June started out to be a very promising reading month, and then turned out to be a bust haha. Hubs was gone to annual training for two weeks so I ended up staying at our office the full day every day which obviously, cut into home reading time. Though I had slow days, it was much easier to get some blog work done and stop in the middle of a post than stop in the middle of a good reading part. I could’ve done audiobooks since my mom was keeping the kids, but I ended up binge rewatching Reign and Agents of SHIELD. haha. We have a few vacations coming up in July and that will lead to lots of time in the car, so I should have a much better reading amount! I hope your June went well and have lots of exciting things coming up in July. We’ll be heading north for hubby’s sister’s wedding and the kids & I are heading to the beach with my mom and step-dad this month too! Good times for sure.
Books I read June (In order of completion)
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Coming Up in July
My sister-in-law’s wedding
Bug being a flower girl
VA trip
Beach trip
Goals for July
RELAX
Juggle mama life and blogging life!
Write some reviews and posts
Try to get ahead and stay ahead on blogging
July Releases I’m Excited For
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
DC SuperHero Girls
Magic Tree House: Night of the Ninth Dragon
July TBR
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Lois Lane Fallout by Gwenda Bond
2016 Reading Challenge (completed in bold)
A book based on a fairy tale: The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
A National Book Award Winner
A YA Bestseller: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
A book you haven’t read since high school
A book set in your home state
A book translated to English: Dream of the Rood by Cynewulf
A romance set in the future: Their Fractured Light by Aime Kaufman and Megan Spooner
A book set in Europe: The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
A book that’s under 150 pages: The Hidden Prince by Jodi Meadows
A New York Times Bestseller: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
A book that’s becoming a movie this year
A book recommended by someone you just met
A self-improvement book
A book you can finish in a day: Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
A book written by a celebrity
A political memoir: Memoir of Marguerite de Valois by Marguerite de Valois
A book at least 100 years older than you: Beowulf by Unknown
A book that’s more than 600 pages
A book from Oprah’s Book Club
A science-fiction novel
A book recommended by a family member
A graphic novel
A book that is published in 2016: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
A book with a protagonist who has your occupation: American Wife by Taya Kyle
A book that takes place during summer
A book and its prequel: The Winner’s Curse & Bridge of Snow by Marie Rutkoski
A murder mystery
A book written by a comedian
A dystopian novel
A book with a blue cover: My True Love Gave to Me by Stephanie Perkins et al
A book of poetry: Holy Sonnets by John Donne
The first book you see in a bookstore
A classic from the 20th century
A book from the library
An autobiography: The History of the Bloody Massacres of the Protestants in the Year of Our Lord, 1572 by Jacques Auguste de Thou
A book about a road trip
A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
A satirical book
A book that takes place on an island
A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy
The Whimsical Mama 