August Reading Wrap up 2025

  Whew.  August has been kind of miserable for me. 

 I read 16 books.  Most of them on audio or in print with audio assistance. I feel like I had a pretty nice balance between what I'd call "serious reading" and fluff.   The fluff in the end was the most enjoyable as I am currently trying to just escape reality! I did also make a bit more of an effort to find those diverse books again, so hopefully this looks better than June and July! 

This is missing Sargassa, as I surprised myself by finishing it at the gym today! 

Books in Translation:  2/16  or about 12%.   I started a few more and really really - found I had chosen wrongly, and sent those back to the library as DNF.  I learned a lot from both novels (The Empusium, and Celestial Bodies)  but I'm not sure either was a top top read of the month. 

Books by Diverse Authors: 6/16  or about 38%.  This is about the same as June and July. I generally start off a month picking multiple diverse authors and then, somehow devolve into reading certain fluffy romances.  This past month, however, two of the fluffy romances were written by authors of a diverse background. In addition, a few authors don't have any sort of indication on websites about their background, so a few of these could be falling into the diverse category. 

Favorite of the Month? 

it has to be Old School Indian by Aaron John Curtis.

This one was so oddly relatable, and eye-opening at the same time. I loved everything about it.  Just amazing. 

This was followed in a very close second by Tim Chawaga's Salvagia. 

 
I fell in love with this one for the Florida theme, the "third way" alluded to throughout the book, the diving, and the general concept. I LOVED this.  

 I'll be diplomatic and not name my least favorite, because I did really loathe that one.  

I've been requesting less ARC's lately, so we shall see how September goes! 

What was your favorite read for August?