June 2021 Book Haul

Me: I'm not going to haul more than I can read.
Me every other month: Oops.

Par the course, I have hauled too many books and read absolutely none of them. I plan to read at least 2 of these in July, but it proved to be a very fruitful month for Netgalley approvals. But I guess, to be fair, I only bought 4 books. The rest were free to me - either giveaway wins, Netgalley, or library. So I can't complain too much. I'm excited for pretty much all of these books too!

Books I Read in June

I read 10 books in June.

• The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake (Audio, 9 hr, 2019, MG Contemporary, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (Audio, 9 hr 55 min, 2017, YA Contemporary, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Audio, 13 hr 28 min, 2020, YA Historical Fiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Anxious People by Frederik Backman (Audio, 9 hr 53 min, 2020, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• Smoke in the Sun by Renee Adhieh (Audio, 11 hr 59 min, 2018, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (Audio, 8 hr 24 min, 2020, YA Contemporary, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (Kindle, 320 pages, 2019, YA Contemporary, Purchased) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• Bookish & the Beast by Ashley Poston (Hardcover, 288 pages, 2020, YA Contemporary, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Audio, 14 hr 23 min, 2016, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Amber and Dusk by Lyra Selene (Hardcover, 368 pages, 2018, YA Fantasy, Owlcrate) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Owlcrate challenge
  

Pages read: 976 + 77 hr 2 min
Pages DNF: 0

READING STATS
BY FORMAT

• Kindle: 1 (2021 Total: 24)
  
• Physical: 2 (2021 Total: 13)
• Audio: 7 (2021 Total: 27)

BY PAGE COUNT

• Under 250 pages: 0 (2021 Total: 5)
• 250 to 400 pages: 6 (2021 Total: 39)
  
• 400 to 700 pages: 4 (2021 Total: 16)
• 700+ pages: 0 (2021 Total: 4)

BY METHOD OF OBTAINING

• Purchased: 4 (2021 Total: 20)
• Borrowed: 6 (2021 Total: 36)
• For Review: 0 (2021 Total: 8)
• Gifted: 0 (2021 Total: 0)

BY RATING

• 1 star: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
• 2 stars: 0 (2021 Total: 4)
• 3 stars: 2 (2021 Total: 17)
• 4 stars: 4 (2021 Total: 18)
• 5 stars: 4 (2021 Total: 24)

BY AUDIENCE

• MG: 1 (2021 Total: 4)
• YA: 7 (2021 Total: 35)
• Adult: 2 (2021 Total: 25)

BY YEAR

• Before 2000s: 0 (2021 Total: 0)
  
• 2000 to 2010: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
• 2010 to 2015: 0 (2021 Total:7)
• 2016 to 2018: 3 (2021 Total: 20)
• 2019: 2 (2021 Total: 9)
• 2020: 4 (2021 Total: 18)
• 2021: 0 (2021 Total: 8)

BY GENRE

• Classic/Historical Fiction: 1 (2021 Total: 1)
• Contemporary: 6 (2021 Total: 12)
• Dystopia/Horror: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
• Fantasy: 2 (2021 Total: 17)
• Nonfiction: 0 (2021 Total: 5)
• Paranormal: 0 (2021 Total: 4)
• Romance/Smut: 0 (2021 Total: 11)
• Sci Fi: 1 (2021 Total: 10)
  
• Thriller/Mystery: 0 (2021 Total: 3)

July 2021 TBR & Challenge Update

In 2021, I'm participating in Words & Whimsy Reading Challenge (new challenge each month - July is  Arabian Nights theme) and The Avengers Initiative Reading Challenge (a year long challenge). 

I finished 10 books in June. I read a total of 976 pages and 77 hr 2 min. I read a lot of audiobooks. This whole working full-time has really kicked my butt and I'm still trying to figure out how to manage my free time with making sure I run errands and clean stuff in my house. My June wrap up goes live on Monday. I finished my Series challenge this past month and I'm doing well on the others. Really, to finish 10 books in any month, let alone one where I'm working full-time, is crazy to me. A few years back I was barely doing 4 or 5. I can't be too mad.

I have 8 criteria prompts to tackle for Words and Whimsy this month. My plan is to read 114 pages per day to read them all in the 28 days that the W&W challenge is going. I've lost my mind and have virtually no audiobooks, so we will see how this goes!

My TBR for July:

• 10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon [Kindle - Netgalley]
• A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer [Hardcover]
• Evermore by Sara Holland [Kindle - Library]
• A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown [Audio - Library] 
• It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey [Kindle - Netgalley]
• Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne [Kindle - Library]
• Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto [Hardcover - Owlcrate]
• Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton [Kindle]
  

2021 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 50% 
Goodreads Challenge: 64/50 books - 128% COMPLETED 5/8
Series Challenge: 10/10 series - 100% COMPLETED 6/22
Netgalley Challenge: 8/12 books - 66% AHEAD!
Owlcrate Challenge: 7/12 books - 58%  AHEAD! 

My 2021 Series Tracker 

  What are you planning on reading in July?