August Recap and Bookish Bingo Wrap UP

And, just like that August is over. It was a pretty good reading month for me, both pages-wise and rating-wise.

Let's break it down:

Books Read: 31

Notable Favorites:
The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May (The Falconer #2)
In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan (Memoirs of Lady Trent #4)
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (Nevernight Chronicles #1)
Leave Me by Gayle Forman

Reviews Posted:

Two Minute Review: 100 Days by Nicole McInnes
Discussion Review: Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge

Fun Stuff:
Top Ten Unread Books That Have Been On My Shelf From Before Blogging

Best Bookstagram: I was terrible at instagram this month, so feast your eyes on this beauty from July

Today's #bookmail is from the UK because that cover is stellar. 💫🚀• . • #books #bookstagram #instabook #igbooks #igreads #reader #bookish #scifi #shelfie #thelongwaytoasmallangryplanet #bibliophile #beckychambers

A photo posted by Jessie Hall Wallace (@jypsyhowl) on Jul 19, 2016 at 9:11pm PDT

And that was my August! See ya in September! And maybe I'll find a way/the energy to review more than a couple books ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So August felt super short, right? Like just gone in a blink. I had a lot of family stuff going on, parties and canning and I started Secret Sister again, and I really just can't believe September is here. I'm watching you 2016. You're a suspicious year.

Books Read: 18

Notable Favorites:
Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick
Princeless: The Pirate Princess by Jeremy Whitley
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Reviews Posted:
The Wrong Side of Magic by Janette Rallison
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire (Octobery Daye #2)
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
To All the Books I Forgot To Review Part 1 and Part 2
Whatever by S.J. Goslee

Fun Stuff: 
TTT: Ten Books I'd Buy Right Now If Someone Handed Me a Fully Loaded Gift Card
Harry Potter Spells Book Tag
Get to Know Us Uncomfortably Well Tag

We usually do this as a separate round-up, but I felt like we were doing a little much this month, so I've decided to combine them with no outside input from J. <333 

Look at all these summer reads! We both covered 20 squares! Jess got three bingos (though I think she totally had like eight books she could have counted for white cover and brought that up to five.) And I got five for Bingo supremacy! Weather words. Who knew that would be the most impossible?

Name in Title: Penelope's Daughter by Laurel Corona

Aussie Author: Marianne de Pierres (Burn Bright series)

Magic: My Lady Jane by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand

Water on Cover: Invincible Summer by Alice Adams

Political Intrigue: And I Darken by Kiersten White

July Release: Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine (Arabella Ashby #1)

4+ Book Series: A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #5)

PoC MC: Steeplejack by A.J. Hartley

 Starts with "S": Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn

2016 Debut: Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy

Monsters: The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan

 500+ Pages: The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams (The Copper Promise #2)

Middle Grade: Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi 

F/F and M/M Romance: The Silver Tide by Jen Williams (The Copper Cat #3) 

A Book about Books: Tome of the Undergates by Sam Sykes (Aeon's Gate #1) 

Red Cover: The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes (Bring Down Heaven #1)

Yellow Cover: Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer 

Folklore or Myths: The Call by Peadar O'Guilin 

Historical 1900 - 1950: Mischling by Affinity Konar 

Outdoors: The Littlest Bigfoot by Jennifer Weiner

Middle Grade: The Rat Prince by Bridget Hodder (6/1)

Monsters: San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats by Mira Grant (6/7)

Red Cover: Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman (6/7)

Starts With S, U, M, E, or R: Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson (6/8)

Yellow Cover: Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus by Mira Grant (6/14)

Name in Title: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (6/26)

POC MC: Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier (6/29)

June, July, Aug. Release: A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody (7/4)

Magic: White Sand by Brandon Sanderson (7/9)

Over 500 Pages: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas (7/14)

Folklore or Myths: A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire (7/25)

2016 Debut: Whatever: or how junior year became totally f$@ked by S.J. Goslee (7/26)

Food on Cover: So Right by Rebekah Weatherspoon (7/27)

White Cover: The Wicked + The Divine, The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen (7/29)

4+ Book Series: Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6) by Ilona Andrews (7/30)

Outdoors: Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson (7/31)

Aussie Author: The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil (8/10)

Book about Books: Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett (8/18)

F/F Romance: Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera (8/23)

Historical Setting: 1900 -1950: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (8/31)