Due to a goof and lapse in blogging, this month says goodbye to TWO months! Haha. I can’t believe it’s September. Wow. This year just keeps flying by. I’m happy for some cooler temperatures to be coming soon (hopefully! I live in the South and things have been super hot lately!) Life’s been changing quickly around our house and it’s taking some time to get adjusted to and a schedule worked out. Thank you SO MUCH to those who have stuck around with me through this summer and drop in blogging. I still have to announce my blogoversary winners, so keep an eye out in your inbox cause you might just be my winners! (: Still hoping I can go to YALLFEST in November and if I do, there will be signed giveaways in the future! (: I hope you’re doing well! Fill me in! How was your summer?!
Books I read in July & August (in order of completion)
Siege & Storm, Ruin & Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Seamonster by Amalie Howard
Perfect Couple by Jennifer Echols(eARC)
Too Clever Fox, The Little Knife by Leigh Bardugo
Kiss of Broken Glass by Madeleine Kuderick(eARC)
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Waterfell & Oceanborn by Amalie Howard
Rites of Passage by Joy Hensley(ARC)
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
The Queen’s Vow by CW Gortner
Open Road Summer by Emery Lord
If I Stay & Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Salvage by Alexandra Duncan(ARC)
The Jewel by Amy Ewing(eARC)
Books with the kiddos: (I mostly kept track!)
all the Pete books! Other than that, I didn’t really do well keeping track! OOPS!
Coming up in September:
lots of family birthdays!
Hubby’s unit’s family day
Reviews posted
Tot Time Thursday #2: Pete the Cat Pete’s Big Lunch by James Dean
Flashback Friday #2: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
*Mini Review & Giveaway* The Prince & The Guard by Kiera Cass
*Review & Giveaway* The One by Kiera Cass
*Blog Tour & Review* 17 First Kisses by Rachael Allen
*Review* Mind Games by Kiersten White
*ARC Review* Perfect Lies by Kiersten White
Tot Time Thursday #3: Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses
Flashback Friday #3: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Flashback Friday #4: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Most visited
Blogoversary! (And giveaway!)
Goals for August
Work on commenting and visiting other blogs
Read more with the kiddos
Get back on track and stay ahead of schedule
September releases I’m excited for:
RITES OF PASSAGE!!!!!!
The Jewel
Vampires of Manhattan
SO MANY MORE CAUSE ALL THE BOOKS COME OUT THIS MONTH
September TBR:
The Young Elites
Vampires of Manhattan
Find Me
Illusions of Fate
THE ORPHAN QUEEN (sampler BUT STILL OMG)
Challenge Update:
I’m involved with four challenges officially.
Edelweiss & Netgalley challenge: 19/25 (Perfect Couple, Kiss of Broken Glass, Poisoned Apples – DNF not counting in total, Rites of Passage, The Jewel)
TBR Pile challenge: 54/11-20 {I can and most likely WILL be increasing my level on this. I’m also not including ARCs in this unless I complete them after the book is released} (Siege & Storm, Ruin & Rising, Seamonster, Oceanborn, The Queen’s Vow, Open Road Summer, If I Stay, Where She Went, Salvage)
Series challenge: 14/4-6 {I can and most likely will increase my level on this as well} (Grisha, Aquarathi )
“Real” Book challenge: 33/21-30 (Siege & Storm, Ruin & Rising, Waterfell, Oceanborn, Rites of Passage, Open Road Summer)
How was your July & August? What’s up for September?
The Whimsical Mama 