August 2025 Monthly Reading Wrap-Up

Check out A Book Lovin’ Mama’s Blog Books Read for August 2025, Monthly Review Round-Up for August 2025, StoryGraph Wrap-Up Graphic, and Upcoming Reviews for September 2025.

Recap of August 2025 Reviews
- [4 Aug] Simmer Down by Sarah Echavarre Smith ★★★
- [5 Aug] Kiss & Collide by Amanda Weaver ★★★★½
- [6 Aug] The Ever King by L.J. Andrews ★★★★
- [11 Aug] Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh ★★★★★
- [13 Aug] Wild Embrace by Nalini Singh ★★★★
- [17 Aug] If Not for My Baby by Kate Golden ★★★½
- [18 Aug] Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston ★★★½
- [22 Aug] Big Sky Deception by B.J. Daniels ★★★★½
- [23 Aug] Dare to Touch by Carly Phillips ★★★★★
- [25 Aug] Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb ★★★★
- [27 Aug] The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley ★★★
- [28 Aug] Beneath the Mountain Sky by Gwyn McNamee ★★★★
StoryGraph Wrap-Up Graphic for August 2025

Upcoming Reviews for September 2025
Rage And Ruin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Save You by Mona Kasten
Havoc by Eva Simmons
Reflections of You by Jennilynn Wyer
and so much more.
Owner/Reviewer at A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog
I guess I should type a bio here. I'm FranJessca, or Fran for short. I'm the owner/reviewer behind A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog. I've been reading and reviewing books on my blog since leaving the Navy in 2011, and I will keep doing it as long as possible. My favorite genres will always be Romance & Fantasy, and I read every subgenre underneath those two genres. (Sorry, not a fan of nonfiction, so don't try to convince me to read it.)
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)
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