Wrap Up Posts/Reading Lists

A Fanatic’s Wrap-Up: August Edition

Oh August, thank you for such wonderful books!

I’m still in awe that August has already come and gone. I mean, before we know it December will be here and then the new year! Although I can’t deny I’m excited for the books in 2011 :). It’s great to have something to look forward to!
Books read and reviewed:
Free Wakeful Dreaming by Michael Depeyrot – 4/5
Friend is Not A Verb by Daniel Ehrenhaft – 2/5
Freefall by Mindi Scott – 5/5
Firelight by Sophie Jordan – 4/5
Karma Bites by Stacey Kramer and Valerie Thomas – 4/5
Petunia Pepper’s Picture Day by Cathy Breisacher – 5/5
The Julian Game by Adele Griffin – 4/5
Thumbing Through Thoreau by Kenny Luck – 5/5
Rising Shadow by Jacquelyn Wheeler – 3/5
Crossed Out by Kim Baccellia – 3/5
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White – 5/5
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto – 3/5
The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Brezenoff – 5/5
Total books read in August: 13
Total books read since blog opening: 76
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Author Interviews:

Guest Posts by Others:
Lauren Hammond on her book, Love Sucks.
Holly Nicole Hoxter on her favorite summer memories.
Guest Posts by Me:
My Letter to the Romance Genre – hosted by IB Book Blogging.
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News from around the blog!

* I’m still doing blog designing if you are in need of help! Shoot me an email. I’ve helped Kelsey from Reading or Breathing, Bailey from IB Book Blogging and Teresa from Teresa’s Reading Corner thus far!
* The “Beach Reads” Summer Challenge has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who made it a success! I’m working on tallying up the winners, and I’ll be posting them on the blog officially, hopefully by Friday.
* Don’t forget about the “You Choose” Giveaway going on right now! I’ve hit 400 followers, so there are now three winners! If I hit 500 by the end of September, they’ll be yet another winner! Spread the word.
That’s it for this month! Thanks for sticking with me everyone and happy September!