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August 2017 Wrap-up

August's TBR Pile (11/14):

  1. MVPA Book Club Selection: We are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
  2. Series Pick: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
  3. Nonfiction Pick: ???
  4. Read Your Book Shelf Pick: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
  5. Discworld Pick: The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
  6. Romance Pick: Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh
  7. Young Adult Pick: Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel (DNF)
  8. Added: The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1
  9. Added: The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 2
  10. Added: The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 3
  11. Added: Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
  12. Added: Simply Love by Mary Balogh
  13. Added: Simply Magic by Mary Balogh
  14. Added: Simply Perfect by Mary Balogh

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 3861 pages
Pages Remaining: 712,212 pages

Current Read - One Night for Love by Mary Balogh; The Great Quake by Henry Fountain

Books I Gave Up On (1) -- Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel. I enjoyed the first book (Dearly, Departed), but could not get into this one at all. It was just boring me. After about 75 pages, I decided to let it go and move on to something I want to read.

Books bought/received (0)

September's TBR Pile:

  1. MVPA Book Club Selection: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
  2. Series Pick: Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine
  3. Nonfiction Pick: The Great Quake by Henry Fountain
  4. Read Your Book Shelf Pick: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
  5. Discworld Pick: The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
  6. Romance Pick: One Night for Love by Mary Balogh
  7. Comic Pick: The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 5

Movies watched

  • Westworld -- We figured we would watch the original movie before embarking on the tv show.
  • Arrival -- I liked it, but not sure if the hype was worth it.
  • True Grit -- J couldn't believe I hadn't seen either the old one or the remake. We watched the remake. Really good western.
  • Fantastic Beasts -- Fun movie. Nothing earth shattering, but a fun movie.
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 -- Of course we enjoyed this one.
  • King Arthur -- Way too much plot shoved into this one movie. 
  • xXX: Return of Xander Cage -- Utter ridiculousness.

TV Shows watched

  • Ken Burns National Parks
  • Supernatural S1 -- We finally finished the first season and started S2!
  • Last Week Tonight
  • Full Frontal
  • Episodes -- So so glad this one is back. We love it so much.
  • Bachelor in Paradise -- My silly guilty pleasure

Comments - Getting sick did wonders for my reading totals this month. I don't imagine that September will be as good, but I am hoping for some good reads. 

Next up on the TBR pile: