August Wrapup!

Q : Queer fiction, main protagonist or important side characters with story arcs or agency involved
qs : LGBTQA elements but no major characters or plot points
R :  Romance heavy, main plot thread
PoC : Persons of color play a prominent role
SF/F : Adult Science Fiction/Fantasy read, off this world or a completely different version of this world
UF : Urban Fantasy, set in a similar world to ours
YA : Young Adult fiction
AL : Adult Literary fiction
T : Thriller
H : Horror
MG: Middle Grade
C : Classic
A : Audio Book
M: Mystery
ST: Steampunk

Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews (UF, R) ☆☆☆☆☆
Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews (SF/F, R) ☆☆☆☆
Stiff by Mary Roach (A, NF) ☆☆☆☆
Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of Baskerville by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (C, M) ☆☆☆☆
The Clockwork Dagger by Beth Cato (ST, PoC) ☆☆☆☆
Ash by Malinda Lo (YA, PoC, F, R, Q) ☆☆☆☆
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler (SF/F, qs, PoC) ☆☆☆☆☆
When Women were Warriors by Catherine M Wilson (SF/F, Q, PoC) ☆☆☆☆☆
The Young Elites by Marie Lu (YA, R, PoC – Not stated explicitly though Marie Lu’s pintrest board indicates as much) ☆☆☆

Annnnnd I hit a reading slump. BOOOO! Looking at this I realize this is probably the least amount of books I’ve read in a month in over a year. Yikes.

But I think I’m back on track now. I blazed through some short contemporaries and are knocking out the books for my IRL book club I’ve been putting off for three months like the awesome club running person I am. >.>

Overall a good month. Most of my reviews are short if I enjoyed a book and if I didn’t enjoy it I put it to the side, which can be for many reasons. I could not be in the mood for a paranormal romance or I could have just found that interest a bit too problematic for my taste. My DNF list this month is like three times longer than it should be too, but I’m not here to talk about books I didn’t finish! The short reviews for my enjoyed books can all be found on my Goodreads Shelves!

Keep reading kids.