#june wrap up

[bookcub]

my reading has slowed down slightly, i stopped and started a few other books i didn't end up documenting. review for when the angels left the old country is in draft form!

[tolive1000lives]

We’ve hit the halfway mark of the 2024 reading challenge! These are most of my 2024 reads and I’m excited to add to the stack!

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

JOMP BPC - June 30th - Read in June

another small reading month but I feel like I’m finally getting back into the groove of things, enjoying what I’m reading again ☺️

[princessofbookaholics]

I'm in such a thriller mood, all i feel like reading lately are thrillers and I love it! My favorite of the month was Middle of the Night and I'm so happy and anticipated release actually lived up to my expectations! We're halfway through the year and I'm FINALLY starting to get some 5 star reads. Here's the wrap up:

The It Girl ⭐⭐⭐

The Paradise Problem ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fragile Sanctuary ⭐⭐⭐

Nightwatching ⭐⭐⭐

Night Shift ⭐⭐⭐

One Perfect Couple ⭐⭐

False Start ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Housemaid ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Only If You're Lucky ⭐⭐⭐

Middle of the Night ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Garnet Flats ⭐⭐

Where Sleeping Girls Lie ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Distress Signals ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summer Romance ⭐⭐⭐

[lizziestudieshistory]

Books of 2023 - June

Between finishing my PGCE, still struggling with burnout, and a lack of self restraint with the PS4 I've had a bit of a shit reading month in comparison to my last few months. I did reread Emma though and that's made everything better.

Witches: James I and the English Witch-Hunts by Tracy Borman - I've not been discreet about my disdain for this book. It's full of unsupported speculation and bad faith interpretation of James I/his courtiers. If you want to read some fuller thoughts then read this. And if you are interested in Jacobean/English witches then don't read this book, if you want any recommendations then please ask, but be aware I'm not a specialist in the history of witches.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling - pretty much the same as last month, I was stressed and needed an audiobook.

Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie - this was fine? Although I completely forgot I'd read this until I checked my reading journal so...take that as you will.

Metamorphoses by Ovid - started off really well for me. I loved Phaethon, enjoyed books 4-7 (I think? That feels right but I'm writing this on the train and away from my journal) a lot! But after this I got bored and was tired of the repetitive nature of the myths. I'm also not a pastoral/nature girl when it comes to books, so the endless amounts of trees, grottos, flowers, and birds started to grate in me.

Emma by Jane Austen - to quote Mr Knightley, "my dearest, most beloved Emma"! I've spoken at length about Emma and my feelings about it are only getting stronger as I reread it. It's my favourite book. It makes me happy. I cannot adequately into words how much I love it and why.

The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin - I enjoyed my latest foray into Earthsea a lot, but it wasn't a patch on The Tombs of Atuan. I personally didn't connect with Arren's journey as much as Tenar's and it did effect my enjoyment. It is an excellent book, and I loved seeing Ged's arc come into completion (well, sort of - it FEELS very complete from here so I'm feeling apprehensive about coming back to him in Tehanu, but I have faith in Le Guin) but it wasn't my favourite of the three so far.

Articles on Emma - I'm not listing them all, I don't have the time, but, obviously, it's been a real mixed bag but I've been enjoying myself. It's been fun thinking about Emma in different ways. I'm just going to keep reading them until I've stopped having fun. It's also weird straying out of academic history and into literary criticism 😅

Currently Reading:

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - and regretting it

Evelina by Frances Burney - loving it!

More articles about Emma!

[aliteraryprincess]

June 2024 Wrap Up

Well, here we are at the end of June. It doesn't feel like we should be that far into the year, but... 🤷🏻‍♀️ This was a strange month since it kicked off with me and my husband being in a car crash. So yeah...that was fun...

Books Read: 9

I'm actually surprised by how much I got read because for a while there I'd only finished two books. My favorite of the month was The Poison Thread--absolutely fantastic! My least favorite was Interview with the Vampire. I never say this, but the show is better. I've opted not to rate HP due to the author being a hateful person. I only read it because my husband and I both needed something easy to follow, familiar, and comforting. Plus my husband has a very short list of books that actually interest him. I read it out loud to him while he was recovering from his concussion since he had to avoid screens. Titles marked with ® are rereads.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling - No Rating®

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller - 3.5 stars

A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll - 5 stars

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice - 2.5 stars

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters - 4 stars

The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell - 5 stars

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher - 4 stars

Dog Songs by Mary Oliver - 3.5 stars

An Autobiography by Anthony Trollope - 4 stars

On Tumblr:

God, there is almost nothing here. At least I got my Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag up at the very end.

