Reading Round-Up: July/August 2025

Time for my latest reading round-up here on The Writing Greyhound! Shall we get stuck in?

You can catch up here if you missed my last reading round-up post.

What is Reading Round-Up?

Reading round-up is a simple way for me to keep track of everything book-related and a fun way to show you what I've been reading over the last few months!

Out are the books I've read in July and August.

In are the books I acquired during that time.

Wishlist is the books I've discovered and want to buy, but have yet to get my hands on!

Out:

• The Pairing by Casey McQuiston 
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 
• Oxford Blood by Rachael Davis-Featherstone 
• The First Girl by Claire McGowan
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

In:

• Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
• Fly Girl by Ann Hood 
• The Other Side of Stone by Linda Cracknell 
• The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro 
• The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman 
• The Tenant by Freida McFadden 
• So Thrilled for You by Holly Bourne 
• A Neighbour's Guide to Murder by Louise Candlish 
• French Rhapsody by Antoine Laurain
• Owl King (Faery Realms #2) by Bex Hogan
• Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer 
• The Lost Evacuee by Cathy Sharp 
• A Cornish Secret (Tremarnock #4) by Emma Burstall
• Frankie by Graham Norton
• Picture Imperfect (Illustrated Mum #2) by Jacqueline Wilson

Wishlist:

• Confessions by Kanae Minato 
• The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy #2) by Katherine Arden
• Nettle (Faery Realms #1) by Bex Hogan 
• Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 
• The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel 
• A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 
• Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
• Tremarnock (Tremarnock #1) by Emma Burstall
• The Cornish Guest House (Tremarnock #2) by Emma Burstall
• Tremarnock Summer (Tremarnock #3) by Emma Burstall

What have you been reading recently? Have you read a book I should be aware of? Let me know in the comments below!