August ’21 | To Read

So, last month I somewhat strayed away from my To Read list, delving into the Cassandra Clare trilogy more than any other reads, but that’s completely okay! I’m going to try and stick to the list this month, however, so fingers crossed I manage it.

1. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days.
The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.
The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now.
Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

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2. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
When the lift cranks open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he’s not alone – an army of boys welcomes him to the Glade, an encampment at the centre of a terrible maze. The Gladers have no idea why they’re there, or what’s happened to the world outside. All they know is that every morning when the walls slide back, they will risk everything to find out. 

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3. It’s Behind You by Kathryn Foxfield
Welcome to the reality game show that’ll scare you to death! Have you got what it takes to last the night?
Five contestants must sit tight through the night in dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, haunted by a ghost called the Puckered Maiden. But is it the malevolent spirit they should fear … or each other?
As the production crew ramps up the frights, secrets start to be revealed. These teenagers have hidden motives for taking part in It’s Behind You! and could some of them be … murder?
It’s Most Haunted meets I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus.

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In my Audible Library:

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (11h 5m)
• They Don’t Need to Understand: Stories of Hope, Fear, Family, Life, and Never Giving In by Andy Biersack (5h 22m)
• Ghosting You by Alexander C. Eberhart (10h 13m)
• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (13h 47m)
• Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (13h 11m)
• Geekerella: A Novel by Ashley Poston (10h 32m)
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling (1h 35m)
• Geography Club by Brent Hartinger (5h 9m)
• American Panda by Gloria Chao (7h 32m)
• Damaged Like Us by Krista and Becca Ritchie (10h 27m)
• The Child: An Audible Drama by Sebastian Fitzek (6h 55m) 
• The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (15h 53m)
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (12h 51m) 

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To Review on Readers First:

• Killer T by Robert Muchamore