August 2026 Reading Wrap-up and September Hopefuls

This was a much better reading month for me than last month. Only 1 DNF and I found several new faves.

Here’s how everything stacked up.

Ratings for the month:

Loved It:

  • The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
  • Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
  • Kiss Slay Reply by Rachel Harrison
  • Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour
  • She’s a Doll by Barbara Truelove

Really Liked It:

  • Tourist Season by Brynn Weaver
  • Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarty
  • Vicious by V.E. Schwab
  • The Missed Connection by Tia WIlliams
  • Our Perfect Storm by Carly Fortune
  • The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian

Liked It:

  • Savor It by Tarah DeWitt
  • The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson
  • They Say a Girl Died Here by Sarah Pinborough
  • Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter
  • Pictures of You by Josh Malerman
  • Main Characters by Bobby Palmer
  • Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen
  • I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas

Not for Me:

  • The Children by Melissa Albert

DNF:

  • Hello, Limerance by Momo Yamaguchi

Month ahead:

I’m going to continue on my mood reader journey this month as much as possible. Aside from the five books I posted here, I haven’t planned anything else this month.

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