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Saturday, August 1, 2015

July reading wrap up

Another month over, and I once again read far more books than was good for me... I also had a small "what am I doing with my life??" moment when Sweeney mentioned that she wasn't planning on rereading The Diviners before Lair of Dreams comes out, and I was all "I kind of have to because I've read a million books since then and have no idea what happened". Except I calculated how many books it's been since I read The Diviners in December 2012, and the answer is SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX BOOKS WHAT THE HELL, KIRSTI.

Books read: 37. WHAT. HOW.

New vs rereads: 21 new books versus 16 rereads. More even than last month, but still not ideal!
Most read genre: CONTEMPORARY. Again. Contemporary books really need to stop being so damned good... That said, the genres were far more balanced than last month!

Favourite book: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick. This feels a little like cheating, seeing as it was a reread. But OH WELL. It was easily my favourite this month.
Least favourite book: Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich. I gave up 50 pages in because it was filling me with rage, and I couldn't handle that much rage at 6.50am.
Favourite cover: I really love the cover on this edition of The Diviners by Libba Bray. It's SO much prettier than the Kindle edition I read when it first came out!

Diverse Books Project: I've decided that from this point on, I'm going to be reading far less books set in the US. Because there are so many amazing diverse books out there, and to have more than 50% of what I've read so far set in ONE COUNTRY seems ridiculous. Other than that, it's going pretty damned well!

In July, I ended up reading 4 graphic novels, 3 non-fiction books, and 30 novels. There are links to all my Goodreads reviews below!

My Life Next Door (My Life Next Door, #1)

My Life Next Door (My Life Next Door, #1)

4.5 stars: My Life Next Door |

4.25 stars: More Happy Than Not |

War Brothers: The Graphic Novel

Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870

Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke (Prisoner of Night and Fog, #2)

3.75 stars: Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke |

Hidden Huntress (The Malediction Trilogy, #2)

In the Arms of Morpheus: The Tragic History of Laudanum, Morphine, and Patent Medicines

Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4)

2.75 stars: Thunderhead |

2 stars: South of Darkness |

1 star: Naughty Neighbor |

What did you read in July?

K xx

So. July is a thing that's happening now. WHERE IS THIS YEAR GOING OH MY GOD.

Books read: 35. I need to stop. This is getting utterly ridiculous.
New vs rereads: 21 new books versus 14 rereads. So much for keeping things balanced........
Most read genre: CONTEMPORARY. Good Lord, I read a lot of contemporary books in June.

Favourite book: Fairwil by Alysia Gray Painter, which I suspect comes as no surprise to anybody who's been around here for any length of time. But really, there was a pretty narrow margin between Fairwil and a few other books this month. I read SIX five star books in June. SIX!!! That's unheard of.
Least favourite book: Buffy the Vampire Slayer S8 V7 - Twilight by Brad Meltzer. It was a trainwreck and a half.
Favourite cover: Probably The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh. I love the depth to it.

Diverse Books Project: It's going pretty well at the moment! Although I do really need to branch out and read more books with male protagonists...

In June, I ended up reading 3 graphic novels, 3 non-fiction books, and 29 novels. There are links to all my Goodreads reviews below!