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August 2020 Recap



August 2020 has rounded out the biggest literary summer I have ever had! I have officially read 20 books in 2020! In fact, 18 out of the 20 books of 2020 have been read between May and August.

 I have read and reviewed 5 books this month. Here is the official break down:


This month was fairly balanced in terms of likes and dislikes: two dislikes, two loves, and one straight down the middle. Therefore, this month balances out as a fairly good month. I cannot believe I have read five books this month. One-fourth of this year's books!

I hope to make a recap and chart like this one every month. Here are the reviews of the books I have read in August:

http://betweenp.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-good-girls-guide-to-murder.html

http://betweenp.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-man-in-brown-suit.html

http://betweenp.blogspot.com/2020/08/dracula.html

http://betweenp.blogspot.com/2020/08/atomic-love.html

http://betweenp.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-guest-list.html


I also wrote 4 interest pieces this month. As the summer came to a close, I wrote a summer reading guide for middle schoolers and a secondary podcast guide for bibliophiles. I received my second Book of the Month Box which turned out to be not so good. As well as those three, I wrote a plan for this school year. Even though I have been in school for half of August, I think I have done a fairly good job keeping up on those promises. 


Happy Reading!! I hope you all have enjoyed August as much as I have. On to September!

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2020 at 12:37 PM

    WOW! I enjoyed all of the pieces this month! Keep up the good work.

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