The Month of July:
July was filled with lots of family visiting, a wedding, berry picking and lots of time in the water, either on the lake or at the pool. It was a hot and humid the last few weeks for us around here and I am very grateful to have air conditioning both at work and at home. When I was growing up I remember summers sleeping next to a huge box fan and I still love sleeping with the sound of a fan now.
Reading Recap:
I actually read a lot more than I had expected. The only way I keep track of all my books is on Goodreads, so it is always a little bit of a surprise when I add them all up at the end of each month. I read a lot on Kindle, a few audiobooks and a couple of hard copy books.
My daytime reading was pretty low but I made up for it with audiobooks and reading before bed and also on some early mornings. I have the best memories of reading during the wedding weekend while drinking my coffee and having the most beautiful Jay Peak mountain view.
Reading Highs
My favorite books this month and my only 5 star reads were After The End by Clare Mackintosh and Limitless Mind by Jo Boaler. They were both powerful in very different ways (one is fiction one is non-fiction)and ones that will really stick with me!
The Perfect Summer Reading:
The Escape Room, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and The Unbreakables were perfect books for a summer reading list. They were enjoyable, a bit different and had enough back story to fill my quota for understanding the WHY!! which is my general problem with some books these days…I like details that helps everything all come together and these were satisfying in that way!
Reading Lows:
I had a bit of a frustrating month with the “thriller genre” and The Turn of The Key and Lock Every Door were just 3-star reads and not ones I would recommend.
And while City of Girls started off well for me, it ended up dragging and felt a bit…boring? Maybe I was just in the wrong mood for it because I have read a lot of amazing reviews for it as well…
July Book Ratings:
After The End by Clare Mackintosh
My Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of After The End can be found HERE.
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
My Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of The Idea Of You is coming soon.
The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of The Unbreakables is coming soon.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of City of Girls is coming soon.
Mine by Courtney Cole
My Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
*My full review of Mine is coming soon.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill can be found HERE
The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of The Reckless Oath We Made can be found HERE
Limitless Mind by Jo Boaler
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of Limitless Mind can be found HERE
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of The Escape Room can be found HERE
You’ve Been Volunteered by Laurie Gelman
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of You’ve Been Volunteered is coming soon.
The Turn of The Key by Ruth Ware
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of The Turn of The Key can be found HERE
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
*My full review of Lock Every Door can be found HERE
How was your last month of reading? Did you have any favorites? I would love to hear!
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