At the end of the month I like to reflect on my reading life. Here is a link to my June 2017 Wrap-Up, if you are interested. And now on to July! (FYI: all thumbnail covers are courtesy of GoodReads.)
July Stats
Total Books Read: 8
Number of pages: 3,108
Written by Men: 1
Written by Women: 7
Diverse Authors: 0
Nonfiction: 0
Fiction: 8
Paperback: 0
Hardback: 0
eBooks/Kindle: 8
Library books: 6
Audio books: 0
Rereads: 0
DNF: 2
I’ve not abandoned this books, but just didn’t finish before the end of the month.
Favorite book of July: Really didn’t have a favorite this month…..
Challenges to date:
GoodReads: 66/75
Book Riot Read Harder 2017: 6/24 (I’m so behind on this challenge.)
#ReadMyOwnDamnBooks: 1
Purchased/Acquired:
All of these books are audio books.
One kindle book
AND
Quarterly Box #LIT05 (A book box I subscribe to) :
I had forgotten this box was coming so was pleasantly surprised when I found it on my porch. And I love the tote bag.
My Bookish Posts:
My thoughts about NOT reading The Game of Thrones series.
Marking the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter.
Across the Web:
I’ve read a lot about cults in the last six months, so this essay on Lit Hub really caught my attention.
Across the Blogosphere:
Because I’m always looking for ways to improve my blog.
Yesterday, July 30, 2017, was the 199th anniversary of Emily Brontë’s birth.
I love to read what others think of one of my favorite books, Jane Eyre.
Why Literature Matters is a great companion piece to the Lit Hub essay I linked above.
How was your month of July? Did you read a lot or a little? Did you read anything that rocked your world? Let me know in the comments below.
Coffee and Cats 
Thank you for the mention! And did I mention I love your taste in books? I do! And I must #readmyowndamnbooks as well. Also reading Fierce Kingdom just now. And Art of Fielding is one of my recent-ish favourites! x
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Well, thank you for such a great piece on what you’ve learned blogging. I’m just a little over a year and am always looking for ways to improve. I haven’t started Fierce Kingdom yet, so I’ll be interested to see what you think of it.
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You did good! The Art Of Fielding is on my radar! Happy August!
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Thanks, Freda! Happy August to you too.
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You’re almost done with your Goodreads challenge! Way to go! Would you consider upping the number, or do you deliberately set it on the low side?
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Thank you! At the first of the year I set my GoodReads goal at 52 books. A month or two ago I upped it to 75. I picked 75 since that is the number I read in 2016. I decided that low balling it was, I don’t know, cheating? Or something?
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Congratulations on an excellent July, Loreen:). I think you should feel really pleased about a thoroughly successful month’s blogging. Are you struggling with Funny Girl? Or did you just run out of time? I hope you have a wonderful August reading!
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Thanks, Sarah. I think I wrote more original pieces in July than any other month so far. My next goal is to up my book reviews. 😎 I love what I’ve read of Funny Girl. I like Nick Hornby’s writing quite a bit. I borrowed it electronically from the library and I started it just before it was due. And someone else now has it checked out. I’ve put a hold on it so I will get it as soon as they return it. Such are the trails and tribulations when borrowing from the library. 😎
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Yes – and I loved reading them, too:)). Yes… we have also had those sorts of issues with the library, too.
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