August was a pretty phenomenal month for me, book-wise.
Books Reviewed
The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove by Susan Gregg Gilmore
Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? by Audrey Vernick
Ashes to Water by Irene Ziegler
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
The Blessings of the Animals by Katrina Kittle
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills
Scar Tissue-Seven Stories About Love and Wounds by Marcus Sakey
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
Total books read: 12
Pick of the month: It’s impossible for me to narrow my favorite down to just one book, so following are my favorites:
Bad Marie by Marcy Dermansky
The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove by Susan Gregg Gilmore
Come Sunday by Isla Morley
The Blessings of the Animals by Katrina Kittle
Upcoming Events!
The countdown has started for Fright Fest! I have some great guest posts, giveaways & contests lined up! There is still time to sign up if you would like to contribute a guest post or book for review!
You don’t need to do a guest post in order to be entered into the contests! Post a review about your favorite horror/thriller book or movie, or anything Halloween related during the month of October, and you will be entered into some pretty outstanding weekly giveaways. I’ll also be listing some suggested topics that you can chose from! I’ll be posting more information in the next few weeks so stay tuned!
So how was your August? What were your favorite reads?
Tags: Month in Review
Twitter: jenforbus
says:
Wow! That’s a great list. I was just talking to a colleague this morning about books and commenting on how 2010 overall has been pretty spectacular. There have been an extraordinary number of just great books this year. Can’t complain about that problem!
Twitter: jennbookshelves
Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 8:24 PM
It’s great, isn’t it!? The only downside: I’ll never have time to read all the great books that have come out this year!
Twitter: BethFishReads
says:
Awesome month — you got to some great books. I can’t wait for October — you’re feature is going to be loads of fun.
Twitter: jennbookshelves
Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 8:16 PM
I hope so
You had a great month! I don’t know how you get so much done.
Twitter: jennbookshelves
Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 8:15 PM
It was a great month! I’ve learned to make use of quiet time to read. Plus, we went on a few road trips. Additional reading time!
You had a great month! Even with all your travels
Fright Fest looks like it will be a blast. I am so ready for Halloween and some of the cooler weather along with it!
Twitter: coffeebookchick
says:
I can’t wait to read Clockwork Angel…I am literally drooling at the mouth to get it!! (TMI?)