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August 2016 Wrap Up


 We went to visit the sunflower fields over the weekend.  They were amazing!

Another summer in the books!  This summer felt kind of like a dud so I am glad to be moving into fall, cooler weather and fun holidays.  I've been craving pumpkin so I ended up baking a pumpkin cake over the weekend.  YUM.

I did a decent amount of reading in August but felt like I was in a reading rut nonetheless.  I know I could have read a ton more but instead I just watched Netflix a lot.  Most of what I read just didn't do it for me.  I did hit my reading goal for the year so that was awesome and most of what I read were books I owned so I am happy about that.  I set a goal to read 5 books I own and I ended up reading 6!  I did not meet my non-fiction goal for the month but that's okay; I wanted to read 3 and I only finished 2.  I want to read more non-fiction than I did last year (16 books) and I have read 13 for the year so I am on track.

I don't really have any set reading goals for this month or the rest of the year.  I would like to read 80 books this year and focus on non-fiction and books I own but we'll see how that goes.  With regards to the blog, I don't know what will happen.  I felt pretty good about it for June and July but blew it in August.  I have some reviews to post in the next two weeks but after that, I may take a break for month or so.  I really like doing it but sometimes it feels like a chore and I hate when that happens.  So I'll just have to wait and see how I feel.

Here are my reading stats for August:

-8 books read
   -2 non-fiction
   -5 historical fiction
   -1 review book
   -1 library books
   -6 books I own
   -6 ebooks

What I read in August:

1.) College Unbound by Jeffrey Selingo - 3 stars
2.) The Diplomat's Wife by Pam Jenoff - 3 stars
3.) The Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn Beer - 4 stars
4.) The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine - 3 stars
5.) Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - 4 stars
6.) Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt - 3 stars
7.) Duty to the Crown by Aimie K. Runyan - 4 stars
8.) The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy - 3 stars

I hope y'all have a great September!

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