Monthly Review – August 2026

In August I read 10 books. You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below.

Hope you all had a great month of reading!

I started the following series:

• Demons and Diplomacy (Ministry of Supernatural Affairs, Book 1) by Megan Frampton (4/5 stars)
• Tea and Empathy (Tales of Rydding Village, Book 1) by Shanna Swendson, Narrated by Elizabeth Sastre (4/5 stars)
• Devour Me (Devour Me, Book 1) by Emily Rath (4/5 stars)

I finished the following series:

• Conquering Reality & Other Misconduct (The Guild Codex: Warped, Book 6) by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen (5/5 stars)

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:

• A Trade of Blood (Shadow of the Leviathan, Book 3) by Robert Jackson Bennett (5/5 stars)
• Conquering Reality & Other Misconduct (The Guild Codex: Warped, Book 6) by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen (5/5 stars)

– Goodreads Reading Challenge (Progress: 71/150)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below:
1. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (3/5 stars)
2. A Trade of Blood (Shadow of the Leviathan, Book 3) by Robert Jackson Bennett (5/5 stars)
3. Portrait of a Witch Undone by K.S. Shay (2/5 stars)
4. Demons and Diplomacy (Ministry of Supernatural Affairs, Book 1) by Megan Frampton (4/5 stars)
5. Tea and Empathy (Tales of Rydding Village, Book 1) by Shanna Swendson, Narrated by Elizabeth Sastre (4/5 stars)
6. Devour Me (Devour Me, Book 1) by Emily Rath (4/5 stars)
7. Conquering Reality & Other Misconduct (The Guild Codex: Warped, Book 6) by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen (5/5 stars)
8. All Hail Chaos (Time of Iron, Book 2) by Sarah Rees Brennan (3/5 stars)
9. In Ascension by Martin MacInnes (3/5 stars)
10. Midlife Magical Rogue (Leveling Up, Book 12) by K.F. Breene (4/5 stars)