So hard to believe tomorrow is already August! I’ve just returned from a week in the States and an overnight flight with no sleep has left me pretty tired, so it’s incredibly unlikely I’ll finish anything else today. July was a really busy month for me, but I still managed to fit in some reading – especially last week – and discovered some fantastic new books.
Fiction
- The Last Letter, Kathleen Shoop
- Rosemary and Rue, Seanan McGuire
- The Book of Lies, Mary Horlock
- History of a Pleasure Seeker, Richard Mason
- Mine to Possess, Nalini Singh
- Catch Me, Lorelie Brown
- The Crying Tree, Naseem Rakha
- Rules of Civility, Amor Towles
- The American Heiress, Daisy Goodwin
- Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
- The Taming of the Rake, Kasey Michaels
- Dreams of Joy, Lisa See
- A Local Habitation, Seanan McGuire
Non-fiction
- The Band that Played On, Steve Turner
Best of the Month
I just completely adored these books. Ready Player One is the perfect fiction novel for a gamer; I had an incredible time with it and I can’t wait to share it with you towards the middle of this month. You’ve already read about how much I loved Rules of Civility, which was fantastic literary historical fiction, so its appearance here shouldn’t be a surprise at all!
I’m not sure how August will go, how much time I’ll have, or even if I’ll have an internet connection in our new place just yet. It’s very much wait and see, but I’ll keep you all posted. I’m planning on devoting most of the month’s lunch breaks to blogging, so I hope you won’t notice I’ve gone, and will even spot me on your own blog a few times! I’d love to get more involved in the community again, so I’m hoping once the dust has settled, I’ll be around a lot more. I am planning to read:
- Amsterdam, Geert Mak
- In a Treacherous Court, by Michelle Diener
- An Artificial Night and Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire
- The Wild Rose, Jennifer Donnelly
- The Last Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle
How was your reading month? What are your plans for August?
I am really looking forward to reading Ready Player One and The Rules of Civility as well, and am glad that you had such a good time with them. I also can’t wait to see what you think of The Wild Rose, as that one is on my shelf as well. Happy reading to you this week!
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The Rules of Civility is on my list now. It sounds wonderful.
Amy´s last post …The Sunday Salon – Sharing Books
I’ve got Ready Player One coming in the mail, so I’m very happy to see that you liked it so much.
Alyce´s last post …The Sunday Salon – July 31
My reading month was pretty good for being as busy as it was. Like you, I’d like to read more nonfiction, but it doesn’t always happen that way.
unfinishedperson´s last post …A plan…nay, a road map of possible pit stops…for August
Oooh, good month! Ready Player One looks really good and the cover is fab.
Pam (@iwriteinbooks)´s last post …TSS: The Art of Storytelling
Wow what a good reading month, even with how busy you’ve been. I’m lucky to read half the amount of what you read!!
Jessicabookworm´s last post …Spirit Horses – Alan S. Evans
You had a great month in books! I’ll have to look for Ready Player One for Vance.
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