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August Wrap-Up

Books Read This Month

 1. Man Fast by Natasha Scripture
2. You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
3. Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
4. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
5. Walden on Wheels by Ken Ilgunas
6. And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman
7. Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen, narrated by Brittany Pressley
8. The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
9. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
10. Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce, narrated by Anna Popplewell
11. Braving the Wilderness, written and narrated by Brene Brown

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How I Did On My Summer TBR

 I finished four of the ten books on my summer TBR, and am currently reading a fifth, so not too bad!

Of those on the list, I finished Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan, You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero, Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler, and Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan. I'm currently reading Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord.

How I Did on My August Goals
  1. Read at least 5 books, including some I already own-Yes!
  2. Read at least one book for #WIT month (WIT stands for Women In Translation, and if you want to know more, check out Biblibio)-I started The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, but I didn't get into it. Maybe I'll try again. 
  3. See how close I can get to finishing my summer TBR; I'm already well on my way!-See above!




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Judy Krueger said…
Congratulations on your reading in August. I will be looking into some of the books you mention. My report is here: http://keepthewisdom.blogspot.com/2019/09/books-read-in-august.html if you would like to visit.
September 5, 2019 at 12:09 PM
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