Book Review: Women of the Dunes by Sarah Maine

Women of the Dunes, Sarah Maine

Published July 24th, 2018

20 Books of Summer 2018

Now that Memorial Day Weekend has come and gone, I think we can all agree that summer has unofficially begun. I’m looking forward to the longer days, the warm temperatures, the fresh produce, time spent at the pool, and of course summer reading. I’m especially excited to be participating in Cathy of 746 Books 20 Books of Summer for the second year in a row.

Last year I managed to read 15 books, although I didn’t get started until a week or two after the kick off date. Hopefully this means my total this year will be even higher, but since a lot of the books on my list are pretty chunky, I’m not going to be too hard on myself if I don’t make it through all 20 books.

Classics Club Review: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog, Jerome K. Jerome

Originally Published 1889

Book Reviews: Mary Stewart’s Madam, Will You Talk? and The Moon-Spinners

This summer, I read two enjoyable Mary Stewart novels:

Book Review: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Mackenzi Lee

Published: June 2017

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Austen in August: Contemporay Fiction Review

For Austen in August, I read two contemporary fiction novels with Austen themes: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld and The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay.

Bout of Books 20 Wrap-Up

Womp, womp. I sort of dropped the ball on the Bout of Books readathon. I was definitely a casual participant that’s for sure.

That said, at least I accomplished my main goal of completing my #austeninaugustrbr reading.

You can find my original Bout of Books 20 Post Here.

But here’s how I actually faired this week:

Bout of Books 20

Today marks the first day of Bout of Books 20:

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 20 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I thought this laid back readathon would be the perfect motivation for me to make major progress on both my Austen in August and my 15 Books of Summer TBR lists.

Here are the books I’ll be reading from this week:

Tome Topple Wrap-UP

Sadly, the Tome Topple Readathon has come to an end. I was able to finish two tomes and start a third.