The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things you have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme
Amanda’s August
Where did August go? Like seriously. Did some fun things with the kiddos, planned a party, my middle baby turned 4, and I got diagnosed with IBS. That’s actually some significant things, which didn’t occur to me until now. Let me say this again, but slower. I have a four-year-old and I can’t eat onions or garlic. How am I alive? SMH. HOWEVER. I feel good about my reading, considering I’m prepping for a powerlifting meet, and my gut hates me. 😊 I think three good reviews is a decent number! I’m happy with it. I also lurved my book selection this month. I’m ready to put August behind me and GET TO THE SEPTEMBERING ALREADY. 😁
Lillian’s August
Happy Sunday y’all! How is it September already? I feel like August just started. It was SO busy last month. Little man started 3rd grade. How is my baby in 3rd grade already? He is loving it. He loves his teacher and his classmates. They have a small class this year so that is a huge plus. We ended the month yesterday with a trip to Knoxville to see our Vols opening game. Y’all 😭 It was SO sad. They lost to a team that went 2-10 last year, and it wasn’t a fluke either. They just didn’t play well at all. We stayed right to the very end hoping they’d pull out a win, but no such luck. I’ll still say #GBO
August went by in a blur. I was busy with helping little man get back into the routine of school, and also getting into the routine myself that I didn’t read all that much. I listened a lot though. I read a total of 11 books, 7 of those were audiobooks. Speaking of audios, did anyone else see this article? It shows a map of the brain when we are reading vs. listening. Guess what? The same areas of the brain are lit up which means reading and listening to a book are processed the same. So the next time someone tells me “I’m cheating” or “You’re not really reading” I’m going to send them this article 😁
Favorite August ’19 Read
Amanda
Lillian
Reviews in August ’19
- Undying by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner ★★★★★
- In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken ★★★★★
- The Raging Ones by Krista & Becca Ritchie ★★★★
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★
- The Lost Sisters by Holly Black ★★★★★
- The Last Hope by Krista & Becca Ritchie ★★★★
- Skipping Forward by Bethany Wicker ★★★
- The Wicked King by Holly Black ★★★★★
- Her Dream Date Boss by Cami Checketts ★★★★★
- After by S.K. Gregory ★★★★★
- The Cottage on Rose Lane by Hope Ramsay ★★★★
- Summer on Moonlight Bay by Hope Ramsay ★★★★
- Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh ★★★★★
Other August ’19 Fun
- Sunday Post #176 – July ’19 in Review
- TTT #174 – Cover Redux
- WoW #160 – Beard Necessities
- TTT #175 – Will You Be My Friend?
- WoW #161 – Fireborne
- Sunday Post #177 – School’s in Session
- WoW #162 – The Never Tilting World
- Sunday Post #178 – A Busy Week
- TTT #176 – Favorite Tropes
- WoW #163 – Gravemaidens
Coming Up This Week
- The Fire Prophecy by Alicia Rades and Megan Linski – #MyTBRL review
- TTT | “Books I Enjoyed that are Outside My Comfort Zone” hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl
- WoW | What are you waiting on this week?
- American Royals by Katherine McGee – review
- The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins – audio review
This Week’s Book Fix
Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra (eARC) | Zero Repeat Forever by G.S. Prendergast (paperback) | Zoo by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (paperback)
Your Turn! What did you read in August? Any big plans for September? Share below
Sorry about the IBS. Thats a tough diagnosis! Hopefully back to school went smoothly. You still got a lot reviewed in August!!!
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It went well. Little man is enjoying it and already had and passed his first tests. ☺️
Sorry to hear about the IBS. My mom has that and it’s really bad for her in the mornings. It always seems to hit her in the mornings which makes trying to go anywhere, fun or whatever hard. She hates it. I hope yours will be easier to manage!
Nice new reads too! I loved Zero Repeat Forever and can’t wait to finally read the sequel (hopefully, I’ll be able to read it this year) later this year!
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I really enjoyed Zero Repeat Forever but it’s been a few years. Thought I’d reread it before I jumped into the sequel 😉 Have a good week Jessica!
New blog visitor! I’m also a mom with a reading problem in TN, although I’m just outside Nashville.
Your August was impressive!
Also, Zoo looks FANTASTIC. I just requested it from my library.
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Awe! Hi neighbor 😉 So I wound up borrowing Zoo from my Dad. I binged the tv series on Netflix this summer not realizing it was a book. Love James Patterson! Hope you have a great week ☺️
It was a busy month for you! I’d really miss onion and garlic, thinking about it I use both in a lot of meals that I make.
Have a great reading week
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Sounds like you both were busy too. August came and went in a blink. I enjoyed ZOO. The book was good but the show not so much. hey really went a different way with the television series.
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