Hi there! I hope you are all doing well :)
It is really, really hard to try to understand that it is already July 1st!
Especially with how busy and chaotic June was for me, lol!
I cannot even begin to tell you all the things that occurred throughout the month - enough to keep me away from most bookish things - which is why I never got to finish my reviews and nothing was posted all month long...
I am lowering my expectations and taking away the pressure this month - I have set a realistic schedule for myself and do hope to follow through all the bookish things... I need to, for my own sanity, lol ;)
Especially with how busy and chaotic June was for me, lol!
I cannot even begin to tell you all the things that occurred throughout the month - enough to keep me away from most bookish things - which is why I never got to finish my reviews and nothing was posted all month long...
I am lowering my expectations and taking away the pressure this month - I have set a realistic schedule for myself and do hope to follow through all the bookish things... I need to, for my own sanity, lol ;)
To start, here are all the books I've read and accumulated throughout June :)
I am participating in Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews :)
My JUNE Book Haul
*What I received to review...
- BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO HATE ME edited by Ameriie (YA/HB) from Bloomsbury
- SHARK DOG! by Ged Adamson (C/HB) from HarperCollins
- DOG NIGHT AT THE STORY ZOO by Dan Bar-el (MG/HB) from Tundra Books
- CAN YOU FIND MY ROBOT'S ARM? by Chihiro Takeuchi (C/HB) from Tundra Books
- 7 ATE 9, The Untold Story by Tara Lazar (C/HB) from Disney-Hyperion
- ROYAL BASTARDS by Andrew Shvarts (YA/HB) from Disney-Hyperion
- MILES MORALES by Jason Reynolds (YA/ARC) from Disney-Hyperion (Marvel Press)
- WILDMAN by J.C. Geiger (YA/HB) from Disney-Hyperion
- HELLO, SUNSHINE by Leila Howland (YA/HB) from Disney-Hyperion
- THERE'S A MONSTER IN YOUR BOOK by Tom Fletcher (C/ARC) from Random House Children's Books
- NO GOOD DEED by Kara Connolly (YA/ARC) from Random House Children's Books
- THE DUKE OF BANNERMAN PREP by Katie A. Nelson (YA/HB) from Sky Pony Press
- THE HUSH by Skye Melki-Wegner (YA/HB) from Sky Pony Press
- THE NEXT TOGETHER by Lauren James (YA/HB) from Sky Pony Press
- THE HEARTS WE SOLD by Emily Lloyd-Jones (YA/ARC) from The Novl (Little Brown)
- THE CROWNS OF CROSWALD by D. E. Night (YA/ARC) from JKS Communications
- THE CAJUN DOCTOR (Cajun #10) by Sandra Hill (Adult/PB) from Avon Books
- MEDDLING KIDS by Edgar Cantero (Adult/ARC) from Double Day Books
- SUN AT MIDNIGHT by Rosie Thomas (Adult/ARC) from The Overlook Press
- MAP OF THE HEART by Susan Wiggs (Adult/ARC) from William Morrow
*Books I received as gifts or from giveaways...
- IT'S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND by Michelle Campbell (Adult/ARC) from @Lisa_LostInBooks
- THE BEES by Laline Paull (Adult/PB) from The Llama Library Book Swap
- LITTLE BEE by Chris Cleave (Adult/PB)
- STONEHEART by Charlie Fletcher (MG/PB)
- THE TURNIP PRINCESS AND OTHER NEWLY DISCOVERED FAIRY TALES by Franz Xaver von Schonwerth (Classic/PB)
From Book Of The Month June Subscription Box:
- A MILLION JUNES by Emily Henry (YA/HB)
*Books I received through through #BooksForTrade via twitter...
- WHILE BEAUTY SLEPT by Elizabeth Blackwell (Adult/HB)
- PERFECT RUIN (Internment Chronicles #1) by Lauren DeStefano (YA/PB)
- BURNING KINGDOMS (Internment Chronicles #2) by Lauren DeStefano (YA/HB)
- BROKEN CROWNS (Internment Chronicles #3) by Lauren DeStefano (YA/HB)
*Books I purchased this month...
- THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEK GIRLS by Hope Nicholson (YA/graphic novel PB)
- LOVE AND VANDALISM by Laurie Boyle Crompton (YA/PB)
- ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L.M. Montgomery (Classic/HB) Puffin in Bloom Edition
- ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND by Lewis Carol (Classic/HB) V&A Collector's Edition
- ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L.M. Montgomery (Classic/HB) V&A Collector's Edition
- THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES AND THE GUDGEON by Aesop (Classic/PB) Penguin Little Black Classics No. 61
- ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS by Francesca Zappia (YA/HB) Owlcrate Edition
- SAGA, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (A/trade paperback)
- IF I COULD TELL YOU by Elizabeth Wilhide (A/PB)
- ANA OF CALIFORNIA by Andi Teran (YA/PB)
What I read in JUNE
- THE GOLDEN COMPASS (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman (YA/PB reread) - 4 stars
- THE FOG by Kyo Maclear (C/HB) - 4 stars
- CARSON CROSSES CANADA by Linda Bailey (C/HB) - 5 stars
- THERE, THERE by Tim Beier (C/HB) - 4 stars
- EVERY HEART A DOORWAY (Wayward Children #1) by Seanan McGuire (YA/HB) - 3 stars
- CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber (YA/HB) - 3 stars
- NIGHT NIGHT, GROOT by Brendan Deneen (C/HB) - 5 stars
- BOB, NOT BOB! by Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick (C/HB) - 5 stars
- CARS 3 LEAD THE WAY by Ace Landers (C/HB) - 4 stars
- SHADOW AND BONE by Leigh Bardugo (YA/HB reread) - 5 stars
- MOXIE by Jennifer Mathieu (YA/ARC) - 4 stars
What I reviewed in JUNE
- THE GOLDEN COMPASS (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman (YA) - reread
What I plan on reading in JULY
First, I hope to finish reading:
- THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEK GIRLS by Hope Nicholson (YA/PB)
- BECOMING BONNIE by Jenni L. Walsh (YA/HB)
- A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GIRL NEXT DOOR by Jared Reck (YA/ARC)
- BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO HATE ME by Ameriie and other authors (YA/HB)
And then, I hope I have enough time to read most of these:
- SUN AT MIDNIGHT by Rosie Thomas (Adult/ARC)
- NO GOOD DEED by Goldy Moldavsky (YA/ARC)
- THE CROWNS OF CROSWALD by D.E. Night (MG/ARC)
- HELLO, SUNSHINE by Leila Howland (YA/HB)
- THE HUSH by Skye Melki-Wegner (YA/HB)
- MILES MORALES by Jason Reynolds (YA/ARC)
- THE HISTORY OF BEES by Maja Lunde (A/ARC)
- DOG NIGHT AT THE STORY ZOO by Dan Bar-el (MG/HB)
- CAN YOU FIND MY ROBOT'S ARM? by Chihiro Takeuchi (C/HB)
- 7 ATE 9, The Untold Story by Tara Lazar (C/HB)
- THERE'S A MONSTER IN YOUR BOOK by Tom Fletcher (C/ARC)
- LOVE AND VANDALISM by Laurie Boyle Crompton (YA/PB)
- SIEGE AND STORM (Shadow and Bone #2) by Leigh Bardugo (YA/HB - reread)
- OUR DARK DUET (Monsters of Verity #2) by Victoria Schwab (YA/HB) - not pictured
Please let me know in the comments what you're reading...
and leave your blog or book haul links too!
and leave your blog or book haul links too!
Happy reading!!!
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