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Goodbye, August!

September 15, 2022

We are halfway through September already, and I completely forgot to get this post out of the drafts. Oops!

But better late than never, so, here’s my August 2022 retrospective, featuring statistics, goals check-in, and more!


Reading Stats (for the nerds)

Crunching the Numbers

Total books read: 14

Total pages read: 4,798

Average rating: 3

Most-read genre(s): Historical Fiction

Audience breakdown: 85% Adult | 15% YA

August Favorite
Just Like Home
by Sarah Gailey

August Bookish Goal Check-in

I’m doing a new thing this year where I pick 5 books off my to-read list every month and try to prioritize them. Let’s see what books I picked for August and how it all went.

— The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas — read 08/28/2022
— She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen — read 08/04/2022
— Chouette by Claire Oshetsky — read 08/14/2022
— Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne Allain — read 08/28/2022
— We Light Up the Sky by Lilliam Rivera — read 08/14/2022

OVERALL SCORE: 5/5 books read!


All the August books!

And here’s a an overview of all the pretty books I read this month:

Just Like Home
by Sarah Gailey

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Post Captain
by Patrick O’Brian

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Under the Banner of Heaven
by Jon Krakauer

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How Beautiful We Were
by Imbolo Mbue

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The Duke I Tempted
by Scarlett Peckham

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She Drives Me Crazy
by Kelly Quindlen

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Chouette
by Claire Oshetsky

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Woman of Light
by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

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The Hacienda
by Isabel Cañas

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American Fever
by Dur E Aziz Amna

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Master and Commander
by Patrick O’Brian

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We Light up the Sky
by Lilliam Rivera

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Remember Love
by Mary Balogh

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Mr. Malcolm’s List
by Suzanne Allain

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Want to see ALL the books I’ve read in 2022? GO HERE.

Want to learn more about my star ratings? GO HERE.


And that was August 2022!

Check out my September Prospectus to see what’s coming up next month!

Filed Under: Mini Reviews & Wrap-ups Tagged With: monthly wrap up

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I like to read historical & literary fiction by BIPOC authors; sci-fi/fantasy with female protagonists; romance novels of all stripes, etc.
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