This Month in Books: August 2017 #TMIB #MonthlyRoundup

By Lipsy @lipsyy

August. What happened in August? I went to a few excellent birthday parties including my Dad’s 70th but other than that I’m drawing a blank. LOL. I’m so over the Summertime now and I’m already looking forward to Winter! I plan on started my annual hibernation ASAP. 😉

August 2017 Stats

Total Posts: 14 (+7 from previous month)

Books Read: 6 (=)
Spectacles ~ Sue Perkins
Klaus Vogel and the Bad Lads ~ David McAlmond
The Way it Hurt ~ Patty Blount (DNF)
Retribution Rails ~ Erin Bowman
The Ice Dragon ~ George R.R Martin
Prince of Shadows ~ Rachel Caine

The Breakdown:
Genres: YA (3/6); Fantasy (1/6); Non-Fiction (1/6); Children’s (2/6)

Formats/Sources: Advance Copy (2/6); Digital (2/6); Hardback (1/6); Paperback (3/6) // Owned (1/6); Borrowed (3/6); For Review/proofs (2/6)

Most Surprising: Spectacles
Most Disappointing: The Way it Hurts
Most Exciting: Retribution Rails
Most Swoon-worthy: Retribution Rails
Most Beautifully Written: Prince of Shadows

Reviews

Most Viewed Posts

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Promos, Guest Posts & Other Highlights

Awards

TBR Shelf Update

Last year I decided I HAD to do something about my physical TBR shelves. Each month I’ll be doing a quick update to see how I’ve done. See my original post here, and my updated TBR list here. 

Previous TBR Count: 82

Books Added: 4

Books Read: 1

Remaining: 85

That was my month, how was yours?

Look out for my reading round-up next week!

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