Books I Read in July 2025

I read 10 books in July.

• You by Caroline Kepnes (Audio, 11 hr 6 min, 2014, Adult Thriller, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Pucking Strong by Emily Rath (Kindle, 704 pages, 2025, Adult Romance, NetGalley) - 4 stars | My Review
• Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 1 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle, 144 pages, 2021, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
• Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 2 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle, 139 pages, 2022, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 3 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle, 167 pages, 2022, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 4 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle, 133 pages, 2023, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Oathbound by Tracy Deonn (Audio, 24 hr 59 min, 2025, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Swept Away by Beth O'Leary (Audio, 9 hr 53 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Review) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert (Audio, 10 hr 13 min, 2025, Adult Fantasy, Review) - 3 stars | My Review
• Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (Audio, 5 hr 35 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review

Pages read: 1,287 pages + 61 hr 46 min
Pages DNF: 0

August 2025 TBR

Update for last month:  July was back to more of normal reading month for me and I even finished half of my TBR. I ended up finishing 10 books and read quite a few Kindle books out of all of those which is also a newer goal for me.

Goals for this month: In August, I'd just really like to finish these books lol. I'm at the point where I may stop posting TBRs each month because I clearly don't ever stick to them or read the books that I pick out. We're over halfway through the year and I've got so many backlogged TBR books.

My TBR for August:

• Well, Actually by Mazey Edding (Kindle/Netgalley)
• First Time Caller by B.K. Borrison (Physical)
• Cat Daddy by Jackson Galaxy (Kindle)
• The School of Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (Kindle)

What are you planning on reading in August?

June 2025 Book Haul

In June, I hauled 6 books - the fewest of the year so far. I spent $8.71 on my Audible sub and that's it. I saved $89.90 by using my local library. At the end of June, I have read 4 of the 6 books I hauled. My ratio of read to hauled has increased up to 82%, so I'm almost back to what I was before. I continue to try and haul only what I'm reading actively, but it's so hard to past up on free books not at the library!

PURCHASED BOOKS

1. The Invitation by Jodi Ellen Malpas (Kindle First)
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. Elphie by Gregory Maguire (Audio)
2. Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (Audio) 
3. My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner (Audio)
4. The Darkness Within Us by Trisha Levenseller (Audio) 
5. I'll Have What She's Having by Chelsea Handler (Kindle) 

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in June?

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in June 2025

I read 7 books in June.

• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Audio, 23 hr 52 hr, 2025, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Exes & O's by Amy Lea (Audio, 9 hr 37 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• The Shadows Between Us by Trisha Levenseller (Audio, 10 hr 11 min, 2020, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• The Darkness Within Us by Trisha Levenseller (Audio, 9 hr 35 min, 2024, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Elphie by Gregory Maguire (Audio, 7 hr 41 min, 2025, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 2.5 stars | My Review
• Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (Audio, 9 hr 59 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner (Audio, 6 hr 35 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review

Pages read: 77 hr 30 min
Pages DNF: 0

July 2025 TBR

Update for last month:  June was actually a fairly okay month but I didn't read for a lot of it and instead spent a lot of it binging Drag Race with my daughter after her tonsillectomy. I've also done a lot of training at work so I'm so exhausted that I've been falling asleep super quick at night and also not listening to audiobooks at work.

Goals for this month: In July, I'm going way back to the beginning of the year to try and start getting the oldest of this year's TBR read. I should at this point just stop making TBRs because I'm so bad at sticking to them LOL

 
My TBR for July:

• Wicked by Gregory Maguire (Physical/Reread)
• Cat Daddy by Jackson Galaxy (Kindle)
• Swept Away by Beth O'Leary (Kindle/Netgalley) 
• Hot Vampire Next Door by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle/Netgalley) 

What are you planning on reading in July?