So I finished 30 books for the month, with a total of 9,998 pages (or the equivalent)–although 598 pages of that belongs to a book I’ve been chipping away at since January, so that number is arguable. Either way, those are some decent numbers. A 3.65 average rating is nothing to sneeze at. As usual, I’m less than impressed with the writing output but I like the variety–let’s call that a win.
Eh enough of that…here’s what happened here in August.
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| Average = | 3.65r |
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“Traditionally” Published: 22
Self-/Independent Published: 8
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) |
| Fantasy | 2 (7%) | 16 (8%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 2 (7%) | 10 (5%) |
| Horror | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Humor | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 16 (53%) | 75 (39%) |
| Non-Fiction | 1 (3%) | 11 (6%) |
| Science Fiction | 0 (0%) | 15 (8%) |
| Steampunk | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 5 (17%) | 23 (12%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 4 (13%) | 35 (18%) |
| Western | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
- Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Joel R. Beeke, Michael A.G. Haykin: A Quick Look at 20 Centuries
- Catch-Up Quick Takes: Nowhere To Run; Sworn to Silence; Three Mages and a Margarita
- The Heathens by Ace Atkins: Colson and Virgil Try to Stop a Modern Bonnie and Clyde
- Paper & Blood by Kevin Hearne: Like the Spanish Inquisition, Nobody Expects a Turtle Dragon Spider
- Dead Man’s Grave by Neil Lancaster: The Debut of Your New Favorite Police Procedural Series
- Why I Still Believe by Mary Jo Sharp: Mark 9:24 Lived Out
- In Ten Years by Ian Shane: They’re Perfect For Each Other…But Can They Make It Work? Do They Even Want to Try?
- Firefly: The Magnificent Nine by James Lovegrove: The Hero of Canton Lives!
- Catch-Up Quick Takes: The Data Detective; All Creatures Great and Small; The Miracle Pill
- Lessons from the Upper Room: The Heart of the Savior by Sinclair B. Ferguson: A Guided Tour through The Savior’s Night before His Death
- Twice Cursed by J. C. Jackson: It’s Time to Bring Werewolves into this World
- The Far Empty by J. Todd Scott: Imagine if Don Winslow Tried to Write a Craig Johnson Novel…
- Moses and the Burning Bush by R. C. Sproul: A Brief Examination at What God Shows Moses About Himself
- Robert B. Parker’s Stone Throw by Mike Lupica: The Twentieth Jesse Stone Novel Shows this Series Still has Plenty of Life in It
- Faith Among the Faithless by Mike Cosper: An Example of Being Faithful (while Stumbling) in a Hostile World
- Love by Roddy Doyle: Pull Up a Stool, Order a Pint, Listen In on This Conversation
- A Beginner’s Guide to Free Fall by Andy Abramowitz: The best and the worst things in life are sudden
- A Reason to Live by Matthew Iden: Back to the Beginning with Marty Singer
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th), I also wrote:
- 20 Books of Summer 2021: July Check-in
- A Few (More) Quick Questions with…Ian Shane
- Book Snob Book Tag
- Quote of the Moment: from Burned by Benedict Jacka
- Yet A Few More Quick Questions with…Matthew Hanover
- These Dog Days Aren’t Over (3rd version)
- Opening Lines: The Dime by Kathleen Kent
- 20 Books of Summer 2021: Wrap Up
- WWW Wednesday for August 4, August 11, August 18, August 25, 2021.
- The Friday 56 for 8/6/21 (All Together Now by Matthew Norman), 8/13/21 (The Dead House by Harry Bingham), 8/20/21 (In Ten Years by Ian Shane), 8/27/21 (Fools Gold by Ian Patrick).
How was your month?
Freda Mans-Labianca
Awesome job!!!Happy September!