August saw me complete my 100th read of 2025, beating last year’s total of 96! Here are the books I read in August, along with a little summary of what I enjoyed.

August Reads (18):

• ‘The Notorious Virtues’ – Alwyn Hamilton
• ‘At First Sight’ – Jennifer Lynn Barnes (This book was originally published as ‘Nobody’)
• ‘The Immortal Games’ – Annaliese Avery
• ‘Thieves’ Gambit’ – Kayvion Lewis
• ‘Little White Lies’ – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• ‘The Dagger and the Flame’ – Catherine Doyle
• ‘Deadly Little Scandals’ – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• ‘Heist Royale’ – Kayvion Lewis
• ‘Such Charming Liars’ – Karen M. McManus
• ‘When I was Joe’ – Keren David
• ‘Six Crimson Cranes’ – Elizabeth Lim
• ‘The Dragon’s Promise’ – Elizabeth Lim
• ‘Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘Lady Midnight’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘The Agathas’ – Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson
• ‘Realm Breaker’ – Victoria Aveyard
• ‘Lord of Shadows’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘Queen of Air and Darkness’ – Cassandra Clare

August Favourites:

Read – ‘Little White Lies’ – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
New Author(s) – Alwyn Hamilton, Kayvion Lewis, Catherine Doyle, Keren David, Elizabeth Lim, Kathleen Glasgow, Liz Lawson
Character – Sadie-Grace (Deadly Little Scandals)
Quote –

“People are afraid of anybody who is different: It makes them worry everyone else is different too, and just pretending to be all the same.”
― Cassandra Clare, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

Useful Instagram Links:

Annaliese Avery https://www.instagram.com/annalieseavery/?hl=en
Jennifer Lynn Barnes https://www.instagram.com/authorjenlynnbarnes/?hl=en
Cassandra Clare https://cassandraclare.com/ (Website)
Victoria Aveyard https://www.instagram.com/victoriaaveyard/?hl=en
Alwyn Hamilton https://www.instagram.com/alwynhamilton/?hl=en
Kayvion Lewis https://www.instagram.com/kayvionclewis/?hl=en
Catherine Doyle https://www.instagram.com/catdoyleauthor/?hl=en
Karen M. McManus https://www.instagram.com/writerkmc/?hl=en
Keren David https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/keren-david/ *
Elizabeth Lim https://www.instagram.com/elimpix/?hl=en
Kathleen Glasgow https://www.instagram.com/misskathleenglasgow/?hl=en
Liz Lawson https://www.instagram.com/lzlwsn/
*This is the page from a website called ‘Fantastic Fiction’, it lists the author’s books and other information.

What have you been reading in August?
What can you recommend to make my TBR pile even bigger?