May 2024 Wrap Up

Tagged: Favorite Character Poll

Tagged: Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag

Wanna see my fucked up car?

On YouTube:

A bit more here, thankfully. Not as much as I would usually hope, but it's pretty good considering the circumstances.

May Wrap Up | 12 books for Mental Health May & more!

The George Eliot Project | Wrap Up & Ranking

Currently Reading 6/17/24

The Library Tag

July TBR | Jane Austen July & more!

Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2024

[remusfinglupin]

June Wrap-Up

- The Atlas Six (reread): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- The Atlas Paradox: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (reread): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- I Am Invited to a Party! (3x, working with kids): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- There’s a Giraffe in my Soup (working with kids): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- There is a Bird on Your Head! (2x, working with kids): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky (reread): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Happy Pig Day! (2x, working with kids): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- The Leaf Thief (2x, working with kids): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (reread): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Bear’s New Friend (working with kids): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Bear Snores On (working with kids): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Bear Feels Scared (working word kids): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Never Ever Getting Back Together: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

[bookishlyvintage]

everything I read in June & my thoughts

[ismahanescorner]

June Wrap-up!

heyy! so june wasn’t a bad reading month per se, but it wasn’t as good as the previous month alas.

Books:

Danila (Her Russian Protector #9): 3/5 🌟

It Happened One Summer: 3/5 🌟

Death’s Obsession: 2.5/5 🌟

Heartstopper (Vol. 4): 4/5 🌟

Shows & Movies:

Avatar: The Way Of Water: 7/10 🌟

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse 9/10 🌟

I Am Dragon: 8/10 🌟

Transformers #1: 5/10 🌟

Bumblebee: 8/10 🌟

The Help: 8/10 🌟

Demon Slayer (Season 3): 8/10 🌟

hopefully july will be a better month!

bye! 🫰🏼✌🏼

[lizard-reads-the-world]

Half-year wrap-up and 1 Year Anniversary!

I posted the first review for my YA World Challenge reading project on June 24 last year, so I just realized it's my 1 year anniversary!

So far I have finished 40 countries/regions! Including 2 trilogies and 1 duology that makes 45 books, at a rate of almost 4 per month. I'm pretty happy with that progress! I finished 20 books in 2023 so far.

I'm also happy that I'm still enjoying this project. Sticking to genres I like has helped, and I'm amazed by the diversity of new YA releases coming out lately, which has made it easy to pick up new books (thanks, Netgalley!!)

Challenge progress:

40 of 208 countries/regions (newly added in bold)

🇦🇫 Afghanistan - One Half from the East, Nadia Hashimi

🇦🇷 Argentina - Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - The Orphan Sky, Ella Leya

