Month in Review: August 2019

Despite August having been one of the busiest months, I somehow read...more than usual? I really don't how that happened, other than maybe because some of these books were just so good that I sped through them really quickly? Regardless, I'm certainly not complaining and I'm more than satisfied with what I read this month. A few of my most highly anticipated releases came out last month--Jade War and The House of Sacrifice--and they were both fantastic, and I also had an unexpected surprise with This Tender Land by William Krueger! I didn't know anything about it when I first picked it up and it ended up blowing me away completely because of how much I loved it, it definitely has poetntial to be another new favorite. The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep was another book that I fell hard for and really can't recommend enough; if you like books featuring classic literary characters (acting as themselves, of course), then you need to read this one and watch the literary world come to life (quite literally). 

In more personal news, my sister is coming up on her due date for her baby (October) and I'm so excited/anxious about being a first-time aunt!  I've never been much of a kid person, but I have a feeling I'll feel very differently about this child. ;) I do have to be the best aunt, ever, of course---and supply books! 

I also started grad school during the last week of August and honestly, I'm still questioning why I decided to do this to myself, haha, but I just love Classics so much that I thought I'd give it a shot. I've been keeping it quiet among family and friends because I'm not honestly sure how it will go and I'm not sure how many more incredulous "what are you possibly going to do with a Masters degree in Classical Studies!?" to give me even more anxiety than I've already given myself. So far, it's a lot of work (which is why I'm so behind on responding to comments lately--sorry!), but I am also loving the content and really surprised at how happy it's making me. With my depression, happiness has been in short supply! 

Anyway, that about wraps up my August--how was August for you guys!? I hope whereever you are that it hasn't been as hot as it has been here, and if it has been I hope you've been staying cool and safe!

 How was your reading month? Did you read any great books? Have you read any of the books I read? Let me know!

# books read: 16 (!?)
 

The House of Sacrifice by Anna Smith Spark ★★★★★
Source: Publisher (Orbit) | Format: Paperback

The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier ★★★★
Source: eARC (NetGalley)

Jade War by Fonda Lee ★★★★★
Source: Publisher (Orbit) | Format: Hardcover

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger 
Source: ARC

The Last Astronaut by David Wellington ★★★★
Source: Publisher (Orbit) | Format: Paperback

Black Creek by Dan Kemp ★★★★
Source: Review Request | Format: ebook

Memento Mortale by Angeline Walsh ★★★★
Source: Giveaway | Format: Paperback

Our War by Craig DiLouie ★★★
Source: Publisher (Orbit) | Format: Hardcover

The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan ★★★★
Source: Owned | Format: Mass Market Paperback

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff (re-read) ★★★★★
Source: Owned | Format: Hardcover

Emily Eternal by M.C. Wheaton ★★
Source: Owned | Format: ebook

The Truants by Kate Weinberg ★★★
Source: ARC

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow ★★★★★
Source: Publisher (Orbit) | Format: Hardcover

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry ★★★★★+
Source: Publisher (Orbit) | Format: Hardcover

Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine ★★★★★
Source: eARC (NetGalley)

Symposium by Plato (re-read)
Source: Owned | Format: Paperback

DNF:
None!





Ever Alice by H.J. Ramsay ★★★
The House of Sacrifice by Anna Smith Spark ★★★★★
Jade War by Fonda Lee ★★★★★
The Warehouse by Rob Hart ★★★★
Tidelands by Philippa Gregory ★★★★
Our War by Craig DiLouie ★★★
The Passengers by John Marrs ★★★★
After the Flood by Kassandra Montag ★★★★


(other than reviews)

Anticipated August 2019 Releases

Month in Review: July 2019

Anticipated September 2019 Releases

Top Ten Tuesday:
Did They Change That Book's Cover?
Favorite Tropes
Books I've Read that I Wish I Owned

Top Five Tuesday:
5 Books Under 300 Pages

Can't-Wait Wednesday:

Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff & Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt & Cold Storage by David Koepp
Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine & A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow & The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring

The Friday Face-Off:
Pirates!
Feathers
Movie Tie-In Edition

Have you read any of these? What books did you read this month? I hope you all had a great month-- comment below and let me know!