It feels like fall is just around the corner. I like it.
August goal:
I’m already 36% done with my first book of August, but there’s some traveling ahead. I’ll set a goal of 4 books again.
What I read:
- The Storyteller’s Death—Ann Dávila Cardinal
- Kindle / 357p
- Jul 31–Aug 9
- 3.5⭐
- Review
- The Housewarming—Kristin Offiler
- Kindle / 332p
- Aug 9–18
- 3⭐
- Review
- Falling—TJ Newman
- Kindle / 317p
- Aug 22–24
- 4⭐
- Review
- Desire Lines—Christina Baker Kline
- Kindle / 384p
- Aug 27–31
- 3.5⭐
- Review
In-progress:
- In My Remaining Years—Jean Grae
- Audiobook
- 27%
- The library loan expired before I was done and now it’s an 8-week wait.
Abandoned:
- Who Is the Liar—Laura Lee Behr
- Kindle
- 24%
- I should’ve bailed earlier. I don’t enjoy a child’s POV.
2025 Note: I quit linking titles to that big site that funds the rich dude and fascism a while ago—and the same guy owns Goodreads, so now I link to Storygraph. Regardless, I recommend supporting independent bookstores. My favorite is Old Town Books (they ship!). You can also support my favorite podcast through their Bookshop.org link at KickBezosInTheBalls.org (or pick a local shop of your choosing). And you can never go wrong with your local library!
2025 Progress
Star Ratings:
Based on the flat stars, not the quarter stars I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 2 books
- 4 stars: 9 books
- 3 stars: 17 books
- 2 stars: 2 books
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 3 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read/Hours Listened:
(Does not include partial books, abandoned books, or edited manuscripts)
- January – 1359p, 4h 13m
- February – 766p, 8h 0m
- March – 1475p*, 15h 49m
- April – 0p, 4h 22m
- May – 1840p, 8h 57m
- June – 1861p, 5h 57m
- July – 1425p, 0h 0m
- August – 1326p, 0h 0m
*Note: Storygraph has a slightly different number because they count what they think I actually read each day based on when I update my progress. I always count the entire book in the month it was completed, even if I read everything but the last page (or listen to everything but the last minute) in the previous month.
Reading Goals:
Read 36 books
I finished 4 books toward my Goodreads Challenge, and I’m 7 ahead.
- Audiobooks: 8
- Kindle: 21
- Physical books: 0
*Note: I edited a book in April/May and read the 297 pages 3 times in the process, so I feel like I could count another 3 books and 891 pages toward my total.
Decrease my TBR
- Jan 1: 59 physical / 20 digital
- Feb 2: 59/20
- Mar 2: 59/20
- Apr 6: 59/20
- May 2: 59/20
- Jun 4: 59/21
- Jul 5: 59/21
- Aug 3: 58*/20
- Sept 1: 58/20
*I finally switched these stats over to Storygraph and realized I have discrepancies between my physical TBRs on Goodreads and Storygraph. A problem for another day.
Read 25 minutes per day
Aug 31 was Day 1446 of my reading streak.
August was another uneven reading month. I finished 2 books in just a few days each. I struggled for far too long on a book that I eventually DNF’d. And I was listening to an audiobook, but my loan expired before I could finish (and I’m back in the queue to borrow it again).
In other reading news, we finally went to the library here to get our official cards from Enoch Pratt Free Library. We have 2 branches within half a mile.
Other than the audiobook that I probably won’t get back until October or even November, I’m not currently reading anything. I’ll find something new later today. For September, I’ll set a goal of 3 books.
As always, you can find me other places to see what I’m reading:
