The McKinley Monument
My August was a pretty good end to the summer. My sister’s family came down from Canada for a week and we had a good time. My niece is 3 now and she’s a lot of fun (but kind of exhausting). At one point in time she turned down ice cream because she “just wants to play with Aunt Steph,” so I felt on the top of my Aunt game. I also got to see my brother’s family and my other baby niece who is one of the sweetest babies I’ve ever come across. We also went to the McKinley museum and monument which I have not been to since I was a kid and was pretty cool! What home town attractions do you have that you forget about?
Twinning with my niece. My sister sells leggings and made these shirts.
I also got to see Karin Slaughter again with Amanda. It was a great time, even if I didn’t get any pictures of her! Here’s one of Amanda and I, though (I look really stupid, but isn’t it a great picture of Amanda?).
Books Read: 12
Adult: 5
YA: 7
Favorite Book I Read This Month:
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
Books Reviewed: 5
Catch Him If You Can (Accidentally Yours #2) by Jennifer Shirk – 4/5 Stars
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones – 2/5 Stars
Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren – 3.5/5 Stars
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter – 4/5 Stars
Hard Sell (21 Wall Street #2) by Lauren Layne – 4/5 Stars
Books Read in 2018 Overall: 104
Funny Fridays:
Other Posts:
Top 5 Wednesday: Biggest Disappointments of 2018 (So Far)
Reviewing the Unreviewed: August 2018
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
I remember liking the book ok, but I just absolutely adored the movie! If you have Netflix and haven’t watched this yet, then you really need to change that! I felt like they actually made it a little more innocent than the book was instead of the other way around, which is something that I completely support. Some of the acting wasn’t the best and I definitely understood why this was on Netflix and not a movie theatre, but I was still so pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. And can I be the millionth person to comment on how amazing the kid playing Peter Kavinsky is? I may have already re-watched this one a couple of times….
Looking forward to September
You premieres on Lifetime on September 9th (though your local listing may be different). You remains one of the most messed up books I have ever read and I am really looking forward to seeing what they do with it on the screen. Here’s hoping Penn Badgley’s Joe can be a better kind of creepy than Dan Humphries…
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You’re niece is so adorable! I am going to listen to the audiobook of You before it premieres but I am a little scared. I know it is going to be so creepy!
Thank you! She’s so fun! I hope you enjoy You. It actually wasn’t quite as creepy as I thought it would be, but it’s super messed up. I kind of creeped myself out more because I started to, like, agree with how Joe was thinking and it’s crazy.
Little nieces are the best. I have a two-year-old niece who I adore. The To All the Boys I’ve Before movie makes my heart all warm and fuzzy. And sometimes you don’t need the best movie, but just a warm and fuzzy one. I confess I have watched it four times >_< I hope you enjoy the Labor Day weekend and happy September!
Nieces are the best! I wish I lived closer to both of mine, but I really enjoyed being able to spend some time with them. I definitely agree with you about wanting a warm and fuzzy story sometimes. I will probably match your views on it before the weekend is out. 🙂
I’m reading Pieces of Her this month! I also just started reading You so I can watch the series…it looks fantastic from the previews.
I hope you enjoy both of those book! They are both good. I am so excited for the You tv show!
Nice Wrap up! Looks like you had a great month! Your niece looks so cute! I haven’t read YOU but the TV show adaptation piqued my interest. I might give it a shot.
I hope you have a wonderful September! 🙂
Thank you! My niece is pretty adorable, if I do say so myself. I hope you have a wonderful September, too!
My daughter and co-blogger also fell in love with this series!!!! Great month
Thanks!
Your niece is so cute! I love the shirts and leggings :). I still need to read You. I am setting my DVR to tape it right now.
Thank you! She’s very fun. I look forward to hearing what you think of You. I’m cautiously optimistic about the show.
Great post and post and ❤
Thank you 🙂
haha being an aunt is the best, it’s like being a grandma except without being old and you don’t have to have kids first! 😀 I haven’t been to the McKinley Monument since I was a kid, either. I vaguely remember a family field trip many years ago. I really need to revisit some of the stuff we did when I was a kid, because I know there are some other cool museums and parks that I haven’t been to in forever. Anyway, great wrap up!! Happy September!!
Haha yes, that is exactly what being an aunt is like! I had one specific memory of the McKinley museum from childhood, that I did not remember was actually at the Mckinley museum until we went there again. I think my next stop should be the Football Hall of Fame which I have been to exactly once in my life (and basically remember hating every minute of lol).
I didn’t realize You was going to be on Lifetime…I’m going to have to record it! And now that I have Netflix (first time ever), I need to watch that movie.
What a great month!! Love the adorable picture and glad you had fun visiting with family!
My DVR is set, too! I’m so excited for it. And congrats on Netflix! (I have a profile under my brother’s account haha.) The movie is absolutely adorable, I hope you enjoy it!
That picture of you and your niece is too adorable!!! I love it!
Thank you! She’s pretty darn cute! We had so much fun with her.
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Really need to get around to reading You before the show comes out! And wow, you got to meet Karin Slaughter again! That’s so cool. 😮 😮 Hope September will be a calm and fun month of reading for you, Stephanie!
I just watched You and they did a pretty good job of pulling off the freaky vibe I was hoping for. I’m not sure if I would’ve enjoyed it as much if I hadn’t read the book, though, but you can still follow it easily without having done so.
That definitely sounds promising! The trailer looked really good though, so I’m not surprised to hear your approval of it now. 😀
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