Total books read in August: 3
The Forbidden Wish (The Forbidden Wish #1) by Jessica Khoury
A dreamy retelling of Aladdin, that dare I say I prefer to the Disney version. The writing is beautiful and the action captivating. This version has so many kickass female characters and that’s always a win for me. Girl power!
The biggest differences: the jinni is female! She is powerful, smart and cunning, but also lonely and sad. The princess is a great warrior, but also compassionate and caring of her people. And then there is her kickass Watchmaidens who are loving, loyal and fierce warriors also.
View on Goodreads
Silken Scales & Perfect Pitch (The Chameleon Effect, books 1 & 2) by Alex Hayes
By the end of the epilogue of Silken Scales I was hooked! Aliens, Action and Romance. What more could you ask for – well some Queer characters would have been nice.
Amongst the romance and alien slaying, there are some deeper things dealt with; mental health, alcoholism, and parental neglect/abuse.
All in all, I liked both books and I am keen to read the next one.
My review | View on Goodreads (book 1) | View on Goodreads (book 2)
Conclusion: August was a super busy and I only managed to get three books read and I am now super behind on my years TBR, but it was a AWESOME month.
On August 1st Shane and I went down to the Sydney international boat show and lusted after things we can’t afford.
I partook in the @AusYABloggers Buckley’s tour HERE.
Brooklynne and I chatted about Trans fiction and Brooklynne’s hunt for excellent Trans girl fiction. We discussed books we’ve read and books we are looking forward to reading HERE.
I took a solo trip down to Sydney to attend an event for the release of It Sounded Better In My by Nina Kenwood, view my review of the book is HERE.
I then attended a @read3rz_revu luncheon celebrating the release of The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim.
And then of course there was the Sydney Tea Festival that mum and I attended.
So a fantastic, but busy month 🙂
Past Monthly Summaries: Jan 19 ∣ Feb 19 ∣ Mar 19 ∣ April 19 ∣ May 19 | June/July 19
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3 books read is still 3 books read! I’m proud of you.
I loved watching your stories about your Sydney adventures and watching you have so much fun at your bookish events.
I’m so glad you had a good month, Sarah! ♥
Three books is still wonderful considering how busy you’ve been as well. Not just with events but also with group projects and the challenge. I was doing so well this month and now being sick, I’ve hit a brick wall. The events for It Sounded Better in My Head and The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling sound brilliant, so glad you has such a great day.