July was a busy month of reading, with a mix of ARCs, backlist titles, and a couple of DNFs that reminded me it’s okay to move on when a book isn’t the right fit.
📖 By the Numbers
- Books Finished: 10
- DNFs: 2
- Pages Read: 3,094
- Average Rating: 🤓🤓🤓🤓 (3.9/5)
📚 Books I Read
- 🤓🤓🤓🤓 Burnout Summer
- 🤓🤓🤓 Beyond the Fields
- The Lady of the Mine (DNF)
- The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge (DNF)
- 🤓🤓🤓🤓 Gingerbread Bones
- 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓 Homeseeking
- 🤓🤓🤓🤓 The Killing Rules
- 🤓🤓🤓🤓 Sweet Fury
- 🤓🤓🤓🤓 Good Joy, Bad Joy
- 🤓🤓🤓 Rosarita
- 🤓🤓🤓🤓 The Village Phantom
- 🤓🤓🤓🤓 Liberty Island
💜 Favorite Book of the Month
Gingerbread Bones
Even though Homeseeking earned my only five-nerd rating this month, Gingerbread Bones is the book that stands out as my favorite. It was clever, engaging, and exactly the kind of story I love discovering.
😕 Biggest Disappointment
The Lady of the Mine
Unfortunately, this one just wasn’t for me, and I chose to DNF rather than push through.
📚 What I Learned
I also discovered that short story collections probably aren’t my thing. After DNFing The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge, I realized I much prefer settling into one story than jumping between many.
🔜 Looking Ahead to August
August will be focused on catching up on my ARCs. I’m especially looking forward to Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland and Storm Caller by Nisha J. Tuli, both of which I accepted at publisher request. I’m also excited to read The Shippers by Katherine Center. As for my backlist and indie reads, those are always chosen at random, so I’m looking forward to seeing what unexpected gems August has in store.
I didn’t read as much as I should have done in July, but out of the few books I read my favourite was Money to Burn by Asta Olivia Nordenho.
I don’t think there’s ever a “should” when it comes to reading. 😊 A few books you truly enjoy are better than rushing through a bunch. I haven’t heard of Money to Burn, but I’ll have to look it up. Thanks for sharing your favorite! 📚💜