WWW Wednesday: August 19th, 2026

It’s time for another WWW Wednesday! This is a bookish meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words where bloggers answer the 3 Ws:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

If you’d like to learn more about any of these books, click on the cover to be taken to the Goodreads page.

Current Reads

The Will of the Many by James Islington: This continues to be a very compelling, if slow-going, read! And it’s only slow-going because I want to take my time with the world that James Islington is creating. It’s fascinating to me! I do feel like I need a whiteboard at times to keep track of everything 😂 Thank goodness for the appendices in the back! I’m having a great time with this but I feel like I need a day to just buckle down and get lost in the pages.
Off the Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones: This author knows how to write a scene that gets under your skin and makes you shiver! There’s already been a handful of those in this novel and I’m not even halfway through. I just hit a part that ended with quite the cliffhanger and we’ve jumped to a different time/perspective. I’m not gonna lie, it’s slowed me down a bit because I want to know what’s happening in the other timeline! Still, this a solid read so far.
Work For It by Talia Hibbert: Oooooooooooh my, Ms. Hibbert! Got me blushing in my car on the way to work every morning, lol. I love these two grouchy idiots (no offense meant, Griff) and the spice is spicing 🥵 The audiobook is top notch though the voice Olu’s narrator uses for Griff took some getting used to. And the tension! I do love a romance with some yearning and this has it in spades.

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Top Ten Tuesday: Series I Want to Catch Up On

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Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish back in June 2010. It is currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and, as is stated on the blog, it was “born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.”

Hello, reader!

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday post is really calling me out 😂 Not only on the fact that I’m in the middle of several series, but the fact that I’ve been failing dismally on my Series Takedown reading project. Since I already have ten books on that list, I decided to pick ten different series for this post. Because I’m in the middle of enough for me to be able to pick ten more 😅

Let’s dive in!

My Past August Reads

Ninth House Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
The Sunbearer Duology by Aiden Thomas
Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman
Green Creek series by T.J. Klune
Sworn Soldier series by T. Kingfisher

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Goodreads/TBR Monday: August 17th, 2026

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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday is a bookish meme hosted by Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news!

Hello, reader!

The work week has begun! That means it’s time for another Goodreads Monday. Time to pick a random book from my Goodreads “Want to Read” shelf and decide whether or not I actually do want to read it. I’ve been on Goodreads since 2011, y’all… there’s quite a few books on there that I probably don’t even remember adding! I’m currently sitting at 828 books to choose from and it really could be anything.

Let’s see which one we get today!

Random Goodreads Pick

Book:
Deep End

Author:
Ali Hazelwood

Publisher:
Berkley

Publication Date:
February 4th, 2025

Pages:
464

Genre:
Romance

Synopsis:
A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.

Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.

Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.

So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water…

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The Sunday Post: August 16th, 2026

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The Sunday Post is a blog news meme created by @CaffeinatedReviewer! It gives you a chance to post a recap of your last week, whether that pertains to books or not. You can talk about however much (or however little) you would like.

Hello, reader!

We’ve reached the end of the week, which means I have another edition for you of The Sunday Post! Time to wrap up my week and what I’ve been up to on the blog.

Let’s dive in!

Week in Review

Not gonna lie, y’all, last week was pretty dull 😂 Work was work. I ended up only working four out of five days because I had a killer migraine on Friday morning. I could barely keep my eyes open and I was nauseous as hell. So I slept pretty much all day on Friday and have been taking it easy this weekend.

I did get into the kitchen yesterday morning. The kids were craving pancakes, so I obliged. I randomly Googled a recipe and the pancakes ended up coming out delicious! I also played some Minecraft with the youngest which ended when he decided to stab a witch and she murdered both of us… even though I told him not to! It was hilarious, haha. We also hung out and watched some random YouTube videos of Rhythm Heaven Groove. He’s trying to convince me to buy him the game and I’m beginning to be swayed!

Today was a lot of listening to my current audiobook, which is A Trade of Blood. Yes, I did just read the e-ARC at the end of July. But my library added the audiobook and I was the first person that got a chance to borrow it… so I did! Also, I love the narrator for this series (Andrew Fallaize) so I always pick up the audio as soon as I can after it’s released. This time it was just sooner than anticipated 😅😂 Still, I’m having a great time!

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Book Blogger Hop: Favorite Re-Reads

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The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Crazy-For-Books and is currently being hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer. Every Friday, a new question is posted for book bloggers to answer in the coming week. The purpose of the hop is connection and community. You can discover new blogs to follow, new books to read, and you may end up with some new followers, as well!

This Week’s Prompt

Is there a book you keep coming back to, reading it more than once?

Submitted by Billy, Coffee-Addicted Writer.

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First Lines Friday: August 14th, 2026

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First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules below:

Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
Finally… reveal the book!

If you’re sharing on social media, don’t forget to use #FirstLinesFridays!

Hello, reader!

