This month was a mixed bag for me, reading-wise. There were several books that I didn’t expect to like as much as I did, and others that really disappointed me, and even others still that I really loved.

I read 19 books. A few were under 300 pages, which definitely helped boost my numbers and several were either audio-only or I tandem read, switching between audio and physical.

Here’s how everything stacked up this month:

5 Star:

• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
• Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna
• Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

4 – 4.75 Star:

• Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
• I Know How This Ends by Holly Smale
• The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
• Ravensong by T.J. Klune
• We Don’t Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry
• Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun
• Dominion by Addie C. Citchens
• Too Old for This by Samantha Downing

3 – 3.75 Star:

• What We Leave Behind by Sue Halpern
• Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham
• What Hunger by Catherine Dang
• Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
• Dogs by C. Mallon

2 – 2.75 Star:

• Hot Wax by M.L. RIo
• Among Friends by Hal Ebbott

I still have so many ARCs to get through for September releases. I really stretched myself thin on that front. Lesson learned! (But did I really?). Here’s what is on my priority list for the month ahead.

In addition to the books pictured above, I also hope to read the following:

• The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett (2025 reading prompt)
• It Had to be Him by Adib Khorram (ARC)
• Christmas People by Iva-Marie Palmer (ARC)
• October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt (ARC)
• Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison (for my 25 in 2025 TBR challenge)
• The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas (to fit a reading prompt)