Definitely not behind on these LOL Okay, so this is the fourth post I’ve typed in two days, so maybe I’m kind of catching up??? We’ll see what happens. In the meantime, some numbers that are only four months behind!!
Favorite June Read
Unusually, I think I’m going to go with a nonfiction book for this slot – I really enjoyed The Perfect Horse so much. It was everything I want from nonfiction history: engaging, interesting, informative, and readable. I probably enjoyed my rereads of the Narnia books more, but I like to choose new reads for this spot when I can!!
Most Disappointing June Read
The Sleeper and the Spindle. It was just weird and creepy to me.
Other June Reads
- 2.5*
- The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
- 3.*
- The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
- Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson
- The January Girl by Joslyn Gray
- Kitty’s Class Day by Louisa May Alcott
- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
- 3.5*
- 10 Truths and a Dare by Ashley Elston
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Falling for Rachel by Nora Roberts
- Led Zeppelin: Heaven & Hell by Charles Cross & Erik Flannigan
- Luring a Lady by Nora Roberts
- Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne
- The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
- Taming Natasha by Nora Roberts
- When We Were Young by A.A. Milne
- Written in Starlight by Isabel Ibañez
- 4*
- 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
- All About Us by Tom Ellen
- Considering Kate by Nora Roberts
- The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer
- Convincing Alex by Nora Roberts
- Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
- Missee Lee by Arthur Ransome
- Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater
- Russian Magic Tales edited by Robert Chandler
- Waiting for Nick by Nora Roberts
- 4.5*
- The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
- Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
- 5*
- The Horse & His Boy by C.S. Lewis
- The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
June States
- Total Number of Books Read: 33 (0 Kindle, 33 physical)
- Total Pages Read: 9027 (highest for the year so far)
- Average Star Rating for September: 3.69
- Longest Book: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (627 pages)
- Shortest Book: The Sleeper & the Spindle (69 pages)
- Oldest Book: Emma (published 1815)
- Newest Book: Written in Starlight, People We Meet on Vacation, Mister Impossible, Every Vow You Break, 10 Truths & a Dare, and The Soulmate Equation were all published this year.
- Number of New-to-Me Authors: 3
June DNFs
None this month!!
TBR Update
This I keep updated as I go, so it’s current as of today, rather than as of the end of June.
For those of you who don’t know, I’m weirdly obsessive with organizing the TBR, and have it on a spreadsheet divided into six different tabs:
- Standalones: 503 (down six!!)
- Nonfiction: 127 (up two)
- Personal (which includes all books I own (fiction and nonfiction), but lists any series I own as only one entry…): 645 (down three!)
- Series (each series counted separately, not each book within a series): 253 (up one)
- Mystery Series (each series counted separately, not each book within a series): 114 (holding steady)
- New Arrivals – (I have a lot of books that I have been gifted or that I pick up somewhere and they get put on my “oh I’m so excited about this shiny new book” shelf… and then of course don’t actually get read.): 146 (up three)
Current Reads
Only reading two books right now – a lot of my series buddy reads have wound down for the year!! I’m reading Emily’s Quest by L.M. Montgomery. It’s the third in the Emily of New Moon trilogy, which I have somehow never read before… and am not planning to ever read again. They are definitely more depressing and serious than the Montgomery books that I love. I just don’t find Emily as likable as Anne, either. They’re interesting and I’m glad to read them, but don’t see myself revisiting, especially since her one love interest is just DREADFUL.
I am also, believe it or not, on THE FINAL BOOK of the 87th Precinct series – book FIFTY-FIVE!!!!
Last Time on “Up Next…”
Did I actually read my probably next five reads from last time?
- Lexie Star mysteries – I read the first one and it was DREADFUL! So that’s an entire series off the list!
- The Duke’s Disappearance – Yes! I read this one and it was decent but not amazing.
- Flint Spears – another yes! This was a solid read – Will James’s writing is so different yet engaging.
- Sam in the Suburbs – despite rather needing a Wodehouse fix, the answer to this one is no… but soon!!
- Holdfast – another no. This one just keeps getting ditched in line!!
Up Next…
The probable next five(ish) reads –
So for the month of October, Litsy has a giant “contest” called Scarathlon. Everyone who wants to read along signs up to be on a team (one team focuses on horror/supernatural books while the other team focuses on mysteries/thrillers), so I decided to take October and focus on either wrapping up and progressing on a few of the mystery series I’m reading!! So –
- Beside finishing the 87th Precinct series, I’m also planning to read the entire Shetland Island series by Ann Cleeves. I read the first book in September and really enjoyed it, so I’m intrigued to read the rest (eight books altogether).
- I read the first five Leaphorn & Chee books in July & August. There are 20-something of them altogether so I won’t be finishing this series this month, but I am hoping to read books 6-10!
- The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie – this is the next book for the Agatha Christie club on Litsy; we’re reading all of Christie’s books in published order, although I’ve skipped a few haha
- The Jackal’s Head by Elizabeth Peters – Peters’s books are hit or miss for me, but I’m always willing to at least give them a try. This one has been on my TBR for quite a while and is due back at the library next week, so it’s actually probably going to be next up after I finish the last 87th Precinct book.
- The Birdwatcher by William Shaw – I’m also hoping to read at least a few of the thrillers that have been on my shelf for a while, like this one – books that looked really interesting and that I really wanted to read when I acquired them (mostly through BookOutlet; curse those $2 books!) but still haven’t actually read!!!
So that’s a wrap for JUNE… stay tuned for July in October!! :-D
The Aroma of Books 