august's reading wrap*up!
here they are
every monday (now in our third year?!), i share what i read the week prior.
gathered here are august 2024’s episodes.
title links take you to the book’s page on bookshop.org where you can learn more about the tale, and if you purchase the book, you’ll be supporting the local independent bookstore of your choice— all while conveniently shopping for books online. (we can’t all make it to the bookstore EVerYdaY. or so i’ve been told.)
;)
happy colourful reads to you!
and as ever, in the comments, let me know what stories you’re reading, loving, watching, listening to, enjoying…! or if you’ve read any of the books shared!
until soon,
xo,
*hallie :)
✨ weekly reading book review august 2024: episode one!! ✨
this week i read:
☕️ BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE by toshikawa kawaguchi
☕️ THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF DERELICTION by jacqueline davies
☕️ CONTINENTAL DRIFTER by kathy macleod
☕️ CURSED BUNNY by bora chung
currently watching :
☕️ PUSHING DAISIES season 2
currently reading :
☕️ CHILDREN OF ANGUISH & ANARCHY by tomi adeyemi
miiiiight read next:
☕️ WICKED MARIGOLD by caroline carlson
☕️ PUTTING IT TOGETHER: HOW STEPHEN SONDHEIM & I CREATED SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE by james lapine
with all my monday dreams in the rainbow cotton candy clouds,
❤️xo,
*hallie
✨ weekly reading book review august 2024: episode two!! ✨
here’s the short stack i read this week:
✨ CHILDREN OF ANGUISH & ANARCHY by tomi adeyemi
✨ WICKED MARIGOLD by caroline carlson
currently reading:
✨ IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by katherine rundell (coming september 10, 2024 from random house kids / knopf )
probbbbablyyyy reading next:
✨ ECHO by pam muñoz ryan
✨ THE ENCHANTED LIES OF CELESTE ARTOIS by ryan graudin (her adult debut! out august 27, 2024)
what stories are you loving right now!?!
(my reading-intake was down this week as i got to see three musical readings at the south carolina new play fest this week, so blog on those experiences soon!! ✏️)
with all my GREAT DAY wishes to you,
❤️xo,
*hallie
in books NOT to read, i mentioned the hedgehog (earthlings by murata) book. to be clear, i am NOT pro book-banning. but i am PRO knowing what you (or your kids ) are reading / getting into. trigger warnings would have been VERY helpful in this instance as it affected me deeply. and child abuse (in any, or in this case, ALL its forms, particularly being in first-person POV of a CHILD) in graphic detail is an issue many of us would rather not read about.
✨ weekly reading book review august 2024: episode three!! ✨
this week i read:
☁️ IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by katherine rundell
☁️ ECHO by pam muñoz ryan
☁️ THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE by miye lee
miiiiiiiiight read next:
☁️ ONCE THERE WAS by kiyash mosef
☁️ LADY MACBETH by ava reid
☁️ CRUSHED by melanie conklin
☁️ MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT by riley sager
☁️ COLTON GENTRY’S THIRD ACT by jeff zentner
☁️ FUNNY STORY by emily henry
ahhhhhh the decisions of a mood reader... (good thing i’m not roadtrippin’ to a bookstore event tonite or anything…. or am i…?!)
with all my squishy wildflower love,
❤️xo,
*hallie
ohhhhh left out of the i wanna read next pile (mentioned it last week, but just found it under a pile of notes for a future blog post):
☁️ THE ENCHANTED LIES OF CELESTE ARTOIS by ryan graudin (her adult debut! out NEXT week, august 27!!)
✨weekly reading book review august 2024: episode four!! ✨
this week i read:
✏️ FULL SPEED TO A CRASH LANDING by beth revis
yep. that was it. at a whopping 160-ish pages.
buuuuut…. i made it 1/2 way through a 500+ page-er:
✏️ THE ENCHANTED LIES OF CELESTE ARTOIS by ryan graudin (out tomorrow!!!!!)
miiiiight read next:
✏️ CRUSHED by melanie conklin
✏️ MORE DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP by satoshi yagisawa
✏️ THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS by megan shepherd
& let me know which picture book we should examine in this week’s picture book deep*dive! THE QUIET BOOK, OLIVIA, or CECIL THE PET GLACIER!
her nose in her sketchbook, guzzling the coffee, and wishing you a safely magical day,
✏️xo,
*hallie :)
and of the dozen*ish books i read this month, the ones that i happened to {personally} enjoy the most were:
🌟 THE DALLERGUT DREAM STORE by miye lee
🚀 FULL SPEED TO A CRASH LANDING by beth revis
👻 THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF DERELICTION by jacqueline davies
🍵 WICKED MARIGOLD by caroline carlson
what stories did you love & devour with fondness this month?! 😄
here’s to more spooks on the page & more sprinkles in the frosting,
💖xo,
*hallie 🤓