Spell the Month in Books: August

 

Reviews From the Stacks

For 2025 I have decided to have a go at Spell the Month in Books which is hosted at Reviews From the Stacks. The link party opens on the first Saturday of the month, but I won't be posting until after that as I already have other things scheduled every Saturday and for the first two Sundays of the month. I will be sharing this post with Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz.

The idea is that you use the titles of books to spell the month name. The theme for August is Written by your favorite author(s). To be honest, the two U's in this month have made this a bit tricky. Thankfully these are the last U months for the year. 

It is also Aussie August 2025 and so I have chosen to use only Australian authors. So here are my choices for August

Addition by Toni Jordan - I always love the sound of Toni Jordan's books. She has a new book coming out soon and again it sounds great! (My review)

Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood - This is book number 8 in the Phryne Fisher mystery series. (My review)

Glitter Rose by Marianne de Pierres - This is a bit out of left field for me as I don't remember much about this short story collection. When I did read it, I gave it a 4.5 rating. (My review)

Undercover Billionaire by Amy Andrews - I had a lot of fun reading this book earlier this year. (My review)

Silver Wattle by Belinda Alexandra - I have really enjoyed the Belinda Alexandra books I have read! (My review)

The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson - I have read all three books in this series this year and I gave them all 4.5/5! (My review)

September's theme is Something to savor – longer books (define as you will) OR ones that have been on your TBR for a long time. The challenge for September is going to be finding three E books. That is three titles beginning with E, not three ebooks as I have hundreds of them on my Kindle

Will you be joining us?

Three things that make me happy

Aussie author Belinda Alexandra has a new book out and I was really pleased when I saw it in the shops! I really loved Silver Wattle and liked Wild Lavender a lot. I also have a couple of her other books on my shelf (White Gardenia and Tuscan Rose).

She also finally has a web presence with a Twitter account, a Tumblr page and a Facebook page.

You can get a taste of the first 30 pages of Golden Earrings by going to her Facebook page and sharing it! I was certainly ready to read more when I did so!

Kudos to Tammy from Under a Blood Red Sky who posted this! I do love some Keith Urban!







I have been listening to this song over and over and over and I can't see that changing any time soon!

First Look Books

I have just posted my review of Silver Wattle by Belinda Alexandra over at Historical Tapestry. This is the third book that I have received through the First Look program run by Harper Collins Australia (I believe that other countries have similar programs as well). All of the books I have received to review have been historical fiction, although that is in part my preference because I haven't applied to received any of the non historical fiction books that have been on offer. So far though, I haven't had any stinkers, which is always a good thing!