August + September 2020 in Review

Posted September 30, 2020 by Kate

hello, lovelies!

I didn’t do a Month in Review last month, so this will have a mix of August and September reads! I took a bit of a hiatus, so you’ll notice fewer reviews already published than normal, but they will be coming… just, soon :)

I’m SO REALLY for sweater weather! I went outside today and it was freezing, so October has, once again, reminded me what the word “cold” means, but I’m here for it! I’m rereading my favorite books, rewatching my favorite shows and I’m sprinkling cinnamon in everything! ??

Read these Months

my books

Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen (My Review)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters – reread!
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews – reread!
White Hot by Ilona Andrews – reread!
Wildfire by Ilona Andrews – reread!
Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews – reread!
Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews – reread!
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews – reread!
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews – reread! (My Review)
Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews – reread! *
Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews – reread! *
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews – reread! *
Dark Lover by JR Ward – reread! *
Lover Eternal by JR Ward – reread! *
Lover Awakened by JR Ward – reread! *

* means review to come (next month!)

kindle unlimited reads

#Nerd by Cambria Hebert
The Best Thing by Mariana Zapata *
Hands Down by Mariana Zapata
Corrupt by Penelope Douglas *
Bitter Heat by Mia Knight???
Sparrow by LJ Shen
Sweet Obsession by Callie Rose
Sweet Retribution by Callie Rose
Sweet Salvation by Callie Rose

* means review to come (next month!)

arcs

A Beast’s Belle by J. Gambardella (My Review)
Marriage Contract by Katee Roberts (My Review)

* means review to come (next month!)

reading challenges

modern mrs. darcy reading challenge

To see my full progress, you can see my tracker here!

nothing this month!

romance roundabout reading challenge

To see my full progress, you can see my tracker here!

LGBTQ+ Romance (5/5)
- The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Urban Fantasy (4/5)
- Magic Shifts
- Magic Binds
Mystery (4/5)
- Emerald Blaze
- Sweet Obsession

romance-opoly

To see my full progress, you can see my tracker here!

MAGIC SHIFTS (read an urban fantasy with an MC who is a PI/detective)
- Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
WINTER (white/blue/silver cover)
- Bitter Heat by Mia Knight
FLIRTS CORNER ( contemporary romance with a nerdy hero/heroine)
- #Nerd by
BFF’S HOUSE (friends-to-lovers romance)
- Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen
BURGER JOINT (book on the book boyfriend list)
- Lover Awakened by JR Ward
FANG ALLEY (PNR with magic-user or non-vampire/shifter)
- Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
FATED FOLLY (PNR part of a pack/coven/band/PNR group)
- Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
SUMMER (bright, summery cover)
- The Best Thing by Mariana Zapata
ACTION AVENUE (urban fantasy with dark cover)
- Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews
AUTUMN (spooky/Halloween read)
- Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
THE OFFICE (non-contemporary workplace romance)
- Sparrow by LJ Shen
COFFEE SHOP (recommended read)
- Hands Down by Mariana Zapata

currently reading

I’m currently reading Lacybourne Manor by Kristen Ashley, then moving on to reread Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews, in my continued efforts to rerad all Ilona Andrews books in September and October!