Well, guys! What a month it's been! I had a great time focusing on Utah authors and books this month, but I must say, I'm glad to get back to "normal" too!
This month we Twitter chatted with 11 Utah authors! That was a blast and thanks to all of them for humoring us and joining in the fun. Three of those authors I spotlighted here:
Johnny Worthen
Sara Zarr
Amy Finnegan
This week we had our annual blogger party. It was fun, after I calmed down from the clash with the group that stole our reserved pavilion! Here's the one picture I took at the event:
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| Jenni from Jenni Elyse Me! Jessica from The Bluestocking Society Penelope from Reading Fever Jessica from Books a True Story Kathy from Read This Instead (behind) Karena from Karena Lapray Jenny from Alternate Readality Kami from Kami's Library Thoughts Toto, who is pondering a book blog with her friend, but in the meantime has a YouTube channel you can click on |
And finally, here are the Utah Books I read throughout the whole month:
Mania by J.R. Johansson: Parker and Jack work together to bring an end to the conflict between Watchers and Takers.
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr: A young pregnant girl comes to live with the family that plans to adopt her baby.
Eleanor by Johnny Worthen: Eleanor appears to be a normal, ordinary girl, but as the story unfolds we learn that she is anything but ordinary.
Unraveled by Julie Daines: A pair of magic shoes causes much more trouble than than they are worth.
Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani: Claire is trying to figure out how it is that her dead father and her current step dad knew each other before.
Lost Without You by Annette Lyon: Brooke is trying to find the right guy, and the cop with the kid just might be the one!
Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen: As a slave in ancient Rome, Nic is forced to go inside a haunted cave to retrieve a trinket for a general, and in so doing acquires some magical powers. (review to come this week I hope!)
Usually I squeeze in some non Utah books during August, but this time around, it was ALL Utah books! I felt like I could have done more but I guess this isn't bad.
Favorites from this list: How to Save a Life and Unraveled.. and Eleanor too I'd say.
Plans for September:
- Read Bone Gap
- Read A Mad Wicked Folly
- Read The Girl on the Train for book club
- Read Goodbye Stranger
- Read Fires of Invention
- And if I still have time, read Station 11
I think it would be cool if Toto got a book blog. I'd read it. :D And, you got quite a bit read. Good job!
ReplyDeleteJenni: She's been talking about it forever it seems.
DeleteFun picks. I really liked BONE GAP, STATION ELEVEN, and THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN. I want to get to FIRES OF INVENTION soon.
ReplyDeleteWow you and Jenni read so many books this month. Way to go! Thank you so much for all the work and stress you went through for us this month. Enjoy Bone Gap.
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