Monthly TBR and Wrap Up

I am kicking off September with an actual long weekend so I am hoping for a much better reading month compared to August. It's also the start of cooler temperatures and so many amazing smelling candles. I love the fall season.

I've been working a weird shift (lots of training) for months now and it is definitely impacting my reading. I am hoping it'll ease soon and I can take some vacation time for some much needed time with my books.

Before sharing what I hope to read this month I have to recap August first.

The books that were on my list are:

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey (goodreads)

Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper by Hilary Liftin (goodreads)

Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney (goodreads)

I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll (goodreads)

Plus I had some ebooks on my list:

56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (goodreads)

The Anatomy of Desire by L.R. Dorn (goodreads)

The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix (goodreads)

Here is what I managed to read in August:

I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll (goodreads)

Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney (goodreads)

The Anatomy of Desire by L.R. Dorn (goodreads)

The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix (goodreads)

I managed to get in four books this month which is not great, but I am calling it a win because of the hours I have been keep at work. 

 

My #PopCultureResolution book for August was The Golden Cage by Camilla Lackberg which I just got from the library. The movie was Ready or Not. I reviewed the movie and the book will hopefully be coming soon.

Here is what I hope to read in September:

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey (goodreads)

Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper by Hilary Liftin (goodreads)

I also have some ebooks I am hoping to get to:

56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (goodreads)

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake (goodreads)

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins (goodreads)

White Smoke by Tiffany D Jackson (goodreads)

My #PopCultureResolution picks for this month are Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane and Rosemary's Baby. I am very excited for both of these!

Next up is an update on my two reading challenges:

September's pick for my '12 friends, 12 books' reading challenge is Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi so I'll be getting to that at some point this month. I am two books behind, but I am hoping to make it up soon. I am determined to have it done by the end of the year.

Jan - The Seven Husband's of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Kelly)

Feb - The Birthday List by Deveny Perry (Emilie)

Mar - Mouthful of Forevers by Clementine Von Radics (Ciara)

April - Marriage for One by Ella Maise (Katie)

May - Written In The Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (Christy)

June -  The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M Danforth (Christa)

July - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Jess)

August -  The Grace Year by Kim Leggitt (Christa)

Sept - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Meaghan)

Oct -   Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston (Katrina)

Nov - Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott (Kim)

Dec - Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (Julia)

As for the reading challenge inspired by The Bachelor I have nothing to scratch off my list. Hopefully next month.

1. Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant

2. If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy

3. Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

4. Further to Fall by Catherine Cowles

5. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

6. Isn't it Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

7. My Favorite Souvenir by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland

8. Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

9. Marriage for One by Ella Maise

10. Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by Nathan Burgoine

11. Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

12. Open Book by Jessica Simpson

13. Isn't it Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

What books are you reading this month? Have you read any of the ones on my list? If so, let me know what you thought in the comments.