My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books.
August TBR
July was an interesting month because I did read the major books I had outlined on my TBR (especially the smaller version posted on Instagram stories) but kind of let myself go with the flow the minute Summerween was over haha. I wanted to read a lighter book but ended up picking up a giant fantasy as well??
ARC August
I wrote a post the other day announcing that I’m aiming to to ARC August this year, something popularized in the book blogging community years ago. You basically focus on reading a ton of review copies in August! I came up with my own challenge/prompts to read books of all types and here’s the “final” list (subject to change depending on mood, but I feel pretty confident in these!). My goal is to read all 8 of these, or read 80% review copies in August regardless. Here are my picks and why:
- 2023 release – IN NIGHTFALL
- Mystery/thriller – THE HIKE
- Contemporary romance – BUSINESS OR PLEASURE
- Picked by random number generator – I’M THE GIRL
- From my “jazzed up for this” shelf – ALL THAT’S LEFT TO SAY
- Publishing August 2023 – THE BLONDE IDENTITY
- In a series – BORROW MY HEART
- Wild card from another category – SAME TIME NEXT SUMMER
Other, New, and Recent
I’ve had some of these on my TBR for a while (THE HALF MOON, YELLOWFACE, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR?, and DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER) and others are new releases I hope to get to. I still have KINGDOM OF ASH here – my goal is to still start this one at the end of July (like at the time this post goes live) but not sure if that will happen. ONE OF US IS BACK, SUNSHINE NAILS, THEIR VICIOUS GAMES, JUST ANOTHER MISSING PERSON and NONE OF THIS IS TRUE are July or August releases and I’ve got holds on them somewhere or another.
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