August TBR (2021)

 Hey guys, this is Abi here, 

I can't believe it's August! Where's the year going? 

Nevertheless, it's the start of another month and it's time for another TBR! 

I have an interesting bunch of books this month, so I hope you enjoy! 

1. Audrey, by Sean-Paul Thomas 

I've been sent a copy of this in exchange for an honest review. It's been a while since I've done one of these, but this seemed interesting. 

Basically, Audrey is about a fresh out of prison, scottish writer that teams up with a washed-up, heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, middle-aged french actress who tries to help him win back his estranged daughter by getting his screenplay made into a movie in Paris. 

I genuinely don't think I've read anything like this, but I'm intrigued as for what I think of this. 

2. Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng 

Another book that's quite different to what I usually venture into. Everything I Never Told You tells the story of a Chinese-American family living in 1970s small town Ohio. Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined to help her pursue the dreams they never got the chance to. But when Lydia's body is discovered in a lake, the delicate balance that the Lees have been maintaining is shattered, throwing them all into chaos. 

This sounds like an emotional book and I am ready for it. It's also not terribly long either, so hopefully it won't take me ages. 

3. Dark Blue Rising (The Circle Trilogy #1), by Teri Terry 

4. Red Sky Burning (The Circle Trilogy #2), by Teri Terry 

I read the first book in the series last year for The Reading Rush. 

I read it in two days. 

But, the second book was released at the start of last month, and there's no way we'll reach the end of August, and I haven't read this. I can't disclose what Red Sky Burning is about. because it's the second book in the trilogy, but I will say that Teri Terry is one of my all time favourite authors, and the first book included everything that I love about Teri Terry's tales. 

I'm re-reading the first book so I can have a bit of a refresher on what happened, and go into the second book with a fresh memory of where the story's at. 

5. Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë

I bought this for £2.49 at a train station in the town where the Brontë sisters were born, and I thought, what the heck? After making sure I understood the language (I truly struggled with Sense and Sensibility) I purchased it. 

And truly, I can't wait to hop on the train of the Brontë sisters books, and love them just as much as the rest of the world do. 

And tick off one of the books on my book bucket list (the bookmark, I think). 

What book (by the Brontë sisters) is your favourite? Comment down below. 

6. The Malory Towers Books, by Enid Blyton 

I didn't actually plan to put these on the TBR for the month, but I picked up the first one on Monday and now I'm halfway through the series. Half the time, I just want to marathon the rest of the series, but I know that I'll throw myself straight into a reading slump if I do that, so I'm picking one up every so often, whilst continuing with my main read. 

These books were some of my favourites to re-read when I was a child, and I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be re-reading these again. 

Okay! That's my August TBR (2021)! (Finally, right?) 

I hope you enjoyed it, and as always, let me know what you're planning on reading this month! 

I hope you have a wonderful day, and I'll see you all soon! 

Byeeeee! 

-Abi xxxxx