two friends and too many books
**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of Doughnuts and Doom by Balazs Lorinczi through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.
Doughnuts and Doom by Balazs Lorinczi is a young adult graphic novel about a witch who accidentally curses a musician who works at a doughnut shop and has to right her wrong. It is set to be published on September 20th, 2022. I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.
August wasn’t my best reading month. I did read some interesting books, but I felt like I was in a bit of a reading slump for a good part of the month. It couldn’t be helped. I was also busy and had a lot of course work. I did end up reading 20 books, and I hauled one. You’ll find them below the cut.
**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of It Won’t Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.
It Won’t Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib is a non-fiction graphic novel memoir about the life of the author as she grew up visiting her father in Egypt during her summer vacations. It is set to be published on September 20th, 2022. I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.
**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of Artemis Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.
Artemis Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer is a collection of poetry from the author’s perspective but also from the perspective of the Greek god Artemis. It is set to be published on September 6th, 2022. I rated it three stars on Goodreads.
**Disclaimer: I recieved an eARC of Don’t Let in the Cold by Keely Parrack through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.
Don’t Let in the Cold by Keely Parrack is a young adult thriller novel. It is about a teenage girl named Lottie who is set to stay at a remote cabin with her new stepsister for a night while her mom goes on her honeymoon with her step dad. Unfortunately, things go horribly wrong. It is set to be published on September 6th, 2022. I rated it four stars.
**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of Pygmalion and the Ivory Virgin by Serge Le Tendre through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.
Pygmalion and the Ivory Virgin by Serge Le Tendre is an adult graphic novel that tells the story of Pygmalion and the statue he carved into the perfect woman that eventually she was brought to life. It was published on June 22, 2022. I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.
**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of Sixty Years in Winter by Ingrid Chabbert through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.
Sixty Years in Winter by Ingrid Chabbert is an adult graphic novel. It’s about a woman who decides to leave her husband on her sixtieth birthday and to strike her own path. On the way she discovers who she really is. It was published on June 22, 2022. I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.
**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell is an adult mystery thriller and a sequel to Jewell’s novel The Family Upstairs. The novel picks up on threads left behind from the first novel. We follow Henry and Lucy Lamb in their search for Phin Thomsen, and we also follow Rachel and her relationship with her husband who was murdered. We also get the perspective of a detective who is investigating a skeleton found in a bag in the River Thames. It was published on August 9th, 2022. I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.
**Disclaimer: I recieved a free eARC of In the Shadow of the Throne by Kate Sheridan through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for this opportunity.
In the Shadow of the Throne by Kate Sheridan is a young adult fantasy graphic novel about a young boy who accidentally finds his way into a fantasy world where magic is outlawed, yet magic seems to be stirring in the outskirts of the city. I rated it four stars on Goodreads. It is set to be published on August 30th, 2022.
**Disclaimer: I received a free advance readers copy of The Maid by Nita Prose through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.
The Maid by Nita Prose is an adult mystery novel about a woman named Molly who works in a fancy hotel as a maid. She finds a dead body in a room she cleans and ends up getting caught up as a suspect in the case. It was published on January 4th, 2022. I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.