August in Review and Plans for September

August felt like the fastest month of the summer - I always say this, but, "it really, really flew by."  Back to school shopping for the (3) granddaughters (all will be in school full-time this year); (2) in Kindergarten and the oldest in second grade. 

 My reading continued at a decent pace (9 books) and it's been nice to see the temperature in the high 70s or very low 80s with cooler nights as we ease into fall.

Our book group read and discussed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and everyone loved it.  (I read it in 2017 so I didn't reread it, even though I loved it as well).

No perfect reads this month, but most were enjoyable.

1. Keeping Lucy; T. Greenwood - 4.5/5 - (eGalley - August)
2. What Does an Anteater Eat?; Ross Collins 4.5/5 - (print/my shelves - August)
3. The Last Resort; Marissa Stapley - 3.5/5 - (ARC - August)
4. Never Tell; Lisa Gardner - 4/5 - (audio-August)
5. Cape May; Chip Cheek - 4.5/5 (audio-August)
6. The Summer Demands; Deborah Shapiro - 4/5 (library/print-August)
7. City of Girls; Elizabeth Gilbert - 3.5/5 (audio - August)
8. Turn of the Key; Ruth Ware - 4/5 (eGalley - August)
9. Lock Every Door; Riley Sager - 4/5 (eGalley-August)

Places visited in August: Massachusetts (3 times), a Mexican resort, New Jersey, the Scottish Highlands and New York City (2 times)

Breakdown

Fiction - 9  NF - 0  
YTD - 100

Audios - 3

eBooks - 2

print     - 3
ARCS/Review Books - 1

audio/eBook Combos - 1

Borrowed from Library - 2

Off my Shelves - 2

DNF - 2   - Speaking of Summer; Kalisha Buckhanon (August

                - The Family Next Door; Sally Hepworth (August)

September Plans (so far)

(FINISH) The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted; Robert Hillman

(FINISH) On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous; Ocean Vuong (audio in progress)

(FINISH) 31 Day Food Revolution: Heal Your Body, Feel Great, and Transform Your World; Ocean Robbins (print - in progress)

(READ) The Institute; Stephen King's new book with releases on the 10th. I pre ordered the audio.

(PARTICIPATE) in the RIP 14 Challenge that runs from September 1 - October 31) I hope to post more about that over the weekend. This will be by 11th year participating.

Hope everyone had a great month!