August 2020 Wrap Up

I know I just posted my weekly wrap up yesterday, but today is the last day of August! Therefore, it’s time for my August 2020 Wrap Up! I did so much reading in August. Between jumping back into graphic novels and listening to quite a few audiobooks, so many books were read. Hopefully this can continue into the rest of the year. I think I might just be able to get to 300 books, maybe!

September will include getting caught up on my NetGalley books and my reading of YA starred reviews. I sense a lot of great books in my future!

Reading Challenges

In between everything else I read, I also finished the prompts for these this month! Yay! I read some interesting books for these this month, which always makes me happy. Especially if they’re interesting reads.

The Undread Shelf prompt for this month was buddy read. Instead, I used the wild card because I never ended up setting one up. So, I read:

• The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

I’d been meaning to read this series for forever, so I’m finally getting around to it.

For the Read Harder Challenge, I read some nonfiction and an old ARC.

• A book about climate change: The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
• Doorstopper published after 1950 by a woman: The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter

Unfortunately, The Evil Queen didn’t quite end up being my cup of tea. But the other book was fantastic and informative!

Other August Favorites

This month, I finished the second season of The Umbrella Academy, which I loved! I honestly like the show better than the graphic novels, which I also read this month. The characters are just so great! I also watched The Half of It on Netflix, a teen movie that came out earlier this year that was just what I needed. I also finished Cursed and started watching Psych with my mom. Some great shows on the list to watch in the future, too!

August 2020 Wrap Up

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang (4 stars)

Archenemies by Marissa Meyer (8/4, audiobook)

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson (3 stars)

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (5 stars)

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (5 stars, audiobook)

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (4 stars)

The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta (4 stars)

Body Talk by Kelly Jensen (4.5 stars)

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (4 stars, audiobook)

A Phoenix Must First Burn by Patrice Caldwell (4 stars)

Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook (4 stars)

Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman (5 stars)

Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder (4 stars)

Heartstopper Vol. 2 by Alice Oseman (5 stars)

The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen (4 stars)

The Loop by Ben Oliver (4 stars)

Civil War: Peter Parker, Spider-Man by Robert Aguirre-Sacasa (3 stars)

The New Avengers, Vol. 5: Civil War by Brian Michael Bendis (3 stars)

Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall (5 stars)

This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewel (5 stars)

The Death and the Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan (4 stars)

Supernova by Marissa Meyer (5 stars, audiobook)

The Umbrella Academy Vol. 1 by Gerard Way (3 stars)

The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter (2 stars)

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (4 stars, audiobook)

Civil War: Captain America/Iron Man by Ed Brubaker (4 stars)

Heartstopper Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman (5 stars)

Power Divided by S. Behr (4 stars)

The Umbrella Academy Vol. 2 by Gerard Way (4 stars)

Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro (4.5 stars)

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha (4 stars)

Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry (4 stars)

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare (4 stars, audiobook)