Today I’m sharing my August reading
list and will also give a wrap up of the books I finished last month.
The last time I made this kind of
post was January
2017. And I thought it’s time to bring back the reading list post once
and for all.
Although July was filled with spiritualengagements such as One 2 One session with my Victory Weekend participant,
leading a small group in the office and meeting with my friends from high
school who are also part of Victory Church community, I was glad I still had
time to read. Happy how I still find time to read inspire of my busy schedule.
August 2018 Reading List
Into The Water by Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins is not a new author
for me. I have read and reviewed her previous bestseller, The
Girl on the Train which was part of my 17
Books Before 2017 Challenge.
Into The Water was a highly
anticipated fiction novel for 2017. When it was first released here in the
Philippines only the hardbound copy was available which costs around Php799! Finally
after a year of waiting a softbound version of the book came out and even cost
half the price of the previous. Win!
As of this writing I am now halfway
done with the book and it has been nothing but a good reading experience. Into
The Water has a different attack than The Girl on the Train and even Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn.
Desiring God by John Piper
I made this goal to finish one devotional/Christian
book every month.
My devotional/Christian book pick
for the month of August is Desiring God by John Piper. I had this book in my
shelf for a while now but still haven’t found a motivation to read it.
Desiring God has a 4.2 rating on
Goodreads which is a good indication that it guarantees phenomenal reading
experience.
127 Hours Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
I made a promise to read and finish
127 Hours this August. It has long been part of my books with movie adaptation
collection. This book was published originally with the title Between a Rock
and a Hard Place but the movie adaptation is called 127 Hours starring James Franco.
For someone who have been into hiking
several times, I bet this book will be a good read for me.
READ: My Mt. Manabu
Experience
Paper Towns by John Green
Paper Towns has been part of my
reading list for so long now. I remember reading it halfway in 2016 and
completely forget about it until recently when I became obsessed with young
adult fiction novels such as Me Before You and Love, Rosie.
Hopefully I get to finally read and
finish this book once and for all.
July 2018 Book Wrap Up
Set-Apart Woman by Leslie Ludy
Set-Apart Woman was my July devotional/Christian
book pick and I can say with confidence, that this book is life-changing.
In this book Ludy encourages every
woman to be “set-apart”. There is a call to live life in according to God’s
will that is good, pleasing and perfect and despite all distractions, we must
remember to stay fully-focused on Jesus Christ.
Several strong points were
introduced by Ludy and she did it very firmly. The book is not meant to baby sit you or give
you a pat on the back as a Christian. Instead, the book will convict you HARD.
If you experiencing spiritual
mediocrity, this book will surely speak light. It will bring your faith to a
different level.
Into The Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
This book is definitely a book to
add in my best
books I’ve read so far for 2018.
Ever since I watched the movie Everest
and found out that it is based on Krakauer’s booked titled Into The Thin Air, I
knew I have to read the book.
Into The Thin Air did not
disappoint. What an amazing account of the 1996 Mt. Everest Disaster by
Krakauers.
When you read the book it is as if
you are actually there climbing the Everest. Every detail was thoroughly
researched and presented in such a breathtaking writing style.
I found myself deeply immersed in
the book from start to finish. There is never a dull moment with this book and
it’s surprising because I get easily bored with non-fiction and books with few
speaking lines.
I highly recommend this book!
See you on next month's books to read and book wrap up!
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