August List

I find myself in an odd position just now. Because of some of my more minor rules for the year I have a list of book here that is almost entirely comprised of books that are new, or at least new to me. I blame my birthday really.  I decided at the beginning of the year that gifts and loaned books should be a priority... so my birthday and other gift giving holidays account for ten of the books (and I have another 12 or so sitting on standby lol). TBR.co books need to be read usually before the next round so that I can give feedback so there's another one. I'm currently borrowing 5 books from my brother and sister-in-law, 1 from my mother-in-law, and two professional reading books from the school library. I decided at the beginning of the summer that I was still running into a rut and needed an agent of chaos, so I decided to give Ryan five slots each month to fill and they don't drop off the list unless I at least give them a try. So - there's 7 more. Altogether that accounts for 26 books out of a list of 30 and if I was being completely honest about it, I could probably get to 35 or 40 with more books from my birthday haul.

I'm oddly excited about it though. In a way, this is a whole list of books that other people who know me well thought I would like....there's something nice about that.

The List:

1. The Beekeeper's Bible by Anonymous (Birthday Gift)
2. Providence by Max Barry (Ryan's Pick)
3. Animal, Vegetable, Junk by Mark Bittman (Valentines Gift from Ryan)
4. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card (Finished 8/28/21)
5. Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton (Finished 8/2021)
6. Candy Girl by Diablo Cody (Ryan's Pick)
7. Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Christmas Gift)
8. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (Birthday Gift)
9. Finding Freedom by Erin French (Birthday Gift)
10. The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison (Finished 8/11/2021)
11. Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
12. Kim by Rudyard Kipling
13. The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu (Birthday Gift)
14. Invisible Planets translated by Ken Liu (Birthday Gift)
15. Swan Song by Robert McCammon (Ryan's Pick)
16. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
17. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
18. Bridgerton: The Duke & I by Julia Quinn (Gift from Ryan and Thomas)
19. iZombie vol 1: Dead to the World by Chris Roberson (Finished 8/18/2021)
20. RASL by Jeff Smith (Finished 8/31/2021)
21. Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland (Finished 8/1/2021)
22. Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland (Finished 8/4/2021)
23. Wings of Fire: The Hidden Kingdom by Tui T. Sutherland (Finished 8/14/2021)
24. Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret by Tui T. Sutherland (Finished 8/17/2021)
25. Making Grades Matter by Matt Townsley and Nathan Wear (Professional Development)
26. Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers (Birthday Gift)
27. Mary Poppins Comes Back by P.L. Travers (Birthday Gift)
28. Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear (Borrowed from Daria)
29. Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf (Professional Development)
30. The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard (Ryan's Pick)