July 2024 Book Haul

Okay for July, I hauled less than I did in June, so we're doing better here. I didn't spend anything in June as most of these are library books. Out of the 16 that I have hauled, I have read 15 of them. I improved my total read of hauled books ratio back up to 84% this month. I have 18 books I've hauled this year that remain unread. Again hoping to knock that number down. :)

REVIEW BOOKS

1. Illicit Temptations by Katee Robert (Netgalley)
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare (Audio)
2. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Audio)
3. Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (Audio)
4. Gleanings by Neal Shusterman (Audio)
5. Funny Story by Emily Henry (Audio)
6. Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake (Audio)
7. Only a Breath Apart by Katie McGarry (Audio)
8. Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley (Audio)
9. Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (Audio)
10. I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman (Audio)
    
11. How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley (Audio)
12. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Audio)
13. Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun (Audio)
14. The Killer's Shadow by John E. Douglas (Audio)
15. The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (Audio)
    

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

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in July 2024

I read 16 books and DNF'd 2 books in July.

• Powerless by Lauren Roberts (Audio, 17 hr 28 min, 2023, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren (Audio, 8 hr 22 min, 2018, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare (Audio, 9 hr 39 min, 2015, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review 
• When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare (Audio, 8 hr 37 min, 2015, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review 
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Audio, 11 hr 43 min, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (Audio, 9 hr 42 min, 2022, Adult Thriller, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
  
• Gleanings by Neal Shusterman (Audio, 11 hr 54 min, 2022, YA Dystopia, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Funny Story by Emily Henry (Audio, 11 hr 23 min, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review  
• Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake (Audio, 6 hr 7 min, 2018, Middle Grade Contemporary, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (Audio, 8 hr 12 min, 2017, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
  
• Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley (Audio, 6 hr 47 min, 2017, YA Contemporary, Library) - 1 star | My DNF Review - DNF'd @ 7%
  
• Only a Breath Apart by Katie McGarry (Audio, 12 hr 22 min, 2019, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
  
• I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman (Audio, 7 hr 29 min, 2018, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
  
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Audio, 28 hr 16 min, 2023, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 4.5 stars | My Review
• How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley (Audio, 8 hr 11 min, 2024, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 1 stars | My DNF Review - DNF'd @ 3% 
• Mortgage of Convenience by Dani McLean (Kindle, 390 pages, 2024, Adult Romance, Netgalley) - 4 stars | My Review
• Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun (Audio, 10 hr 38 min, 2022, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• The Killer's Shadow by John E. Douglas (Audoi, 8 hr 6 min, 2020, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
  

Pages read: 390 pages + 174 hr 20 min
Pages DNF: 29

August 2024 TBR

I'm so excited to "announce" that I have completed my updated Goodreads goal for the year in July. I have hit 100 books and will not be upping it any further. I started the year at 75, switched it to 100, and from here on out, it's just seeing how much further I can go past it! In July I also went back through my TBR shelves on Goodreads. I'm still technically working on it but I have removed all the books that I am no longer interested in reading. So I just feel like August is a fresh start!

So instead of recycling my TBR from past months, I'm adding new books and I will still hopefully get to the older TBR books too. This month, I have 3 books I've purchased over the years (1 Hardcover, 2 Kindle) and then one book for review that is St. Martin's Press, so I will not be posting about it. This is a very backlogged review book from a few years ago.

My TBR for August:

• Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson (Hardcover)
  
• Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett (Kindle)
  
• Heir to Thorn and Flame by Ben Alderson (Kindle)
  

What are you planning on reading in August?