Month in Review: August 2021

September 3, 2021September 1, 2021 / spines in a line / 2 Comments

The summer’s officially over but I’m glad it looks like the sun will be hanging around a little longer. I didn’t end up finishing my summer reading list but I have been getting to a lot of ARCs and anticipated reads. Also, I hit 500 posts this month!

Here’s what my reading month looked like! Template inspired by Jenna @ Falling Letters.

Books finished:

Big Boned by Jo Watson
Wayward Witch by Zoraida Cordova
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Take D Milk, Nah? by Jivesh Parasram

Books reviewed:

Book cover for Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria. Illustration of a dragon's face breathing fire with two teenage girls in each eye hole, facing away from each other.

Book cover for Pauls by Jess Taylor. White cover with colourful scraps in blue, pink, and yellow. Each scrap shows parts of limbs of people like torn photographs.

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Month in Review: July 2021

August 6, 2021July 31, 2021 / spines in a line / 4 Comments

Can’t believe summer is almost over! I was able to finish the rest of my library holds (with several extensions) and I’ve been very happy with my summer reading list thus far. Time for another library trip!

Here’s how I did this past month in reading and blogging, template inspired by Jenna @ Falling Letters.

Books finished:

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Books reviewed:

Book cover for The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Photo of a girl wearing a dress under water and near the surface of a large body of water.

Book cover for Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Illustration of a drive up to a large estate. Leaves on the ground showing a fall scene.

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Event Recap: Raincoast Books Fall 2021 TBR Preview

July 5, 2021July 3, 2021 / spines in a line / 2 Comments

And the last of my book event recaps (at least for now)!

Thanks to Raincoast Books for the invite! It’s always a blast to attend, even virtually! Plus, they always provide us with a handout of all the books so it’s easy to follow along with the presentations (psst other publishers, take note!).

Graphic for Raincoast Books event. Text reads "Welcome to... the TBR Preview Fall 2021 Raincoast Books with guest author Adrienne Young." Background illustration shows a desk with a computer and lamp shining down, two stacks of books, and a framed photo of the author.

I actually completely forgot about this one and missed the day but luckily there was a recording so I could still catch up. Here are my most anticipated releases!