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August 2012 Round-Up

Hello! Welcome to my round up of everything I've read in August! I've done A LOT better this month than I did the last couple of months, put together, so yay for that! Here's what I've read:

Hollow Pike  Hunting Lila (Lila, #1)  Shift

1. Foretold by Jana Oliver
2. Speechless by Hannah Harrington
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
4. Slide by Jill Hathaway
5. Hollow Pike by James Dawson
6. Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
7. Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris
8. The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa
9. Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
10. Torn by Cat Clarke
11. Shift by Kim Curran
12. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
13. A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young
14. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
15. Losing Lila by Sarah Alderson

YAY! I read more than 4 books this month :D I had a two week holiday in the middle of August, and I managed to read 14 books - a book a day! I also read half of Rage Within by Jeyn Roberts, and have started Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen or school. It won't be like this next month, I know that, but whatever, I'm proud of myself... Still 15 books behind my schedule though. Oh well! Next up, my monthly maths ;P 

Number of pages read this month: 5189
Average number of pages per book: 346

My favourite book of August was:

AMY & ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR by Morgan Matson

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

My review will be posted... Um, soon. Ish.

These are the books I'm most looking forward to reading in September:

The Diviners  Zom-B (Zom-B, #1)  Breathe (Breathe, #1)

And lastly, a selection of new releases you can look forward to in September! Thanks for reading this post guys - let me know in the comments what your favourite read of August was, and what you're most looking forward to reading in September! 

Zom-B (Zom-B, #1)  Blackwood  Shift

What's Left of Me (The Hybrid Chronicles, #1)    The Raven Boys

Thanks for reading! I hope you all had a great bookish August too :D



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  1. Kapri (Book Fanatics)31 August 2012 at 03:02

    So glad you liked Amy and Roger!

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  2. ~Sara @ Just Another Story31 August 2012 at 03:06

    14 books that is EPIC!!! I think I read 5. Good luck next month!

    Sara @ Just Another Story

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  3. iffath3 September 2012 at 13:04

    What did you think of AMy & Roger? I ADORE that book, and actually just finished rereading it a couple of days ago for extended project.

    SUPER MEGA YAY FOR PERKS <3 <3

    Well done for reading 15 books!!!

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