August is summer time for most, not just on the northern hemisphere thanks to the climate crisis, yay. And summer time is often associated with …
Theme: beach
Read and review anything that’s a book – novels, comics, mangas, graphic novels, poem collections, scripts, short stories, zines, et cetera. (Audiobooks count too, of course!).
How to take part
- Write a review of a/multiple book/s that play/s or involve/s (on) a beach.
- Post the review here on Pending Plays. (New here? Check out this page: https://pendingplays.co.uk/join-us/)
- Add the tag BookGuildAugust2026 to your post
Rules
- Read the book in August (it can be a volume from a series you’re currently reading, but shouldn’t be a re-read).
- The contents don’t matter – can be any genre, any theme, etc.
- Timeframe to read and review: 1st August to 5th August 2026 (deadline extended because I uploaded the info post so late)
- (If you happen to be busy, don’t worry about posting your review after the timeframe! We’re not that strict here.)
Please join our Discord and get the Book Guild role, to not miss out on any announcements or other info! You can also add your read book to our reading challenge on StoryGraph.
Looking forward to your reviews!
~A. S.
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Written By: Arden Skye aka Ayxan Solongo aka TimeFliesAway
Favorite game/film/book: doesn’t have one, cause there are too many good ones!
About: A child of Mother Nature, traveling through the multiverse. Likes to explore the stories of unique individuals – most often referred to as “weird” in a lot of worlds.
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