August 2014 Wrap-up and Monthly TBR

Hop on over to Booksessed to participate.

August's TBR Pile (10/15):

1. Carry Over: The Little Prince √
2. J’s pick: Casino Royale by Ian Fleming √
3. Nonfiction: Becoming Mona Lisa by Donald Sassoon √
4. Historical Pick: Washington by Ron Chernow
5. Classic: The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
6. Contemporary YA: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie √
7. Series pick: Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn √
8. Book to movie: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare √
9. Random pick: Living History by Hilary Rodham Clinton
10. Adult Contemporary: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
11. YA Pick: Sunrise by Mike Mullin √
12. Fantasy Pick: Moonglow by Kristen Callihan √
13. Mystery Pick: Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
14. Book Club Selection: The Orphans at Race Point by Patry Francis √
15. Added: Reasons My Kid is Crying by Greg Pembroke √

Picture Book Roundup (I'm not planning on reviewing the picture books we read, but I do plan on recording them monthly for my reading challenge)

1. Mousterpiece by Jane Breskin Zalben
2. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
3. Good Night, Monkey Boy by Jarrett J. Krosoczko
4. Wolf Wanted by Ana Maria Machado
5. There's a Dragon Downstairs by Hilary McKay
6. A is for Autumn by Robert Maass
7. Gone Wild by David McLimans
8. Ah Ha! by Jeff Mack
9. Three Little Cajun Pigs by Mike Artell
10. The Case of the Missing Donut by Alison McGhee
11. Here Comes Destructosaurus! by Aaron Reynolds
12. Elmer's Special Day by David McKee
13. That is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems
14. Olivia by Ian Falconer

1,000,000 Page Goal

Monthly Total: 3466 pages
Pages Remaining: 821,437 pages

Current Read - Washington by Ron Chernow

Books Won (0)

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Challenges Completed (0)

Comments - Very good showing for the month.  I know that participating in Bout of Books gave me the push to actually focus on reading a bit more.  Plus, I did encounter some really good books.  Looking ahead to September, my TBR pile looks a little different.  I have now joined three different book clubs, so that's potentially three more selections a month on top of my usual TBR pile.  This should be interesting...

September's TBR Pile:

1. J's pick: Dune by Frank Herbert (iPad)
2. Book club selection: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
3. MVPA Book Club: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (library)
4. Feminist Book Club: No Turning Back by Estelle Freedman
5. Carry-over: Washington by Ron Chernow (library)
6. Series pick: Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan (library)
7. Book to movie: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
8. Fun and Funny: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul by Terry Pratchett (iPad)
9. Comic Pick: Fairest Vol. 3 (library)
10. Dystopian: Divergent by Veronica Roth (iPad)
11. Adult Contemporary: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
12. Comic Pick: Soulless Vol 1
13. Comic Pick 2: Soulless Vol 2
14. Short Story Collection: The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination
15. Zombie Pick: The Living Dead
16. Steampunk Pick: The Mammoth Book of Steampunk