Seventeen books. Three of them five star. August was another light reading month for me. I blame the puppy. He doesn’t let me do much reading when he is awake. He likes to demand playtime and I am happy to comply.

Here are the best of the month:

Hello, Stranger by Katherine Center – I discovered Katherine Center last year when I read The Bodyguard. As much as I loved that book, Hello, Stranger was even better. When Sadie Montgomery, a portrait painter, suddenly becomes face blind, her world is thrown off its axis. Sadie is forced to “see” in a new way. Through run-ins with her stepmother, evil stepsister, and two men that she is drawn to, the reader sees the world through Sadie’s eyes. I listened to the audiobook and would have happily listened to the whole thing in one sitting if I had been able to. You should read this one. Go on, get it now.

The Way I Hate Him by Meghan Quinn – Any Meghan Quinn book is an automatic read for me. Her books are always funny and a little swoony. TWIHH has those in spades. If you like enemies to lovers romance, this is one for you.

Glimmers of You by Catherine Cowles – This is the third book in a series by Cowles. Again, Cowles is an automatic read for me. Her books tend to be a little angsty, which I love. Some days I need the laughs of a romcom and some days a heaping dose of angst hits the spot. If you like angst and a fake dating trope, this could be the book for you.

What I’m watching now: Bones, season 2

What I’m reading now: What We Left Behind by Lucy Score

What I’m listening to: The Honeymoon Crashers by Cristina Lauren

What podcast I’m listening to: The Shuttlepod Show

What I’m knitting now: Anthology Throw, which is a Christmas gift