🇧🇸 Bahamas - Facing the Sun, Janice Lynn Mathers

🇧🇴 Bolivia - Woven in Moonlight + Written in Starlight, Isabel Ibañez

🇧🇼 Botswana - Entwined, Cheryl S. Ntumy

🇨🇦 Canada - This House is Not a Home, Katłıà

🇨🇫 Central African Republic - Beasts of Prey, Ayana Gray*

🇨🇳 China - Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan

🇨🇿 Czech Republic - Torch, Lyn Miller-Lachmann

🇪🇪 Estonia - The Man Who Spoke Snakish, Andrus Kivirähk

🇫🇯 Fiji - The Wild Ones, Nafiza Azad

🇫🇷 France - Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow, Faïza Guène

🇬🇷 Greece - Tina’s Web, Alki Zei

🇬🇱 Greenland - Last Night in Nuuk, Niviaq Korneliussen

🇬🇩 Grenada - Sugar Money, Jane Harris

🇮🇳 India - Lioness of Punjab, Anita Jari Kharbanda

🇮🇶 Iraq - Yazidi!, Aurélien Ducoudray & Mini Ludvin

🇮🇪 Ireland - All Our Hidden Gifts, Caroline O'Donoghue

🇯🇵 Japan - Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Mizuki Tsujimura

🇱🇹 Lithuania - Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepatys

🇲🇾 Malaysia - The Weight of Our Sky, Hanna Alkaf

🇲🇽 Mexico - Secret of the Moon Conch - David Bowles; Guadalupe García McCall

🇲🇦 Morocco - Thorn, Intisar Khanani*

🇳🇬 Nigeria - An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon

🇲🇰 North Macedonia - A Spare Life, Lidija Dimkovska

🇵🇸 Palestine - Travellers Along the Way, Aminah Mae Safi

🇵🇱 Poland - When the Angels Left the Old Country, Sacha Lamb

🇵🇹 Portugal - Mariana, Katherine Vaz

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico - The Wicked Bargain, Gabe Cole Novoa

🇷🇴 Romania - And I Darken (trilogy), Kiersten White

🇷🇺 Russia - Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko

🇼🇸 Samoa - Telesā: The Covenant Keeper, Lani Wendt Young

🇬🇧 Scotland - The Library of the Dead, T.L. Huchu

🇸🇬 Singapore - Sofia and the Utopia Machine, Judith Huang

🇸🇪 Sweden - The Circle (Engelsfors trilogy), Sara Elfgren & Mats Strandberg

🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago - When the Vibe is Right, Sarah Dass

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson*

🇺🇸 United States - Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe - All That It Ever Meant, Blessing Musariri

*inspired fantasy world

Currently reading:

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - I Am Kavi, Thushanthi Ponweera 🇨🇺 Cuba - A Tall Dark Trouble, Vanessa Montalban

[thebooksanctum]

My June reading wrap up is live on my channel!

[nicsnovellife]

The most productive reading month I’ve had since starting a new job back last August. Also my Muna phase continues.

🪩 June Favorites 🪩

📚: The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

🎶: Crying on the Bathroom Floor by Muna

🍿: Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse

📺: The Bear

[tolive1000lives]

My reading wrap up through June!

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

Read in June 2023

even though I still didn’t read much this month, I’m feeling better about how my reading’s going. I’m getting better at saying “this isn’t for me, let’s try something else” so hopefully I can keep whittling down my TBR

I am thinking I’m gonna reassess my challenges for the year though because I’m really struggling to meet all my little goals and I think the stress of the goals is part of what’s making it hard to read more. so hopefully July will be a little better ^.^

Series reads: 1. The Iron Fey: Evenfall by Julie Kagawa        1. The Iron Vow - DNF 2. None Shall Sleep series by Ellie Marney        1. None Shall Sleep - 5/5 (reread)        2. Some Shall Break - 5/5

Familiar authors: 1. Then Everything Happens at Once by ME Girard - 3/5 2. A House With Good Bones by T Kingfisher - DNF

Backlog books: 1. Witches of Ash and Ruin by E Latimer - DNF 2. Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon - 3/5

Other reads: - Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest - 4/5

[princessofbookaholics]

I've had the most 2 stars in a month which was really unusual for me. My favorite of the month was The Daydreams by Laura Hankin and it was such a surprise! I love reading books about celebrities, they're so dramatic! Here is june's wrap up:

Five Survive ⭐⭐

The Love Wager ⭐⭐⭐⭐

In Your Dreams, Holden Rhodes ⭐⭐⭐

The Ex ⭐⭐

All the Dangerous Things ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Finn Rhodes Forever ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Yellowface ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Daydreams ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Nothing Man ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Archer's Voice ⭐⭐

Puck Me Secretly ⭐⭐⭐

Home Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐

My Pen is the Wing of a Bird ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Only One Left ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Never Coming Home ⭐⭐

My Year of Rest and Relaxation ⭐⭐⭐

Spirit Hunters ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Make it Sweet ⭐⭐

[bettslovesromance]

✨️✨️ June Wrap Up ✨️✨️

This month was almost *perfect* in terms of reading, four out of six were 5🌟

My new all time faves, in no particular order:

🎮 Role Play by Cathy Yardley

☕️ Brewbies by Kerrigan Byrne and Cynthia St Aubin

🎤 Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey

💃🏻 Take the Lead by Alexis Daria