August TBR
Tuesday, August 01, 2017, by taylorisreading
Happy August day one everybody!!
For most of us, this is the month we go back to school and different people have different feelings on that one. I always loved the first day of school and buying all new supplies, this year isn't any different since I will be going to school as a college freshman! For those of you that don't know, I will be an English-Creative Writing/Journalism double major at the University of Florida.
With going back to school means less time available for reading, sadly. I hope this month I will at least get to read these four since I don't move to college until the middle of the month and can knock out maybe three of these books? Challenge accepted.
Let me know down below all the books you're planning to read in August! Without further ado, here is my TBR for August 2017:
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
It's been like three weeks since I read Mark of Athena, and this book literally jumped to the top of my TBR and I couldn't resist buying it. I need me some more Percy Jackson. The books are just so whimsical and magical-feeling, it's so hard to read other books knowing I could read be reading this one.
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Having first seen it mentioned on twitter, I was immediately interested because I love all of your recommendations and I cannot wait to read this. It's about a girl who's best friend was taken by either a king or an emporer, I'm not sure. This king/emporer takes a new wife every day and kills her each night, so this girl volunteers to be his next wife to get revenge. My heart is already pounding in suspense.
The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid
I am incredibly guilty of buying this book because it was only $3.97 at BAM and the cover was pretty cool. I have no idea what happens in this book, so I also feel incredibly bad about not being very helpful, haha. Here's the gist from Goodreads in my own words: There's a girl named Nemesis who is a diabolic (super badass) and protects a senator's daughter with her life. The emporer, probably the villain, takes the daughter as a hostage of the galactic court, so Nemesis "becomes" her and travels to the court as the hostage. Then some badass stuff happens.
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
How long has it been since I read ACOTAR? Too long. I've been needing this book for months, multiple long months. I love this series and I really don't want to wait to read this any longer.
Thanks for reading!
-Taylor
20 comments
I'm going to be finishing The Handmaid's Tale, 1984, and Nickel and Dimed in August (the last two being required for the dreaded school year). And hopefully starting and finishing The Original Ginny Moon.
ReplyDeleteOoo what year are you? And I've never heard of that last one!
ReplyDeleteI've heard lots of great things about The Diabolic and ACOMAF is my favorite SJM novel so I hope you enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI finished ACOMAF today and that book is my heart and soul <3 <3 <3
ReplyDeleteIKR IT'S GREAT!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm going into 11th grade. The last one is a nonfiction about poverty in the US
ReplyDeleteI have a giant pile I posted on twitter and then proceeded to buy two more the next day for August! ACOMAF was my favorite of the three so get on it!!
ReplyDeleteJunior year is really fun!! I hope you enjoy all your school books😊
ReplyDeleteI already finished ACOMAF😍😍😍😍😍 and I think I saw the picture lol it is really huge😂
ReplyDeleteLol yeah that one! I may or may not have added three more to it since then... I'm determined! and Rhys ad Fayre are amazing in that one!. I was so skeptical going in because I didn't really love the first one. It was really really good but I wasn't obsessed because I don't like Tamlin.
ReplyDeleteLol I'm so guilty of falling in love with Tamlin in the first book... but I hate him now because he couldn't even treat Feyre like a human in the ending. And Rhysand is my LIFE <3
ReplyDeleteThere was just something about him hat seemed off and controlling from the beginning :/
ReplyDeleteYeah, I totally see that now lol
ReplyDeleteI've heard junior is really hard
ReplyDeleteIt is, but it can also be a really fun year! Senior year was my favorite year personally because junior year I had a really bad relationship lol but it's really just on you, getting involved and making it fun. It's your last year to impress colleges, so don't have tooo much fun ;)
ReplyDeleteI love The Heroes of Olympus series!! And The House of Hades is one of my favorites!! Also, I can't wait to start The Court books. I'm in the middle of the Throne of Glass series right now and it is AMAZING!!! And I've heard so many great things about that series too!!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, and yes, omg all three series are AMAZING!!! and all three have incredible world building <3 if you love Throne of Glass, you'll love ACOTAR :)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about that <3. That's good to know though! I'm trying to get all the advice I can get, haha
ReplyDeleteI adored TW&TD so I hope you end up loving it as much as I did! It's a One Thousand and One Nights retelling, which is where the whole taking a new wife every night thing comes in.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it sounds so different! I'm so excited!
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