July and August Reading Report
A decent amount of reading for July and August and a not-so-decent amount of actual reviewing. The good news? I may have broken through my writing block! I actually have reviews written and waiting to be published! Who’da thunk?!
My favorite read from July and August? The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. Amazing!
Fiction
- In the Woods by Tana French
- Unformed Landscape by Peter Stamm
- The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
- Sea Escape by Lynne Griffen
- Love Begins in Winter: Stories by Simon Van Booy
- How Dolly Parton Saved My Life by Charlotte Connors
- The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Young Adult Fiction
- The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams
- Dangerous Neighbors by Beth Kephart
- Three Quarters Dead by Richard Peck
- Yummy by G. Neri
- Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Scars by Cheryl Rainfield
- Grace by Elizabeth Scott
Middle Readers
- Bink and Gollie by Kate KiCamillo
- Hashbrown Winters and the Mashimoto Madness by Frank L. Cole
- Grease Town by Ann Towell
- The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter
Picture Books
Non-Fiction
- Church of Lies by Flora Jessop and Paul T. Brown
And given the fact that 12 of these books were either review copies or brought home from BEA, I really feel like I’m making headway on that TBR pile!
What was your favorite book that you read this summer?
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I’m curious about How Dolly Parton Saved My Life by Charlotte Connors. I’ve been a fan of Dolly’s since I was little.
I’d love to read Mockingjay reviews, but I’m avoiding for spoilers I won’t be able to read the series until probably the holidays. My favorite summer read so far won’t be released until Sept. Search for WondLa which I just reviewed. LOVED it. 
on August 31st, 2010 at 10:41 pmI’d completely forgotten about The Postmistress! Will you be reviewing it? And well done on getting through the reviews!
My favourite summer read… this is where I realise I’ve read more books than I thought… I think I’d have to say Philip Pullman’s Tiger In The Well.
on September 1st, 2010 at 5:02 amWhat did you think of the postmistress? I’m heading over to the library to pick up my reserved copy of that one this morning.
on September 1st, 2010 at 7:56 amMillyMarie – I was not a fan of How Dolly Parton Saved My Life. It was also my first foray into Christian Fiction and sadly, if they are all like that (I’m sure they aren’t) then I’m not in a hurry to read more.
Charlie – I will be reviewing it! Thanks for the recommendation for Tiger in the Well.
Kate – I liked The Postmistress but didn’t LOVE it. Took me a while to get into but overall it was good.
on September 1st, 2010 at 10:42 pmI’m very impressed with you. Making headway on the TBR pile is priceless. It was nice to see you last weekend. Thanks for putting the Utah book bloggers bash together.
on September 2nd, 2010 at 6:20 pmYou had a great summer! Looks like you had a nice balance of reading and family time.
on September 3rd, 2010 at 4:38 amI felt the same way you did about The Postmistress. I read it early with a group from Barnes and Noble, and was one of the only people to not love it.
Good for you for getting through so much of your TBR list! I am supposed to be making my way through mine this month, but things keep coming up. This motivates me to get back to it.
on September 11th, 2010 at 9:10 pm