(Still on hiatus — and doing relatively okay; thank you for all your lovely messages! Just popping in with a quick update.)
Coffee Readathon
LATTE being the most popular coffee drink, read a hyped book.
✓ On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
A summer read and ICED COFFEE is the perfect combination!
✓ The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
TURKISH COFFEE: a traditional coffee with special preparation – read a book written by an author of Middle Eastern origin.
✓ We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
ESPRESSO ROMANO: a coffee with a lemon flavor – read a book with a unique plot.
✓ The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
CAFE CREMA: unknown in cafe menus – read a book with less than 750 ratings on Goodreads.
✓ The Nemesis by S.J. Kincaid
CAFE CON LECHE: common drink in Hispanic communities around the world – read a book written by a Latinx author.
✓ With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
VIETNAMESE ICED COFFEE: an Asian invention – read a book set in Asia.
✓ These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
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Bonus Prompts
BLACK COFFEE: It’s a timeless classic – read a classic book.
✓ Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
IRISH COFFEE: a coffee with a kick to it – read a book with a sassy/fiery character.
✓ A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna
PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE: A spooky or witchy read.
✓ Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Books and Tea September Readathon
Read a book somewhere you’re at peace [my bed, under the blankets], in acknowledgment of International Day of Peace (Sep 21)
✓ Great Goddesses by Nikita Gill
Read a fiction or nonfiction book by a Black author, because Black Lives Matter always, not just when trauma is very public
✓ Well-Read Black Girl ed. by Gloria Edim
Read someone else’s favorite book
✓ The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
It’s back to school month (mostly), so read a book where the characters start a new journey or stage of life
✓ A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna
Read a book that you can relate to summer, to hold onto a few more days of summer season
✓ The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
Reading Challenges Check-In
#StartOnYourShelfathon
- Read this month: 9 Read + 2 DNF
- Current total: 137 Read + 24 DNF
- Remaining owned-TBR: 64
Year of the Asian 2020
- Read this month: 5
- Current total: 51 / 51 – COMPLETED
- Final badge: Bengali tiger
Tarot Black Lives Matter Book Bingo
- Read this month: 3
- Current total: 10 / 25
- Current badge: Dragon
Popsugar Reading Challenge
- Read this month: 6
- Current total: 42 / 50
State of the ARC
State of the ARC is a monthly meme created by Evelina @ Avalinah’s Books.
Acquired
- These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong | Netgalley | Read
Read
- These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong | ★★★✯☆
Currently Reading
- She’s Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard
Read This Month
Clicking on the titles below will take you to the book’s Goodreads page.
[ARC] indicates an advance review copy; [RC] indicates a post-release review copy.
5 Star Reads
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston [reread … yes, again]
4.5 Star Reads
- A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna
- Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
4 Star Reads
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
- The Nemesis by S.J. Kincaid
- Well-Read Black Girl ed. by Glory Edim
- Great Goddesses by Nikita Gill
3.5 Star Reads
- The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
- With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
- The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
- These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong [ARC]
- This Train Is Being Held by Ismée Williams
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Monthly Total:
36 read + 8 DNF
3.47 average rating
Currently Reading
- The Toni Morrison Book Club by Juda Bennett, Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Cassandra Jackson, Piper Kendrix Williams
- She’s Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard [ARC]
- What are the best/worst books you read this month?
- Which books, if any, are you hoping/planning to read next month?
- Did you participate in any reading challenges and/or readathons this month? Are you signed up for any next month?
