Reading Wrap-Up (August 3, 2020) #IMWAYR

Posted on by Astrid

It’s been forever since I last did a reading wrap-up. I always felt I didn’t have enough to share, since I don’t finish many books fast enough for my liking. Today though, I’m loving a good book and am wanting to share with you what I’m reading. I’m linking up with #IMWAYR.

What I’m Currently Reading

I love reading many books at the same time. This does mean I hardly get to finish anything. For example, I’m still reading Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott. Now that I’m over 30% done with it, it does start to feel like a book I’ll like.

I also yesterday decided to pick up Heroine by Mindy McGinnis again after having let it lay there for months.

Lastly, I seem to have totally gotten into foster care memoirs again, so I finally decided to start reading Too Scared to Tell by Cathy Glass. I was somehow convinced it’d be her last ever foster care memoir, but then I learned that some new ones are coming out, so I didn’t feel as bad about reading this one. Now I must admit I haven’t read many of her older memoirs either, so even if this one were her last, I’d still have a lot to read.

What I Recently Finished Reading

Last week, I picked up a picture book called ABC of Feelings for my inner children. It was sad that we couldn’t see the pictures, as I’m blind, but the words were also good.

Then yesterday I finished Who Will Love Me Now?, a Maggie Hartley foster care memoir, after only having started on it earlier that week. See my review.

What I Think I’ll Read Next

The thing with me is that I always have an eye on too many books that I won’t be able to read even if I devoted the entire day to reading. I have a ton of middle grade and YA novels on my TBR still, but I also want to read some adult novels. I’m not sure what I’ll be reading next.

Reading Goals

Since it’s the beginning of the month, why not set some reading goals? I’ve always wanted to participate in a readathon, but I always see them when they’re already happening. I think I may want to participate in one this month though. Feel free to drop your recommendations in the comments.

Other than that, I just hope this month will be a pleasant reading one. I beat Apple’s default reading goal by having read my fourth book off Apple Books this year. I read most of my books in other apps, so it isn’t as lame an achievement as it sounds.

What are you reading?

12 thoughts on “Reading Wrap-Up (August 3, 2020) #IMWAYR”

  2. There are two readathons/reading challenges coming up in the near future that I’m looking forward to:

    The “reverse” 24-hour readathon that starts Friday, Aug. 7th, at 8 PM EST and goes through Saturday evening. Details: https://deweysreadathon.wordpress.com/

    And the next Bout of Books starts Monday, Aug. 17th and lasts a week. Bout of Books is super low-key, but a fun way to set and work toward a reading goal. Details: https://boutofbooks.blogspot.com/

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  4. Oh gosh – so many books, so little time. It really is a problem! LOL I need to start reading more this month if I want to get even SOME of the books on my list read. I really loved the book Heroine though, so I hope you enjoy it more this time around.

    -Lauren
    http://www.shootingstarsmag.net

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  5. Awesome! I am so glad you had so much fun reading! I love it! Love love it! I am reading groomed to be a bride, still! Then I’ll start a series, not sure which one yet, me and sarah are gonna read a series together, and I also wanna read shane dunphys new book the bad place!

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