Hello friends!

One more month means a new Wrap Up – and that’s exactly what I’m bringing you today! This month I really tried to focus on reading the books from my monthly TBR and the books I’ve already started in the previous months.

That means I tried not to seek spontaneous reads this month! I really wanted to finish all the books I already started to have a clean slate for August. I ended up reading the 6 books I planned on reading from my TBR and I was also able to pick 1 random book – so if you ask me, I think it went pretty well!

Ok, let’s take a look at the books, shall we?

This is the list I have to share with you today! Let’s take a closer look:

1. The Breakup Tour by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegmund-Broka: 3/5⭐

To be honest with you guys, this book was a little disappointing. I probably hyped it up too much in my head because of how popular it became and being inspired by Taylor Swift – but it was a very mediocre book. What I disliked the most was the way the book progresses with so little action. There’s a lot of internal dialog and introspective from both main characters, and, consequentially, the action is missing. Also, there was so much room and inspiration to add details and to develop the story to make it rich, but the authors kept it very superficial. I honestly was expecting more from this story. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t good as well.

Synopsis

“A rising-star musician has a second chance at love with an old flame she remembers all too well in this swoony romance from the acclaimed authors of The Roughest Draft.
Riley Wynn went from a promising singer-songwriter to a superstar overnight, thanks to her breakup song concept album and its unforgettable lead single. When Riley’s ex-husband claims the hit song is about him, she does something she hasn’t in ten years and calls Max Harcourt, her college boyfriend and the real inspiration for the song of the summer.
Max hasn’t spoken to Riley since their relationship ended. He’s content with managing the retirement home his family owns, but it’s not the life he dreamed of filled with music. When Riley asks him to go public as her songwriting muse, he agrees on one he’ll join her in her band on tour.
As they perform across the country, Max and Riley start to realize that while they hit some wrong notes in the past, their future could hold incredible things. And their rekindled relationship will either last forever or go down in flames.”

2. Death Note Vol. 3 by Tsugumi Ohba: 3.5/5⭐

I don’t have much to say about this book other than I liked it. I feel like the series is being very cohesive and the quality of each book is very similar to one another. So far I’m enjoying the story.

Synopsis

“Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects–and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal…or his life?”

3. The Fine Print (The Dreamland Billionaires #1) by Lauren Asher: 4/5⭐

I’ll admit I was afraid this would be a overhyped book, but I actually enjoyed this story a lot. This book has the enemies to lovers trope, which is one my favorite tropes! It’s not the most amazing romance I have ever read, but it was entertaining and I had a good time reading it.

Synopsis

“Rowan
I’m in the business of creating fairy tales.
Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels.
Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland.
My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her.
Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias.
By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late.
People like me don’t get happy endings.
Not when we’re destined to ruin them.
Zahra
After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland’s most expensive ride, I should have been fired.
Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job.
The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss I’d ever met.
Rowan was rude and completely off-limits, but my heart didn’t care.
At least not until I discovered his secret.
It was time to teach the billionaire that money couldn’t fix everything.
Especially not us.”

4. The Dating Drama (My K-Drama Life #2) by Sara Martin: 3/5⭐

Another book I finished this month was “The Dating Drama” by Sara Martin, the second book in the “My K-Drama Life” series. It was okay, I guess? I think I prefer the first book a little better. I thought this would be a true romance book, but it was more of a thriller with almost no romance, so I was a little disappointed. It was entertaining at the end of the day, but like I said, I kind of hoped this would be more focused on the love story.

Synopsis

“Chloe Gibson’s dating the man of her dreams-a talented and gorgeous K-drama star. But there’s just one catch: they have to keep their relationship secret. This isn’t the ideal romance Chloe used to fantasise about.
Fortunately, there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon. The couple have an agreement that after one year of dating in secret, they’ll front up to the South Korean media and go public with their relationship.
But the year won’t be smooth sailing.
When a mysterious package shows up, Chloe’s life is thrust into chaos. Soon she’s being plagued by creepy anonymous messages and the unsettling feeling she’s being followed.
The question is no longer whether the relationship will survive, it’s will Chloe survive?”

5. The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté: 5/5⭐

I absolutely loved this and can confidently say this is one of the best books I’ve read this year! It’s a book written by a doctor talking about how trauma and illness develop when you are living in a toxic culture. It was fascinating and I saw myself a lot in it. Worth reading!

Synopsis

“By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health?
Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Co-written with his son Daniel, The Myth of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.”

6. Love Machine by Kendall Ryan: 3/5⭐

This was the book I picked up randomly during the month! I had this paperback on my shelf looking at me, so I thought why not? In essence, it was a mediocre read: not great, not terrible – just meh. As you can probably tell from the cringy torso cover, this is one of those fast-paced new adult romances I like to pick occasionally. I didn’t go into it with high expectations, so I’m not really disappointed with the reading experience. It was entertaining for what it was and fast to read!

Synopsis

“She says she needs some help … in the bedroom.
Come again? No, really come again.
Sweet, nerdy, lovable Keaton.
She’s my best friend and has been for years. Sure she likes numbers and math, and thinks doing other people’s taxes is fun. And I like … none of that stuff. She’s obsessed with her cat and reads novels I’ll never understand, and yet we just click. There’s no one I’d rather share breakfast burritos with or binge watch hours of Netflix. She’s my person. And so when she takes off her glasses and asks me to help her improve her skills in the bedroom, I barely have to think about it.
Of course I’ll help her. There’s no one better for the job.
I’ve been there for her through everything, why should this be any different?
But what happens when she’s ready to take her new-found confidence and move on?”

7. The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons #2) by Julia Quinn: 4.25/5⭐

I finally finished the second book in the “Bridgerton” series! I actually liked this book waaay more than the first one. I was afraid all the books were like the first book, but this book proved me wrong! I’m excited to keep going, I hope I’ll like Benedict’s story next.

Synopsis

“1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London’s most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And in all truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better… —Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers, April 1814
Anthony Bridgerton needs a wife.
Having spent his twenties in a rakish pursuit of pleasure, he knows it’s high time he settled down and ensured the continuation of the Bridgerton line.
Edwina Sheffield is considered the most beautiful debutante of the current season. She is also sweet, innocent and eminently biddable – Anthony is sure she’ll make a perfectly acceptable wife and vows to make her his.
The only obstacle in his way is Edwina’s older sister, Kate. Kate is determined to do all she can to allow her sister the chance to marry for love rather than convenience. And the roguish viscount is beginning to think he may have met his match in Kate’s keen wit and sharp tongue. Until, that is, he makes the mistake of kissing her…”

As usual, I’ll be posting the reviews for these books soon.

What about you guys? How was your reading month? Let me know in the comments! Thank you for reading friends, I’ll catch you guys later!