June 2023 Book Haul

I am staying nice and steady at 4 books hauled. I have read one of these and plan to read the other library book in July. I'm down from 74% to 70% read of the books hauled this year so far. I don't really think that's too bad. I would like to read the other 13 books I've hauled and end the year reading all the books I've hauled. :) Also I will say that I'm surprised that I've only purchased 7 books this year - the rest have been borrowed or received for review. I'm fairly certain that some of those were free books too but I lump them in with purchased because I don't really have a category for them. IE Role Playing was free with Kindle First. In July, I have hauled a book that became free off my Kindle wishlist.

PURCHASED BOOKS

1. Role Playing by Cathy Yardley (Kindle First)
   

REVIEW BOOKS

1.  Never Wager with a Wallflower by Virginia Heath (Kindle - Netgalley)
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)
2. Out of the Blue by Jason June (Kindle)
   

Tally for 2023:
Total Books Hauled: 43 (Read: 13 / Unread: 30)
Total Purchased Books: 7 (Read: 3 / Unread: 4)
Total Review Books: 9 (Read: 2 / Unread: 7)
Total Library Books: 27 (Read: 25 / Unread: 2)

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

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in June 2023

I read 2 books in June.

• The Plus One by Mazey Eddings (Kindle, 314 pages, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Netgalley and Series challenge
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Audio, 33 hr 38 min, 1991, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
  

Pages read: 314 + 33 hr 38 min
Pages DNF: 0

July 2023 TBR + Challenge Updates

Hello, hello! June was not a super successful reading month for me (finished 2 books) because I read Outlander and then found out that most of it is on Netflix and started watching that in bed instead of reading. I really want to get through 4 books in the month of July. This will be one of the busiest months for me, but I think if I can buckle down, I can finish 4.

I'm currently slightly ahead in my Goodreads and series challenge and slightly behind in my Netgalley challenge. I'm trying to focus on my seasonal TBRs to really get those cleared out. 3 of these 4 books come from there. I would love to read some predicted 5 stars books if I finish these 4 and decide to mood read a little.

My TBR for July:

• Out of the Blue by Jason June (Kindle - Library)
  
• Always Jane by Jenn Bennett (Kindle - Netgalley)
• Black Witch Magic by Mila Nicks (Kindle - Netgalley)
• The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith (Hardcover - Purchased)
  

2023 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 50% 
Goodreads Challenge: 59/100 books - 59% AHEAD!
Series Challenge: 11/20 series - 55% AHEAD!
Netgalley Challenge: 8/20 books - 40% BEHIND!

What are you planning on reading in July?

Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases for Second Half 2023

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. More information here.

I am now at the point where pretty much all of my anticipated reads are rom-com style books and I am okay with that. They are my absolute favorite and guilty pleasure!

1. Role Playing by Cathy Yardley: I actually got this via Kindle First so I'm even more excited because I already had it on my TBR. It's about two middle-aged gamers who start their relationship online. Also grumpy and sunshine :) RELEASE DATE: JUL 1, 2023
   
2. Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Soloman: This is about a ghostwriter who gets tasked with writing a memoir for a c-list actor that she just had an awkward one night stand with. RELEASE DATE: JUL 4, 2023
3. The Deja Glitch by Holly James: A Groundhog Day love story where the guy needs the girl to fall in love with him - UGH. Sounds so cute! RELEASE DATE: AUG 1, 2023
4. The Roommate Pact by Allison Ashley: Roommates who have a deal to be friends with benefit if both are single when they are forty. I love a roommate trope! RELEASE DATE: AUG 1, 2023
5. Text Appeal by Amber Roberts: I have a galley of this and I'm really excited to read it. It's about a programmer who takes up a sexting job after getting fired from her STEM job...and of course falls in love with someone she's sexting. RELEASE DATE: AUG 8, 2023
6. My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine: The title really says it all...so now there is a roommate trope with vampires. This was made for me. RELEASE DATE: AUG 15, 2023
   
7. This Spells Disaster by Tori Anne Martin: Fake dating trope but not only fake dating...it's sapphic! AND WITCHY! RELEASE DATE: SEP 12, 2023
   
8. Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake: This is the third book in the Bright Falls series. I have loved these books so far. This one has a romance writer and fake dating. And it's also sapphic. RELEASE DATE: OCT 24, 2023
   
9. Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan: This one is a sort of enemies to lovers. Riley is hired to break a curse on a Scottish castle and Clark needs Riley off his survey site. Antics ensue. RELEASE DATE: NOV 14, 2023
   
10. A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch by Sarah Hawley: The sequel to A Demon's Guide to Fake Dating a Witch - I am hoping this one will be as good as the first. I love a witchy read. This one also features an amnesia trope! RELEASE DATE: NOV 28, 2023
    

What books are on your most anticipated list?Did any of mine make your list?

Top Ten Books on my Summer 2023 TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. More information here.

Like last go-around, I'm posting a few days late here. I read half of what was on my list from last time, so making some progress. Although I would really love to start these suckers fresh. My reading is definitely starting to take a dip but we'll see what happens by fall! I'm adding 5 new books to the seasonal TBR.

1. Always Jane by Jenn Bennett - Leftover from my 2022 Seasonal TBR (All 4) + Spring 2023 TBR - Netgalley book
   
2. The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith - Leftover from my 2022 Seasonal TBR (All 4) + Spring 2023 TBR
3. Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston - Leftover from my Summer, Fall, & Winter TBR + Spring 2023 TBR
4. The Cursed Sea by Lauren DeStefano - Leftover from my Summer, Fall, & Winter TBR + Spring 2023 TBR
5. Black Witch Magic by Mila Nicks - Leftover from my Fall & Winter TBR + Spring 2023 TBR
6. Out of the Blue by Jason June - I watched an author chat and got very excited to read this one. And par the course, never picked it up! I had it on suspended hold at the library but forgot to extend, so this one is borrowed and ready to read. 
7. Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey - A sequel and a book I have received from Netgalley...and this is on my June TBR. June's coming to an end so I really would like to keep this at the forefront and actually read it.
8. The Love Theorem by Camilla Isley - Another Netgalley book on my June TBR that I haven't gotten to yet but really want to read asap.
9. Text Appeal by Amber Roberts - Also another Netgalley book but this one I would love to read before its release in August.
10. The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson - I really really want to read this and it's on my 5 star prediction list. I gotta get it on another TBR and force myself to do it. I'm so intimidated by its size.
    

What books are on your seasonal TBR?
What books on my TBR should I get to first?