August Reflections

In August I read 41 books, and I celebrated seven years of blogging! My blogging philosophy is simple: I blog consistently by Whimsy. I let one book lead to another. I follow my interests and passions. I try to cultivate new interests and discover new-to-me authors and/or genres. But, of course, I have plenty of favorites already!!! I read what I want. I will always read what I want. I will always reread books.

My top four:

Cotillion. Georgette Heyer.
Duke. Kirby Larson.
Frozen: Heart of Dread. Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston. 
On Distant Shores. Sarah Sundin.

Children's Books:

1. You Wouldn't Want To Be A Shakespearean Actor. Jacqueline Morley. Illustrated by David Antram. 2010. Scholastic. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
2. You Wouldn't Want To Be A World War II: Air Battles You Might Not Survive. Ian Graham. Illustrated by David Antram. 2009. Scholastic. 32 pages. [Source: Library] 
3. You Wouldn't Want To Be Joan of Arc! A Mission You Might Want To Miss. Fiona MacDonald. 2010. Illustrated by David Antram. Scholastic. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
4.  You Wouldn't Want To Be In Alexander The Great's Army. Jacqueline Morley. 2005. Scholastic. 32 pages. [Source: Library]  
5. A Porcupine Named Fluffy. Helen Lester. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 32 pages. [Source: Review Copy] 
6. It Wasn't My Fault. Helen Lester. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 32 pages. [Source: Review Copy] 
7. Me First. Helen Lester. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 32 pages. [Source: Review Copy] 
8. Listen, Buddy. Helen Lester. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 32 pages. [Source: Review Copy] 
9. Now We Are Six. A.A. Milne. 1927. 101 pages. [Source: Library]
10. When We Were Very Young. A.A. Milne. 1924. 100 pages. [Source: Library]  

Middle Grade and Young Adult:

1. Duke. Kirby Larson. 2013. Scholastic. 240 pages. [Source: Review Copy]
2. Mary Poppins Comes Back. P.L. Travers. 1935. Harcourt. 315 pages. [Source: Library]
3. The Road to Oz. L. Frank Baum. 1909. 272 pages. [Source: Bought] 
4. The Boy on the Bridge. Natalie Standiford. 2013. Scholastic. 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]  
5. Paradox. A.J. Paquette. 2013. Random House. 240 pages. [Source: Review Copy] 
6. Solstice by P.J. Hoover. 2013. Tor. 384 pages. [Source: Review Copy]  
7. Unthinkable. Nancy Werlin. 2013. Penguin. 400 pages. [Source: Review Copy]      
8. Counting by 7s. Holly Goldberg Sloan. 2013. Penguin USA. 384 pages. [Review Copy]
9. Secrets at Sea. Richard Peck. 2011/2012. Penguin. 256 pages. [Source: Review Copy] 
10. New Lands (Chronicles of Egg #2). Geoff Rodkey. 2013. Penguin. 336 pages. [Source: Review copy]  
11. Frozen: Heart of Dread. Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston. 2013. Penguin. 336 pages. [Source: Review copy]  
12. Imperfect Spiral. Debbie Levy. 2013. Bloomsbury. 352 pages. [Source: Review copy]
13. Highway Robbery. Kate Thompson. 2008. HarperCollins. 128 pages. [Source: Library]

Adult Books:

1. Pride and Prejudice and Kitties. Jane Austen, Pamela Jane, and Deborah Guyol. 2013. Sky Horse Publishing. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
2. Queen Emma and the Vikings. Harriet O'Brien. 2005. Bloomsbury. 288 pages. [Source: Library]
3. Cotillion. Georgette Heyer. 1953/2007. Sourcebooks. 362 pages. [Source: Review Copy]
4. The Toll Gate. Georgette Heyer. 1954. Harlequin. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
5. The Black Dudley Murder. Margery Allingham. 1929. 224 pages. [Source: Bought] 
6. The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline. Flora Fraser. 1996/2009. Anchor Books. 560 pages. [Source: Library]
7. Royal Mistress. Anne Easter Smith. 2013. Simon & Schuster. 489 pages. [Source: Review Copy] 
8. The Borgia Bride. Jeanne Kalogridis. 2005. St. Martin's Press. 528 pages. [Source: Library] 
9. The Quiet Gentleman. Georgette Heyer. 1951/2005. Arrow. 320 pages. [Source: Library]

Christian Books:

1. On Distant Shores. Sarah Sundin. 2013. Revell. 432 pages. [Source: Review Copy]
2. Captives (The Safe Lands #1) Jill Williamson. 2013. Zondervan. 400 pages. [Source: Library]
3. Undaunted: Daring To Do What God Calls You To Do (Student Edition). Christine Caine. 2013. Zondervan. 208 pages. [Source: Review copy]
4. How to Make Friends and Monsters. Ron Bates. 2013. Zondervan. 224 pages. [Source: Review copy]
5. Love Finds A Home. Janette Oke. 1989. Bethany House. 240 pages. [Source: Owned for decades]   
6. Pleasure and Profit in Bible Study. D.L. Moody. 167 pages. [Source: Bought] 
7. Is The Bible True...Really? Josh McDowell and Dave Sterrett. 2011. Moody. 144 pages. [Source: Bought]  
8. Weakness Is The Way. J.I. Packer. 2013. Crossway. 128 pages. [Source: Review Copy] 
9. God Knows My Name: Never Forgotten, Forever Loved. Beth Redman. 2010. David C. Cook. 192 pages. [Source: Bought]

© 2013 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews