June was an exceptionally busy, but fun month for me. My birthday falls in early June, which means lots of shiny new books for me, and I also spent a lot of time with family and friends. Despite being super busy, I managed to read 12 books in June.
Books I read
Jade City by Fonda Lee (review)
This is How you Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Saga vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughn & Fiona Staples
Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell
Atlas Alone by Emma Newman (review)
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (review)
Gumiho/Wicked Fox by Kat Cho (review)
The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
The Van Apfel Girls are Gone by Felicity McLean
Bone China by Laura Purcell
Of the 12 books I read this month, three of them were audiobooks and six were advance copies. Not bad! I really feel like I’m starting to get the ARC situation in hand (at least more in hand than it has been for years) and I’m reading ahead of publication dates. Go me!
I read a lot of great stuff this month, but I think Atlas Alone, Bone China, Gumiho, and Jade City were my favourites. Reviews for every book, with the exception of Saga because I don’t tend to review ongoing graphic novel series, will be live soon! I’m also on the blog tour for The Kingdom and This is How You Lose the Time War, so keep an eye out for those in July.
Books I bought
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Paper and Hearts Society by Lucy Powrie
Fleet of Knives by Gareth L. Powell
Monsters:The passion and loss that created Frankenstein by Sharon Dogar
The Sharp Edge of a Snowflake by Sif Sigmarsdóttir
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
How to Life Safely in a Science Fiction Universe by Charles Yu
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
The Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron
Priest of Bones by Peter McLean
A lot of book purchasing happened this month! Some are from a wee shopping trip I did with my mum (book buying runs in the family), and a fair few were one-off purchases. I think I’m most excited to read The Sharp Edge of a Snowflake, Fleet of Knives, and Middlegame.
Birthday books!
Emily Eternal by M.G. Wheaton
Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell
The Furies by Kate Lowe
Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
The Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Endymion by Dan Simmons
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
Blood of Assassins by R. J. Barker
Malice by John Gwynne
The Modern Faerie Tales by Holly Black
Want by Cindy Pon
Velocity Weapon by Megan O’Keefe
The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hooray for birthday presents and giftcards!! I had a very bookish birthday this year and received a bunch of bookish birthday presents. I also got a Waterstones giftcard, which went toward rebuying some beloved books I don’t own anymore — specifically the Joe Abercrombie and Robin Hobb books you see above.
Book post
Crowfall by Ed McDonald
Guimo/Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
Night of Stars by Tom Lloyd
The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang
Days of Future Past by Alex Irvine
A Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco
Verify by Joelle Charbonneau
The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy
Jade War by Fonda Lee
The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt
The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner
The Hills have Spies by Mercedes Lackey
Eye Spy by Mercedes Lackey
June was an amazing month for book post! There’s a whole ton of stuff to love here, but I am most excited for The Dragon Republic (of course), Jade War (also, of course), Crowfall, and A Never Tilting World. I’m going to do my best to read everything before the publication date, although that’s pretty unrealistic. Pub dates for these books range from June to November!
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