BEST Reading Month yet!? 📚 | AUGUST 2026 READING WRAP UP

Hi book besties!! 💛 August was a pretty interesting reading month! I managed to read 12 books, and even better… 8 of those came directly off my physical TBR! 🎉📚 We're making progress, besties!! Unfortunately, August also came with 5 DNFs 🫣 — apparently I was finally embracing the “life is too short to finish books I don't like” philosophy. And I also have one honorable mention to chat about! In this month's wrap up, I'm talking about all the books I finished, the books that didn't work for me, my ratings, and all of my very honest thoughts. There were definitely some surprises along the way! 📖 BOOKS I READ IN AUGUST Platinum Blood — Mar Ichygaya Red Rising — Pierce Brown Into the Fading Twilight — Catherine Cowles Behind the Net — Stephanie Archer Fragile Sanctuary — Catherine Cowles Sinner — Sierra Simone The Fake Out Saint — Sierra Simone The Fake Mate — Lana Ferguson All the Missing Pieces — Catherine Cowles Beautiful Ugly — Alice Feeney Magnolia Parks — Jessa Hastings 🚨 DNFs Sometimes a book just isn't for you, and I'm officially giving myself permission to PUT IT DOWN 😂 • Highland Hideaway • Unloved — Peyton Corrine • Court of the Vampire Queen — Katee Robert • Her Crew — Lauren Biel • Obsession Falls — Claire Kingsley ⭐ HONORABLE MENTION • Beneath Still Waters — Linny Mack So grab a snack, get cozy, and come hang out with me while we talk about everything I read in August—the favorites, the disappointments, the unexpected reads, and the books that simply weren't worth finishing. 👀📚 Timestamps: 0:00 intro 1:24 platinum blood 3:25 red rising 7:49 into the fading twilight 9:34 spoilers for into the fading twilight 11:41 behind the net 14:48 fragile sanctuary 16:52 sinner 21:23 the fake out 24:06 saint 29:10 the fake mate 30:54 all the missing pieces 32:34 beautiful ugly 35:49 spoilers for beautiful ugly 39:45 magnolia parks 43:09 spoilers for magnolia parks 45:33 DNFs 48:36 Honorable mention 48:55 outro #booktube #booktok #augustwrapup #augustreadingwrapup #readingwrapup #bookreviews #bookish #romancebooks #romancereader #thrillerbooks #scifibooks #dnf #physicaltbr #bookrecommendations #monthlywrapup