If you had told me last month that I’d manage to get through the nineteen books I picked up to read in June, I would’ve laughed in your face. But here we are.
June has been the busiest month of the year so far – and also the most stressful. I’ve been working through a lot of anxiety and reading has become more of an escape than ever before. If I’m not sitting in front of the tv with a glass of wine, binging Schitt’s Creek, I’m reading. In fact, several of the books I got through this month were read within 24 hours or in one sitting (which isn’t something I typically do).
However, despite having read so many books, I actually wouldn’t consider this a “good reading month” because a lot of these novels received super low ratings. I just had a tough time enjoying them. Some were due to not living up to the hype, others were just boring, and the rest were challenging because they weren’t what I wanted after reading a 5-star book. Check out which ones did live up to my expectations (and which fell a little flat).
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Wow I really liked Circe- it was so beautifully written in my opinion! Thank you for sharing your wrap-up x
Some of the books that you have read in June sound like great reads, you certainly have read a lot in the past month! x
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That is a lot of books! I’m following you on StoryGraph now 🙂 I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy more of them.
Wow – you read so many books last month! I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t enjoy so many of them (a few of them are on my tbr so I’m a bit nervous now haha) but I’m glad there were some amazing ones in the mix! Hopefully this month will be more successful for you. Thanks for sharing x
Wow, 19 books!!! That is incredible!! These all look like such interesting reads, I’m adding a few of these to my read-list for sure! Xx.
19 books is great. Shame a lot of them weren’t great reads for you though.
I love seeing such a unique and diverse spread of books in your June wrap-up! I find the premise of the Guiness Girls intriguing; I like stories with feminine historical elements and a little high society never hurt me either. 🙂
One To Watch, The Comfort Book, and Cobble Hill also appeal to me, though in honesty, the cover of the final one is what attracts me the most!
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
You read quite a lot of books this month! Sorry to hear so many of them weren’t up to the mark though. Hope you have a great reading month in July!
Wow, 19 books! It’s always a bummer when a book doesn’t live up to it’s hype. I have Malibu Rising on my list to read and will hopefully enjoy it! The Midnight Library is also on my must-read list– if I love it I will definitely have to check out The Comfort Book as well. Thanks for all these reviews!
19 books is crazy! I enjoyed checking out your star ratings for each one. I’m so glad you enjoyed A Curse So Dark and Lonely! Some people I talked to didn’t like it but I did. Looking forward to your thoughts on the rest of the series!
I have The Midnight Library on my shelf but have yet to read it and your post has me wanting to grab The Comfort Read already. I jumped over to your review of it and really liked the quotes you pulled out. Just reading your review already made me feel this book would provide a sense of peace as well as motivation. I’m excited to get my hands on it now.
I can’t believe how many books you managed to read. I found June a difficult reading month because so much was going on. Theres definitely a few that I love the sound of.
Ugh I had a similar month in terms of reading – lots of mediocre books! x
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One to Watch sounds so good! I’m also a huge TJR fan so I definitely have to read Malibu Rising. It’s too bad that a lot of these books fell short for you, but I’m glad you were at least able to use them as an escape for your anxiety. P.S. couldn’t think of a better “cheer up” show than Schitt’s Creek!!
Wow this is amazing! I can’t believe you read so many this month! I always trust your recommendations <3
Lizzie
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Wow! 19 books? That’s amazing. I’m sorry you didn’t like The Gilded Ones. I still have the arc to get to, I’m super behind.