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Monthly Wrap Up – August

September 3, 2016 by Erin 1 Comment

YOU GUYS!! Summer is officially over and I’m kind of sad…even though I love fall, I feel like summer flew by and I didn’t get to do anything summer-like.  Oh well – we have some fantastic things coming up and despite how short August felt, we did a lot of things.  Check it out!

Fun with our Blogger Besties – Swoony Boys Podcast!
WHADDA YA KNOW WEDNESDAY

You guys!! Please consider joining us for our YA trivia night!  We started this a few months ago and have been having so much fun with it!  Whadda Ya Know Wednesday will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of every month…(ok, sometimes it is the 4th one instead)!  We love interacting with all of you and we love talking books, book boys, and gushing over our favorite authors. We couldn’t think of a better way to do all of that than by combining all of those things, throwing in some awesome prizes, and having a blast while doing it!  Please join us and make sure you’re following @Fictionfare and @Swoonyboys to play along!

INSTAGRAM – SEPTEMBER BOOK CHALLENGE

We love putting together the monthly Instagram challenge and really hope you will join us for August!  We want to see all your posts so don’t forget to use the hashtag #SwoonyFictionSeptember and feel free to tag @swoonyboys and @jaimearkin when you post your pictures!

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AUTHOR TALK
If you haven’t seen this new feature on the blog (as well as Swoony Boys Podcast) go check them out!  We have had some great interviews with some amazing authors already posted and continue to schedule more.  If you want us to interview anyone specific, please let us know in the comments or reach out to us via social media.  We have so much fun with these and will continue to do them as often as we can!
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EVENTS

Anderson’s Bookshop had more events this month and since they happened to be on a Saturday/Sunday, we made the decision to make a weekend of it.  The first event on Saturday was for Colleen Hoover for the release of It Ends With Us.  I was super excited to go because we (surprisingly) have never met Colleen before.  It was a great event and I was able to get some books in my collection signed too!

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Sunday was our Mary E. Pearson day.  To celebrate the release of The Beauty in Darkness, Mary visited Anderson’s in Naperville and we always love getting to see her.  If you haven’t had the opportunity yet, definitely go the next time she is in your area!

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WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING:

Here are the books Jaime read this month:
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)This Shattered World (Starbound, #2)These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)
 Accidentally on Purpose (Heartbreaker Bay, #3)London Belongs to UsThe One Real Thing (Hart's Boardwalk, #1)The Summer Before Forever (Before Forever, #1)Three Dark Crowns (Untitled, #1)
 School TiesThe Graces (The Graces #1)The Family JewelsRuled (Outlaws, #3)Our Love Unhinged (Reluctant Hearts, #3.5)
Called Up (Calling It, #2)As I DescendedThe Queen of Bright and Shiny ThingsCalling ItVicarious (Vicarious, #1)
Hustle: A Skin in the Game Standalone Sports RomanceThe Fixer (Games People Play #1)Game On (Lewis Creek, #2)Attachments
 Here are the books Erin read this month:
The Sea of TranquilityCruel BeautyDirty Promises (Dirty Angels, #3)
The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3)GlitterThe Women in the WallsA Shadow Bright and Burning (Kingdom on Fire, #1)Like a River Glorious (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #2)
The Female of the SpeciesSchool TiesVeiled (Ada Palomino #1)The OnesIt Ends with Us
A Brit on the Side (Calder Castle #1)Dominating Red (A Dark and Dirty Tale #2)Poisoned BladeBroken Prince (The Royals, #2)A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2)
OUR WAITING ON WEDNESDAY PICKS WERE:
  • [3 Aug] Waiting On Wednesday: Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley
  • [10 Aug] Waiting on Wednesday: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee
  • [17 Aug] Waiting On Wednesday: Phantom Limbs by Paula Garner
  • [24 Aug] Waiting On Wednesday: Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst
  • [31 Aug] Waiting On Wednesday: The Last True Love Story by Brendan Kiely

WE POSTED REVIEWS FOR:

