August 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by bibliomania_express

Finish a book you've already started
Some books just don't squeak into the monthly wrap-up, and other languish half-read for years (raise your hand if you soft-DNF 🙋‍♀️). Finish one of those lingering books this month.
All books added
Pew by Catherine Lacey

Pew

Catherine Lacey

211 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1

Holly Jackson

433 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
So Over You by Kate Meader

So Over You

Chicago Rebels #2

Kate Meader

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

A Gathering of Shadows

Shades of Magic #2

V.E. Schwab

512 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Obsidio by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

Obsidio

The Illuminae Files #3

Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

640 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction science fiction young adult adventurous fast-paced
The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

The Housekeepers

Alex Hay

399 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime historical adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

360 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

The Grace Year

Kim Liggett

408 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction dystopian young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

334 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

A Soul of Ash and Blood

Blood And Ash #5

Jennifer L. Armentrout

19 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional medium-paced