Spell the Month in Books August 2025
Hey all~

Welcome to a new Spell the Month in Books! This time I am spelling out August!
And yes, my vacation is going well, or at least I assume given that I am writing this post before my vacation, haha. But given how badly I needed a vacation I am sure I am enjoying myself to the fullest.
I was a bit worried about this one, not just two U’s but also a G. But I can tell you, I went through my list and very quickly I found all the books I needed for to spell out the month! Let’s hope September (with 3 E’s) will also go well. crosses fingers
All the books in my post are from my OMG Need to Buy Shelves! I should really get them when the prices are right over on Amazon/Libristo~
What books did you use for this month’s Spell the Month? And what book are you currently reading? Any fun recommendations? Let me know in the comments!
The original creator of this tag is Reviews From The Stacks!
Opposites attract in this risqué office romance!
On the surface, handsome Sales Manager Tsubaki is all smiles and professional grace — but underneath, he’s a workaholic who bears the brunt of a tyrannical boss and throws himself into work to avoid heartache. When his first encounter with the newest transfer to his division, Makino, results in a clash of personalities, Tsubaki assumes that they might be too different to get along… But the forthright and fearless Makino turns out to be just Tsubaki’s type, and attraction sparks between them when they end up as next-door neighbors at the company dormitory!
Tsubaki is determined to listen to his head over his heart and keep clear lines drawn between them, but there’s no helping it; Makino’s affections win him over despite his best efforts. Even though it might be a bad idea to mix business with pleasure, an impulsive hook-up turns into something more!
This book contains explicit sexual content and is not meant for anyone under 18 years of age.
Other content warnings alcohol use, romantic/sexual relations between coworkers, a relationship between a manager and subordinate
Flaco captured the country’s imagination with his surprising flight toward freedom, but he’s not the first owl to experience the wonders of city life. National Geographic host Christian Cooper shares more about these incredible urban birds and the fame that found them.
Lifelong birder Christian Cooper introduces us to the majestic owls that have made New York City their home. Learn about Flaco, the Eurasian Eagle-Owl that captured all our hearts, Barry the Barred Owl, Geraldine the Great Horned Owl, and Rocky the Saw-whet Owl.
With robust backmatter that provides more details on owl characteristics, hoots, and conservation, The Urban Owls will help foster love for wildlife in our youngest generation.
Full of chills and twists, a twelve-year-old boy is thrilled that he’ll get to play endless games at his family’s arcade, but soon realizes he’s in the fight of his life when he’s forced to save himself and his possessed Uncle from a sinister video game.
Danny is spending a week with his Uncle Bill who runs a massive retro arcade called PixelWorks. His only plan is to play as many games as possible from open to close, but he wasn’t expecting to find the Holy Grail of arcade collectors, a gruesome looking game titled Grin.
Anyone who plays the game becomes surprisingly violent, and soon with the help of his friend Jodi and a knowledgeable videogame streamer, Danny realizes that Grin holds the soul of a dead serial killer.
Soon, the killer makes the jump into Bill’s body, and it’s up to Danny to figure out a way to stop him for good.
AI meets American Girl Dolls in this quirky novel about a group of preteen androids who have been cast aside and have to make their own way in a new human colony.
Max isn’t always sweet and bubbly. That wouldn’t be an issue except for the fact that she’s programmed to be. “Max” isn’t even her real name. She’s a Libby– one of the most popular A.I.Cademy Girl social robots, which top the sales charts for girls ages eight to twelve. They look almost human and there’s a companion to fit every personality. Wendys are smart. Robins are sporty. Noras are artistic. And Libbys? As the box they come in Always chipper, cheerful, and sweet, Libby(TM) makes the perfect friend.
But despite her packaging and her programmed memories, Max is feeling the opposite of perfect. The only thing she wants to know is why. But this question uncovers bigger answers than she bargained for – like the shocking fate of the other A.I.Cademy Girls, and what the founders of their idyllic community are really hiding. Max may not be the perfect Libby, but she’ll have to embrace what makes her uniquely Max to save herself and her friends before they’re all sent to the junkyard.
A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods.
While on a camping trip, five high-schoolers bound by an oath to always protect one another discover something in the middle of the forest: a mysterious staircase to nowhere. One friend climbs up but does not come back down. Then the staircase disappears. Twenty years later it reappears, and the friends return to find the lost boy—and what lies beyond the staircase.
They Wish They Were Us meets Nothing Left to Tell in this young adult thriller about three girls with entangled pasts who compete for glory in their private school’s annual tournament, putting their survival skills and their relationships to the test.
Gardner isn’t like other boarding schools. They take in those who’ve been rejected everywhere else, they offer a survival skills class that has students killing and gutting animals, and then there’s the Tournament.
A competition available only to seven elite seniors, the Tournament is revered by the entire student body. They’d do almost anything—including completing a series of grueling physical challenges—to win the champion’s cup.
And this year, three seniors make the Tournament more cutthroat than ever.
Max, the ruthless scholarship student who can’t afford any distractions, not even her ex best friend Nora’s stupid confession of love at the end of last year that ruined everything between them.
Nora, who always put herself on the sidelines so Max could have everything she wanted, but might just be ready for center stage now that Max has brutally excised herself from Nora’s life.
And Teddy, the transfer who’s on her last chance and will chase any high that can pull her back from the gaping, dark void inside herself that’s always threatening to pull her in.
If one of them wants to win, then they can’t let anything—or anybody—get in their way.





