August was not the best reading month, especially since I was on holiday and thought I would have more time to read. Unfortunately, there were a lot of distractions and reading just was not a priority this month. I was also let down by a couple books this month and it caused me to have a little reading slump! Thankfully, I also read some wonderful books in August that have become all time favourites!
# of Books Read: 5
# of Pages Read: 2148
Favourite Books: I’ll Give You the Sun, A Man Called Ove
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson- My favourite YA book of all time. So beautiful! Jandy Nelson is a masterful writer. I have a full review here.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman- I have a feeling you will see this book on my favourites list at the end of year! So charming and heartfelt! I have nothing but good things to say about this book.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah- I liked it but not as much as I thought that I would. It was an interesting story but I didn’t connect to the characters. I posted a review which you can read here.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik- I have mixed feelings! There were some things I really enjoyed about this book but for the most part it wasn’t for me. I was not a fan of the main character or the romance. I did like the concept and thought it had a lot of potential.
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy- I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was funny and charming. I am really excited to see the movie! It definitely helped me out of a reading slump! I am hoping to post a review very soon.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think?
I agree with you about Uprooted. It was an okay book and had a lot going for it, but I was not a fan of the romance at all!
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I’m glad you agree! If was ridiculous!
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five books are still amazing! and you’ve read like one of the best books ever (ove), so that’s better than anything 🤗💕
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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman loved this book so much!! It’s on my favorite list as well. And I loved the historical aspect of The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah I didn’t know that nightingales even existed so that was a wonderful side product from reading it – but it’s not a book I would recommend. 😦
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Ove is such a special book! I am glad you agree with me about The Nightingale. I enjoyed it but not enough I recommend it to everyone.. It was too long as well!
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I’ll give you the sun is a book that will should all read while eating candy and under the sun with some lemonade… I don’t know why but it makes me feel like that xD great book indeed!!
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That is such a lovely image. I will have to do that when I reread it!
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I know!!! I will read it for a third time and do that too xD
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I also read A Man Called Ove this month and absolutely loved it! I loved that it talked about deep things, but with a light tone. I give major props to any book that manages to make me laugh out loud and cry my eyes out.
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That’s so true. It is such a touching book in so many ways.
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Omg you are going to love it!!
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I also read Uprooted this month and agree with you it had a great premise but overall it fell short of my expectations. I also did not enjoy the romance.
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It had so much potential too! I was so disappointed!
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Same.
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What a great reading month!! Both ‘i’ll give you the sun’ and ‘dumplin’’ are on my TBR! I should definitely read them sooner!
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They are both really great! Dynamic and memorable characters in both books!
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Gah now I just want to read them!
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The romance in Uprooted is definitely unconvincing… but I loved it nonetheless!
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I can see why! I can’t really explain why I didn’t connect with it!
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I haven’t read any of this book but I look forward to reading some of them.
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I recommend giving them all a chance because even the ones I didn’t love a lot of people really did like!!
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That’s good to know. Thanks
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I agree with you on The Nightengale , I thought it was an okay book but nothing special and not as good as I expected
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Overhyped in my opinion!
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I haven’t ready ANY of these 😭. I started a Man Called Ove on audio and then had to return the audiobook because I couldn’t finish it on time. Sigh. I really should get to it soon. Great reading month!
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Thank you! I definitely think A Man Called Ove is worth getting!
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Ah shame you had mixed feelings about Uprooted and weren’t blown away by Nightingale- both of those are on my tbr.
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I know! I lot of people loved them so it’s hard to say what you would think about them!
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I really loved Uprooted — I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was fantastic.
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I am trying to get in to audiobooks! I wonder if I would like it better on audiobook!
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I read “A Man Called Ove” recently, too. I have “The Nightingale” on my shelf, waiting to be read. I’ll see what you mean soon about connecting to the characters!
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Yes connecting to characters is the most important thing to me!
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Not my best reading month, either. I wish I had read 2 more than I did, but school has been a drain. Happy reading!
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Thank you! I hope we both have a good reading month in September!!
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