGES UPDATE
I signed up for two reading challenges this year.
The first one is the What’s in a Name 2023 Challenge hosted by Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook. For this challenge I have to choose 6 books with titles that contain specific key words. Let’s see how it’s going so far.
Punctuation– Dark Alpha’s Fury by Donna GrantSeven Deadly Sins– King of Pride by Ana HuangYou or Me– You Can Die by Rebecca ZanettiChess Piece– The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. ArmentroutCelebration– The Christmas Wedding Guest by Susan Mallery- Q, X, Z
The second challenge is the 2023 Romance Book Reading Challenge hosted by She Reads Romance Books. For each month, there is a specific type of romance book to read. Let’s see how it’s going so far.
January: Romantic Comedy– Man Cuffed by Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby.February: Steamy Romance– Take the Lead by Alexis Daria.March: New Adult Romance– Fall With Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout.April: Back list on your TBR– Savage Rising by Katie Reus.May: Historical Romance– Defying the Earl by Erica Ridley.June: LGBTQ+ Romance– Undressing the Duke by Erica Ridley.July: Contemporary Romance– Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay AdamsAugust:A new author (to you)– Float Plan by Trish Doller- September: Sports Romance
- October: Reread a favourite book
- November: Award nominee
- December: Your favourite trope
And that was what my August 2023 looked like. What about yours?
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You did well and read a nice variety.
I gave The Proposal 5 stars, too! It’s my new favorite by Locke. I’m glad you loved it. It looks like you had a great reading month.
Yeah, I assume Foxx (the bodyguard) is the same brother from the Carmichael Family series. That was an unexpected surprise.
Looks like you are doing a great job with your reading challenges. Those are some impressive books. The only one I read from your haul is Singh’s book, but I’ve added a few to my wish list. I hope your September is a good one!
Thanks! You too.
Ooh, I love the types of challenges you’re doing! Fun! I need to read on in that Katee Robert series, but don’t know when I’ll get to it. I did get to meet her last month which was neat! I read the first Pets of Park Avenue books because it was a dachshund, don’t know if I’ll read on in the series or not. Hope September is going well for you so far!
That is awesome that you got to meet Katee Robert. I’m so jealous!
It looks like you had a great month of reading. It is great that most of them were 4 and 5 star reads.
20 books is great! I enjoyed several on your list: North of Nowhere, Resonance Surge, Float Plan, Beneath Dark Waters, Tough Justice and I think Hate Notes (?). I think I read it a while back.