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Welcome to August, everyone! As the summer begins its final chapter, we have a large list ahead of you of anticipated reads for the month of August to fire up before that September lull comes again. As usual, I have linked the goodreads links for your convenience. So many exciting books coming right at the end of summer; which will you be reading?

August 2

Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin
My Imaginary Mary (Mary #2) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
The Stars Between Us by Cristin Terrill

August 9

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall
The Lies We Tell by Katie Zhao
Furysong (The Aurelian Cycle #3) by Rosaria Munda
Jester by Brielle D Porter

August 16

Master of Souls (Kingdom of Souls #3) by Rena Barron
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones

August 23

A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea #2) by Judy I Lin
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Would You Rather by Allison Ashley
Babel by R F Kuang

August 30

The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games #3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Nothing More to Tell by Karen M McManus
Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy Moldavsky

And that’s a wrap! A long list for sure. What are you all looking forward to as the summer closes up? Let me know in the comments below!

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July 2022 Wrap Up and TBR

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

I hope July has been a good one for you. It’s been a whirlwind of hang outs and fun for me, but that obviously means reading has taken a back seat to everything. Which is totally fine and something that we should NEVER feel guilty about. Live life the way that is fulfilling to you and always place your priorities towards what is most important. While I adore reading, life is most precious when I spend time with my loved ones. So don’t ever feel like reading has to take #1 in your life because it really doesn’t unless you want it to.

That being said, I did have some good reading moments this month in between the fun, especially when my introverted self needed some much deserved recharging after all the social activities. Let’s see what I got up to this July!

What did I read this month?

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Let’s Talk Bookish – Choose Your Own Adventure

July 29, 2022July 28, 2022 Fives @ Down The Rabbit Hole

Aria @ Book Nook Bits will be the new host for Let’s Talk Bookish! If you aren’t following her yet, good check out her blog and give her a follow!

July 29: Choose your own adventure!

You choose what to write about this week! It can be anything you’d like. (You can also look at old topics from my archive & from Rukky’s.)

Welcome to another week of LTB here at DTRH, everyone! This week it’s—oh look, it’s choose your own adventure! I have done most of the weeks LTBs, so I’d rather not reuse a topic. Instead I guess I will take the chance to reflect on my experience reading lately; hope you all don’t mind!

Recently I have been super busy with many things happening in my life. So much so that reading has become a borderline chore, and I have to try and keep up with my reading goals. That being said though, I still have really enjoyed the books I have read recently, which is a boon. I do however look for shorter and shorter reads in order to keep up. And it’s only the summer! When September rolls around I am sure it’ll be even worse in terms of keeping up!

I definitely feel the lull again of the low-reading tides, but I think I should embrace [my own adventure]. Keeping up with reading goals is just something nice to maintain, but a reminder to everyone that there are ebbs and flows in all goals! And that’s okay. I think I am still learning to be okay with it and to not feel too “behind” on my goals. There will be periods where I will read quickly and get lots of reading down and there’ll be other weeks where I am way too busy for that. It is good to keep a broad perspective and not to scrutinize the week-to-week (or even month-to-month) too closely, I think. At least for the sake of my own mental health.

I’m glad that I still enjoy reading (even when it’s so rushed!) and I will definitely take a break if I feel it getting worse. Just a friendly reminder here to all those who are feeling a bit burnt out by their goals or their work, and to not worry too much about taking a break! If it ever becomes not fun, you can always back away for a bit, and/or re-prioritize your goals. I’m cheering for all of you!

How are you all feeling lately about reading? Are you in reading slumps or reading frenzies? Or somewhere in between? Let me know in the comments below!