Reviews for August 2023 Releases

To make things easier to navigate, I thought I would aggregate all of my reviews for books released within a month. For books that are published this month and I have yet to read (listed below), I will add them to this post as soon as I write a review.

The Hundred Loves of Juliet

Evelyn Skye

A woman discovers that she is part of a legendary love story that spans lives, years, and continents in this modern-day reimagining of Romeo and Juliet.

Publication Date: August 1

Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Many Lives of Mama Love

Lara Love Hardin

A memoir about one woman’s journey from opioid-addicted soccer mom to jailhouse caller to New York Times best selling ghostwriter.

Publication Date: August 1

Rating: 2 out of 5.

Small Town Sins

Ken Jaworowski

A gripping Rust Belt thriller that captures the characters of a down-and-out Pennsylvania town, revealing their troubled pasts and the crimes that could cost them their lives.

Publication Date: August 1

Rating: 4 out of 5.

None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

A psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.

Publication Date: August 8

Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

The Great Transition

Nick Fuller Googins

A richly imaginative, immersive, and profound novel is the electrifying story of a family in crisis that unfolds against the backdrop of our near future.

Publication Date: August 15

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Curves for Days

Laura Moher

How is Rose Barnes supposed to build the home (and life) of her dreams when her big, burly contractor keeps scowling at her?

Publication Date: August 22

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Happiness Falls

Angie Kim

When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another in this thrilling page-turner, a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of Miracle Creek.

Publication Date: August 29

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Reviews to Come:

Book of Queens: The True Story of the Middle Eastern Horsewomen who Fought the War on Terror by Pardis Mahdawi
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
Fever House by Keith Rosson
Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen
I See You, Survivor: Life Inside (And Outside) the Totally F*cked-Up Troubled Teen Industry by Liz Ianelli with Bret Witter
I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani
Mister Magic by Kiersten White
My Name Is Iris by Brando Skyhorse
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck
The Stockwell Letters by Jacqueline Friedland
Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
by Andrea Langford
What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall