I read 16 books last month, which is the most I’ve read in a month this year. And it’s definitely not just due to reading a lot of shorter books, because it was also the highest page count for the year—3rd highest since I started blogging reviews in 2019, in fact (yes, I do love tracking my reading stats). It is at least partially related to listening to a lot of audiobooks, but I don’t really feel like I read/listened that much more last month than almost any other month. Crazy!

Here are the books I read in August:

Disney in Shadow by Ridley Pearson (1.5 / 5)
Rescued by David Rosenfelt (4 / 5)
The Yellow House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner (3 / 5)
Dawn of Grace by Jill Eileen Smith (2.5 / 5)
Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (4 / 5)
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (3 / 5)
A Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole Lesperance (3 / 5)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (4 / 5)
The Guard by Pittacus Lore (3 / 5)
Deck the Hounds by David Rosenfelt (3.5 / 5)
Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner (2 / 5)
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan (3 / 5)
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko (4.5 / 5)
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (4.5 / 5)
The Daughter of Rome by Angela Elwell Hunt (4 / 5)
Lava by E.B. Roshan (4 / 5)

This list includes 3 ARCs and 1 re-read. My favorite book from August was Al Capone Throws Me a Curve. I started 0 series, continued 3 series, and finished 4 series*. My ever-changing short list of to-be-reads, as well as a flag for the book I’m currently reading and an ongoing list of those I’ve read and posted about can be found here.

*This includes 2 series I didn’t reach the end of, but decided not to continue reading, after being at least 2 books into the series.

I’m also keeping my Goodreads page updated with a more extensive list of to-be-reads. Despite my almost too-long TBR list, I’m always looking for more to add. Feel free to offer suggestions of your favorites or just recent reads you enjoyed.