Link a Contest Thursday

Rules (or at least STRONG suggestions):
1. Name the item being given away (instead of the blog name)
2. Give the end date in () after the name
3. Make sure to link DIRECTLY to that contest post - if you don't know how to do this - just click on the title of the contest blog and it will give a direct URL you can use.
4. If you want to post a contest you've found, make sure it isn't already posted.

August In Review

Books Read and Reviewed (Click links):
1. Virals by Kathy and Brendan Reichs
2. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
3. Karma Bites by Stacey Kramer and Valerie Thomas
4. Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready


Read, but not reviewed:
5. The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton (won't be reviewing)
6. Black Bird Vol. 1 by Kanoko Sakurakoji
7. Black Bird Vol. 2 by Kanoko Sakurakoji
8. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
9. Knightley Academy by Violet Haberdasher
10. Manifest by Artist Arthur
11. Mackenzie Blue by Tina Wells
12. Sleepless by Cyn Balog
13. Mockinjay by Suzanne Collins
14. Pegasus by Robin McKinley
15. Peter & Max by Bill Willingham


Number of pages read this month: 4,803


Books read so far this year: 197 See List Here
Pages read this year: 48,500

Some of my favorite reads this month were: Virals by Kathy Reichs, Peter & Max by Bill Willingham, and Mockinjay by Suzanne Collins

Challenge updates:
Graphic Novels Challenge: Read 2 books (66 total)
CYBILS Award Challenge: Read 0 books (29 total for MG GNs, 9 total for YA GNs, and 29 total for YA Fantasy)
Debut Author Challenge: Read 6 books (55 total)
Reading From My Shelf Project: Read 4 books (36 total)
Books Won Reading Challenge: 1 books read (4 total)