ARC August is an annual event hosted by the lovely ladies at Read.Sleep.Repeat.
The rules of ARC August couldn’t be simpler:
- Any Advanced Reading Copy (digital or physical) counts as part of this reading challenge
- No blog is necessary to participate
- Use the hashtag #ARCAugust on social media to check-in
There’s no pressure, you set your own target. It’s just about having fun and getting through some ARCs. And on the subject of fun, there are other activities running alongside the main challenge.
I’ve signed up again because it’s the perfect motivation for me to focus on the NetGalley titles and other ARCs I have with publication dates in August plus books I need to read for blog tours this month. I’ve kept my target realistic (OK, relatively realistic) at just six ARCs. Clicking on the title will take you to the book description on Goodreads or my review.
This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman Read and reviewed
The Traitor of Treasure Island by John Drake Read and reviewed
A Tapestry of Treason by Anne O’Brien
The Beach at Doonshean by Penny Feeny Read and reviewed
The Stationmaster’s Daughter by Kathleen McGurl Read and reviewed
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
Why not join the other bloggers signed up for ARC August?
I signed up again this year because it was the perfect motivation for me to focus on the NetGalley and other ARCs I had with publication dates in August and books I needed to read for blog tours this month. I kept my target realistic, aiming to read six ARCs.
As you can see from my bingo card, I did struggle a bit especially since my reading doesn’t often include fantasy novels, pirates or dragons and I have an inbuilt aversion to DNFs. I’ve shown in my list below the squares to which each book was allocated.
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