  • [4 Aug] Results May Vary by Bethany Chase ★★★★
  • [5 Aug] Reliquary by Sarah Fine ★★★★
  • [8 Aug] Foolproof Love by Katee Robert ★★★★
  • [8 Aug] Fool Me Once by Katee Robert ★★★★
  • [9 Aug] A Brit On The Side by Brenda St. John Brown ★★★★
  • [11 Aug] Nevernight by Jay Kristoff ★★★★★
  • [12 Aug] The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata ★★★★
  • [15 Aug] Poisoned Blade by Kate Elliott – Blog Tour
  • [16 Aug] Calling It by Jen Doyle ★★★★½
  • [17 Aug] Game On by Michelle Smith ★★★★
  • [18 Aug] A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody ★★★★½
  • [22 Aug] The Queen of Bright & Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre ★★½
  • [24 Aug] Called Up by Jen Doyle ★★★★½
  • [25 Aug] The Graces by Laure Eve Blog Tour
  • [26 Aug] A Scot In The Dark by Sarah MacLean ★★★★
  • [29 Aug] As I Descended by Robin Talley Blog Tour ★★★★
OUR TOP TEN TUESDAY TOPICS WERE:
  • [2 Aug] Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books You’d Buy Right This Second
  • [9 Aug] Top Ten(ish) Books I Had To Buy But Haven’t Read Yet
  • [16 Aug] Top Ten Books Set In Space
  • [23 Aug] Ten Books That Have Been On My Shelf From My Pre-Blogging Life
  • [30 Aug] Ten Books That Would Be On My Required Reading Shelf If I Were A Teacher
INTERVIEWS, FEATURES, & SPECIAL POSTS:
  • [1 Aug] Monthly Wrap Up – July
  • [2 Aug] Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books You’d Buy Right This Second
  • [2 Aug] United by Melissa Landers
  • [2 Aug] Happy Birthday To Us Giveaway!
  • [3 Aug] I Need Your Help!
  • [3 Aug] Author Talk with Jessica Brody – A Week of Mondays
  • [4 Aug] Results May Vary by Bethany Chase ★★★★
  • [5 Aug] Reliquary by Sarah Fine ★★★★
  • [5 Aug] E-Book Deals For Your Weekend!
  • [8 Aug] Foolproof Love by Katee Robert ★★★★
  • [8 Aug] Fool Me Once by Katee Robert ★★★★
  • [8 Aug] Cover Reveal – Every Little Thing by Samantha Young
  • [9 Aug] A Brit On The Side by Brenda St. John Brown ★★★★
  • [9 Aug] Top Ten(ish) Books I Had To Buy But Haven’t Read Yet
  • [9 Aug] Pre-Order Deals You Don’t Want To Miss!
  • [10 Aug] A Week of Mondays Blog Tour ★★★★½
  • [11 Aug] Nevernight by Jay Kristoff ★★★★★
  • [12 Aug] The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata ★★★★
  • [12 Aug] E-Book Deals For Your Weekend!
  • [15 Aug] Poisoned Blade by Kate Elliott – Blog Tour
  • [16 Aug] Top Ten Books Set In Space
  • [16 Aug] Calling It by Jen Doyle ★★★★½
  • [17 Aug] Game On by Michelle Smith ★★★★
  • [18 Aug] A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody ★★★★½
  • [19 Aug] Our Love Unhinged by Brighton Walsh
  • [19 Aug] E-Book Deals You Don’t Want To Miss
  • [21 Aug] I Need Your Help … Again!
  • [22 Aug] The Queen of Bright & Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre ★★½
  • [23 Aug] Ten Books That Have Been On My Shelf From My Pre-Blogging Life
  • [23 Aug] Audio Books! Our recent Hits!
  • [24 Aug] Called Up by Jen Doyle ★★★★½
  • [25 Aug] The Graces by Laure Eve Blog Tour
  • [26 Aug] A Scot In The Dark by Sarah MacLean ★★★★
  • [29 Aug] As I Descended by Robin Talley Blog Tour ★★★★
  • [30 Aug] Ten Books That Would Be On My Required Reading Shelf If I Were A Teacher
  • [30 Aug] The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker Blog Tour
  • [31 Aug] A Torch Against The Night – Top Ten Reasons We Love Laia
  • [31 Aug] The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon

WE HAVE/HAD GIVEAWAYS FOR:

  • [2 Aug] United by Melissa Landers
  • [2 Aug] Happy Birthday To Us Giveaway!
  • [3 Aug] Author Talk with Jessica Brody – A Week of Mondays
  • [15 Aug] Poisoned Blade by Kate Elliott – Blog Tour
  • [29 Aug] As I Descended by Robin Talley Blog Tour ★★★★
  • [31 Aug] A Torch Against The Night – Top Ten Reasons We Love Laia
Make sure you visit the Giveaways page to enter the ones that are still open!
 
 
What have you been up to? Have you read any great books? What are you reading now? Tell us everything in the comments!

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