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![📚 AUGUST WRAP-UP (thanks to the publishers tagged below for the free copies!) • By now you're used to me doing my monthly wrap-ups in the middle of the following month, right? 😅😂 How do you feel about wrap-up posts? Do you like reading them?
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Last month was a bit unusual for me in that I had two rereads. I hosted two events with @anthropologie last month (if you missed them, check out the links in my bio to watch them on IGTV), which meant that I reread both THE FINAL REVIAL OF OPAL & NEV and THE OTHER BLACK GIRL on audio. FYI, the audiobooks for both books were great! Also, here's a few quick thoughts on the other seven books I read last month:
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BEASTS OF PREY (via @penguinteen, out 9/28): This Pan-African debut YA fantasy was so good and it's out in just a couple weeks!
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ACE OF SPADES: I had a hard time putting this book down- it was a true page turner for me.
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SUMMER ON THE BLUFFS (via @williammorrowbooks): I enjoyed the history in this beach read, but didn't love the writing.
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BLACK GIRLS MUST DIE EXHAUSTED (via @harperperennial, out 9/28): This was a heavier read, but I appreciated it for it's relatability. Full review coming soon!
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GHOSTS (via @aaknopf): I enjoyed Alderton's writing here and much preferred this over her previous nonfiction book.
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THE INHERITANCE OF ORQUÍDEA DIVINA (via @atriabooks): This book was so wonderfully magical and would make an excellent fall read.
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NIGHTBITCH (via @doubledaybooks): Such a crazy premise and I thought Yoder's writing was sharp and funny.
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If you've read any of these books, let me know what you thought!
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