August Wrap-Up & TBR Jar Hopes- My Best Reading Month

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,

    August was one of the most productive reading months I have had in a long time. The balance between writing my second novel, and re-formatting of my debut novel added adrenaline to August. My desire to read and challenge myself was at its peak. 

  Here are my results (reviews linked in title). 

   Novels Read:

  1. Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
  2. The Wilds by Sarah Pearse
  3. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

Comics Read:
  1. Amazing Fantasy #15 by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko 
  2. Amazing Spider-Man #1 by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
  3. Batgirl Special #1 Barbara Randall Kesel & Barry Kitson
  4. Blackbird #4 by Sam Humphries and Jen Bartel
  5. Blackbird #5 by Sam Humphries and Jen Bartel
  6. Blackbird #6 by Sam Humphries and Jen Bartel
  7. Fantastic Four/ X-Men #1 by Chip Zdarsky & Terry Dodson
  8. Fantastic Four/ X-Men #2 by Chip Zdarsky & Terry Dodson
  9. Fantastic Four/ X-Men #3 by Chip Zdarsky & Terry Dodson
  10. Fantastic Four/ X-Men #4 by Chip Zdarsky & Terry Dodson
  11. The Huntress #17 by Joey Cavalieri and Joe Staton 
  12. The Huntress #18 by Joey Cavalieri and Joe Staton
  13. The Huntress #19 by Joey Cavalieri and Joe Staton
  14. Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens #1 by John Layman
  15. Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens #2 by John Layman
  16. Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens #3 by John Layman
  17. Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens #4 by John Layman
  18. Star Wars #13 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas 
  19. Star Wars #14 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas 
  20. Star Wars #15 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas 
  21. Star Wars #16 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas 
  22. Star Wars #17 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas 
  23. Star Wars #18 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas 
  24. Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #12 by Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli 
  25. Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #13 by Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli 
  26. Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #14 by Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli 
  27. Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #15 by Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli 
  28. Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #16 by Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli 
  29. Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #17 by Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli 
  30. Star Wars: Darth Vader #12 by Greg Pak and Guiu Vilanova
  31. Star Wars: Darth Vader #13 by Greg Pak and Guiu Vilanova
  32. Star Wars: Darth Vader #14 by Greg Pak and Guiu Vilanova
  33. Star Wars: Darth Vader  #15 by Greg Pak and Raffaele Lenco
  34. Star Wars: Darth Vader #16 by Greg Pak and Raffaele Lenco
  35. Star Wars: Darth Vader #17 by Greg Pak and Raffaele Lenco
  36. Star Wars: Darth Vader #18 by Greg Pak and Raffaele Lenco
  37. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #10 by Alyssa Wong and Minkyu Jung
  38. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #11 by Alyssa Wong and Minkyu Jung
  39. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #12 by Alyssa Wong and Minkyu Jung
  40. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #13 by Alyssa Wong and Minkyu Jung
  41. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #14 by Alyssa Wong and Federico Sabbatini
  42. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #15 by Alyssa Wong and Minkyu Jung
  43. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven
  44. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #1 by Charles Soule and Luke Ross
  45. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #2 by Charles Soule and Luke Ross
  46. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #3 by Charles Soule and Luke Ross
  47. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #4 by Charles Soule and Luke Ross
  48. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #5 by Charles Soule and Luke Ross
  49. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters- 4-LOM & Zuckuss #1 by Daniel Jose Older and Kei Zarna
  50. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters- IG-88 #1 by Rodney Barnes and Guiu Vilanova
  51. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters- Boushh #1 by Alyssa Wong and David Baldeon
  52. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters- Jabba the Hutt by Justina Ireland & Luca Pizzari
TBR Jar Hopes
  • A Dead Draw by Robert Dugoni
  • Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
  • One Split Second by Robert Dugoni
  • The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
  • Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
  • What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
  • Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

     Let me know how your August reading went in the comments below.

   Because there is always time to read,

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