Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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It's time for one of the best reading month of the year!!! Get ready for GarbAugust 4: The Final Chapter!

Weekly prompts:
Week 1 - 1st to 10th: Anything Goes
Week 2 - 11th to 17th: Shock Value
Week 3 - 18th to 24th: Cosy Trash
Week 4 - 25th to 31st: Apocalyptic Trash

Group Reads:
RIVALS by Jilly Cooper
ZOO by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

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