August Reading Recap

For some reason I was sure I only finished one book in August. Then I checked Goodreads, and what do you know? I actually read THREE whole books last month! Shocking!

Seriously. I have been so busy with “secret summer project” that I really haven’t had much time for reading aside from just before falling asleep. When I’m in that mode, I average about a chapter a day, and I really don’t make much progress on anything. (Side-note: I promise I will reveal “secret summer project” at some point, but don’t get too excited because it is not at all writing or reading related)

But apparently, I did make progress! I finished three books!

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Here’s what I read in August:

The Weight of Command by Michael Mammay — Catching up on my backlog of Michael Mammay military sci-fi. This was a really good one that I very much enjoyed and definitely recommend.

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst — Look. I LOVE all the SBD books I’ve read so far, so don’t hate me when I say this is probably my least favorite. I just think that cozy fantasy is really not my jam. Ha! That pun was not intended, but considering that raspberry jam plays a huge part in this story, I probably should have seen that one coming.

The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho — This was a delightful and unputdownable (for me) contemporary romance that I recommend if the synopsis sounds at all interesting to you.

Also, I just finished reading A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske this week and enjoyed it enough that I think I’ll continue with the series. That leaves only one more in-progress book from this summer’s reading.

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I’m still listening to Furious Heaven by Kate Elliott on audiobook. I haven’t had much time for audiobooks, either. So, it’s taking me a while to get through this one, even though I really like it. (Persephone is still my favorite character.)

And I just started on my Orilium TBR! I decided to kick things off with Bride by Ali Hazelwood. I’m enjoying it so far, even though first person present tense isn’t my favorite.