To-Read List for August

In honor of Utah Book Month, I’m going to read as many books as I can by authors from Utah.  Since I’m on a book buying ban, these are also ones that I own already :D

Goodreads Links

The Limit by Kristen Landon

Life in the Pit by Kristen Landon

Shayla Witherwood by Tamra Torero (the author doesn’t live in Utah, but it was published by a publisher based in Utah so I’m still counting it :)

Water Keep by J. Scott Savage

Other books on my TBR this month that aren’t for Utah Book Month:

Goodreads Links

Persuasion by Jane Austen (because For Darkness Shows the Stars is a re-telling of it and it’s like the only Jane Austen I haven’t read yet!)

For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (because I’m giving this book away next month and I want to read it first)

Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (because I want to watch the movie and I can’t until I read the book)

Events

The mini-challenge for The Dusty Bookshelf this month is Book Buying Ban for Charity.

I’m participating in Utah Book Month.  On Monday, I have a mini-challenge and I’m going to post an interview on the 10th with Debz Bookshelf.  Plus I’m going to read and review as many books as I can!

There is a huge giveaway for this event of 8 awesome books:

• Variant by Robison Wells
• Everneath by Brodi Ashton
• Entwined by Heather Dixon
• Partials by Dan Wells
• 2 Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale
• 2 Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

See my Events page for local Utah events.

Challenge Updates

Debut Author 10/12 (83%)

Dusty Bookshelf 4/20 (20%)

Ebook Challenge 16/50 (32%)

Harry Potter Reading Challenge 1/7 (14%)

Classic Double Challenge 1/2 books (50%)

Winners!

Congrats to all the winners last month! (That I forgot to announce)

The winner of my 1 Year Blogoversary giveaway was Catherine S. She chose Insignia and Insurgent.

The answer to my secret blogoversary scavenger hunt was Star Wars (the clue if you want to know was: My title has two words and they both rhyme.  My life started off as a book not a movie though most people think it’s the other way around.  If you are stumped, Force yourself to think of the answer. )

And the prize for guessing that right was a signed ARC of Everneath by Brodi Ashton with a bookmark and guitar pick necklace.

The winner of the scavenger hunt was Penny P.

The winner of my Page to Screen Challenge giveaway was Kara D.

And the winner of  the Dusty Read-a-thon was Lilaboti.  She won a paperback copy of Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey.

I’ve already emailed the winners and sent off their prizes (except for Everneath. It’s going in the mail ASAP I promise!)