30 Day Book Challenge | August 2021 | Results

I am doing a poor job of reading at the minute. I set myself a 30 Day Book Challenge for August 2021 and I only manage to read 8 books, 1of which wasn’t in the challenge. Also, I set myself this challenge to stop myself from buying books… well that didn’t happen either.

On a positive note though, the books I read this month were pretty good.

I’m finding it harder to read physical books as opposed to ebooks and audiobooks, and I think that’s because I’m more on the go at the minute. I only have a short span of energy to read before going to bed, and lying on my side with a paperback isn’t as comfy as using my kindle or having an earplug in.

Books I Read

Five Steps to Happy by Ella Dove
Shy by Annie Ridout
Forgotten Women: The Leaders by Zing Tsjeng
Along the Way The Journey of a Father and Son by Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Daphnis and Chloe by Longus
The Book Lovers Guide to London by Sarah Milne – Not in the challenge
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Under 150 Pages

Stancliffe Hotel by Charlotte Bronte – 79 pages

Daphnis and Chloe by Longus – 94 pages – READ

Under 250 Pages

Passing by Nell Larsen – 160 pages – Started but DNF’d

Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson – 177 pages – 67% of the way through

Omelette by Jessie Ware – 192 pages – 30% of the way through

Forgotten Women: The Leaders by Zing Tseng – 200 pages – READ

Shy by Annie Ridout – 208 pages – READ

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood – 210 pages

Brand Yourself by Lucy Werner – 216 pages – 20% of the way through

Under 350 Pages

Mrs Gaskell and Me by Nell Stevens – 256 pages

The Accidental Influencer by Bella Younger – 272 pages – 60% of the way through

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler – 287 pages

Real Life Money by Clare Seal – 288 pages

The Mothers by Brit Bennet – 288 pages

The Women of Troy by Pat Barker – 304 pages

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark – 304 pages

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig – 304 pages – READ

Five Steps to Happy by Ella Dove – 336 pages – READ

Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters – 337 pages – 90% of the way through

Under 400 Pages

Know My Name by Chanel Miller – 368 pages – 25% of the way through

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell – 373 pages – 17% of the way through

A Night Like This by Julia Quinn – 373 pages – 23% 0f the way through

The Stationmaster’s Daughter by Kathleen McGurl – 384 pages

Faber & Faber: The Untold Story by Toby Faber – 400 pages – Started did not enjoy

401 Pages or Over

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater – 409 pages

Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen – 417 pages

Along the Way by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez – 432 pages – READ

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson – 433 pages

Reputation by Lex Croucher – 448 pages

Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell – 473 pages

On the plus side, I did start a lot of books this month, so I’m hoping September will be a good reading month. I just need to find the time to read… although with what I’ve got scheduled in September I’m not sure if that’s going to be possible either.

We’ll have to wait and see. What did you read in August? Let me know in the comments below.