It’s time for another First Lines Friday! I’ve spent most of this Friday in bed with a killer headache which was… not fun. But the haze is clearing and I’m feeling much more human! Now it’s time to share the first line of another novel that I’m hoping to read soon. The book I chose today is one I’ve been interested in since it came out. I’m hoping to pick it up soon because I think it’s something I could love.

Now, let’s see if the first line will get me even more excited!

The Line(s):

“Vera Wong Zhuzhu, age sixty, is a pig, but she really should have been born a rooster.”

The Build Up:

The Reveal:

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July 2026 Wrap Up

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Hello, reader!

We’ve gotten to mid-August, so I figured it was about time I did my July Wrap Up! July has to be one of my best reading months when it comes to star ratings because I was reading banger after banger. I also read the most books out of any month so far! It was a good, freakin’ time.

Now, let’s get into the wrap up!

July Reading Stats

In July 2026, I read 12 books for 4,152 pages and I had one DNF. That two months in a row with a DNF! It really gets easier and easier the more you do it 😂 The book deserved it, though, because it had the nerve to be boring and have a plot twist that pissed me off! One or the other, I’m not dealing with both.

Once again fantasy has come out on top! Are we at all surprised? It’s my favorite genre after all. I did read a lot more romance than usual, though. I did say I was in a romance mood and I leaned into it. Maybe that’s why I read so many books in July… I actually followed my mood for what I wanted to read! Still, I have a pretty good spread of genres from last month which makes me happy.

Ohhhh, we have an upset in the format section! Physical books were 50% of my reads in July. And audiobooks are at the lowest since the start of the year. I even read two e-books… that’s unheard of for me! This is the most I’ve diversified my reading, I think, but I’m kind of happy I read so many physical books. I’ve been neglecting them a bit because I’ve been so into audiobooks lately. Perhaps we can keep this going for the rest of the year.

My average star rating in July was a whooping 4.21! I told y’all I had the best reading month of the year (so far) in July! I read so many books that I thoroughly enjoyed and even came out of the month with another five star. I did unfortunately DNF Swept Away by Beth O’Leary because I could not get past the third act drama of it. Not to mention I was bored which is a feat when they are quite literally fighting for their lives out on the ocean. Still, at least it was balanced out by all the amazing books I got to read!

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Can’t Wait Wednesday: August 12th, 2026

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a meme where you get to flail about whatever upcoming book you’re excited to read. Though it is generally a new release, it certainly can be any book that’s on your TBR! This meme is currently hosted by Wishful Endings and it’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Hello, reader!

We’ve arrived at the middle of the week and I want to talk about one of my most anticipated books of 2026. That’s why I’ve decided to do another installment of Can’t Wait Wednesday! As we work our way through August, I can’t help but wish it would move along. Why? Because September is not only my birth month but there are so many great books releasing that I want to read! So this seems like a good time to talk about at least one of them.

Let’s jump in!

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Again, this book is releasing in the Best Month Ever™️and I’m so hyped for it! Here’s some hints as to what it might be:

This is the newest release from one of my favorite authors
It’s kind of a departure from this author’s usual genre
The cover is stunning 🤩

The book I’ve chosen for Can’t Wait Wednesday is…

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Top Ten Tuesday: Past August Reads

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Hello, reader!

I was so excited when I read the topic for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday. Why? Because it’s just so fun! This week, we’re taking a trip back in time and I’ll be sharing the ten books I was reading on August 11th for the past ten years! Or, at least, as close to August 11th as I can get, haha. Thank goodness I’ve been on Goodreads since 2011 because my memory is not that good 😅

It was fun looking at my past reads and now it’s time to share them with you!

My Past August Reads

2016: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (⭐⭐⭐)
2017: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
2018: The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
2019: Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
2020: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

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Goodreads/TBR Monday: August 10th, 2026

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Hello, reader!

It’s time for another Goodreads Monday! I’m still sitting at 829 books on my Goodreads “Want to Read” shelf which isn’t bad. I usually add at least one or two books to my digital TBR a week 😂 Now it’s time to see what random book I’ll be judging. Will it get to stay on the TBR or will it get tossed?

Read further to find out!

Random Goodreads Pick

Book:
Hamnet

Author:
Maggie O’Farrell

Publisher:
Tinder Press

Publication Date:
March 31st, 2020

Pages:
372

Genre:
Historical Fiction

Synopsis:
Drawing on Maggie O’Farrell’s long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play, Hamnet is a luminous portrait of a marriage, at its heart the loss of a beloved child.

Warwickshire in the 1580s. Agnes is a woman as feared as she is sought after for her unusual gifts. She settles with her husband in Henley street, Stratford, and has three children: a daughter, Susanna, and then twins, Hamnet and Judith. The boy, Hamnet, dies in 1596, aged eleven. Four years or so later, the husband writes a play called Hamlet.

Award-winning author Maggie O’Farrell’s new novel breathes full-blooded life into the story of a loss usually consigned to literary footnotes, and provides an unforgettable vindication of Agnes, a woman intriguingly absent from history.

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