June is a wrap! I can’t believe June is already over — where has the time gone? Fortunately, July is here and that means YALC is around the corner! How is my YALC TBR going? It’s best to just not ask.
I managed to read a whopping 13 books this month! I feel like I’m spending more and more time reading, which is great! I also may or may not have been spoiled for my birthday with books and giftcards, so I still ended up bringing in more books than I read this month. You know what? This is my brand. I am on brand.
Books I read
The Light Over London by Julia Kelly (also known as Author Sister)
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
Shattermoon by Dominic Dulley (review)
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
The Rising Storm by Ceri A. Lowe
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn (review)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Simon versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Ravencry by Ed McDonald (blog tour post)
City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
Reviews for all these books are coming up if they aren’t already live! I actually am reading so much that I need to increase my review posting schedule. Yikes.
The best books this month were easily Ravencry, City of Blades, The Light Over London, and Every Heart a Doorway. I’m not allowed to review Author Sister’s marvelous book, but I can safely say that even if I weren’t massively biased I would love it. Go preorder it. Seriously.
I ended up being a little disappointed by both The Woman in the Window and The Hazel Wood. My review for The Woman in the Window is live — go check out the link for my thoughts. The Hazel Wood started out incredibly strong and ended up derailing itself a bit. Keep an eye out for my review coming soon.
Books I bought
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Runelight by Joanne Harris
Can you tell I went to a Joanne Harris event this month? She did an event at Waterstones and I went with Judith from Chain Interaction and one of my other friends! We had a marvelous time and got to chat with the lovely Joanne. I’m in awe of her storytelling ability and general kindness.
Birthday books
Beowulf translated by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Fall of Arthur translated by J. R. R. Tolkien
Beren and Lúthien by J. R. R. Tolkien
Every Heart a Dooryway by Seanan McGuire
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
Thunderhead by Neil Schusterman
The Beast Player by Nanoko Uehashi
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Empire of Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer by Sydney Padua
Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French
A Thousand Nights by E. K. Johnston
The Fairy Tales of Angela Carter
Rotherweird by Andrew Caldercott
Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
You know what? Let’s just ignore this section and move on. I’m going to attempt to do No Buy July with Asha from A Cat, a Book, and a Cup of Tea. Wish us luck.#
Book post
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall
Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi
The Light Between Us by Katie Khan
Retribution Road by Antonin Varenne
Where The Missing Go by Emma Rowley
Redemption’s Blade by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrift by Rob Boffard
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
Shattermoon by Dominic Dulley
The Mermaid by Christina Henry
Gracy and Fury by Tracy Bangheart
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
What a freaking great month for book post! Can you believe all the great stuff that has come through my letterbox? I’ve implemented this six-week policy for all my review copies — I have to read and ideally review them within six weeks of receiving them — and it’s going great so far. I still have a long way to go before I read this pile down, but I am making progress!
July promises to be an amazing month. Not only do I get to go on holiday again (!!), I’ll be meeting Becky Chambers twice, I’ll be going to an event that Orion is throwing in London, and YALC comes at the end of the month. Reading? Who has time for that?
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