June 2020 Wrap-up

June TBR Pile (25/46):

1. Book of the Month Club: One Day in December by Josie Silver
2. BOTM: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
3. Girly Book Club: Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane ✓
4. Friend Book Club: The Library of Legends by Janie Chang ✓
5. Unread Shelf Random (Jan): Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
6. UnRead Shelf Selection (Feb): Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
7. UnRead Shelf Random (April): Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore ✓
8. UnRead Shelf Random (May): Asylum by Madeleine Roux ✓
9. UnRead Shelf Random (June): Craft a Life You Love by Amy Tangerine
10. Goodreads To Read Random (Jan): Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
11. Goodreads To Read Random (June): The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe ✓
12. TBR Jar Random (June): Hollowland by Amanda Hocking ✓
13. May Theme Wrap-up: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
14. May Theme Wrap-up: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
15. May Theme Wrap-up: The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
16. May Theme Wrap-up: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
17. Theme 1: Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
18. Theme 1: Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn
19. Theme 1: Empress of the Seven Hills by Kate Quinn
20. Theme 2: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
21. Theme 2: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
22. Theme 2: A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer ✓
23. Mystery: Cocaine Blues by Kerry Washington ✓
24. Historical Fiction: Lady of the Eternal City by Kate Quinn
25. Historical Fiction: The Paris Hours by Alex George ✓
26. Science Fiction: Sever by Lauren DeStefano ✓
27. Science Fiction: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells ✓
28. Science Fiction: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells ✓
29. Science Fiction: Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
30. Science Fiction: Network Effect by Martha Wells
31. Romance: Whisper of Scandal by Nicola Cornick ✓
32. Romance: One Wicked Sin by Nicola Cornick (dumped series)
33. Romance: Mistress of Midnight by Nicola Cornick (dumped series)
34. Romance: Notorious by Nicola Cornick (dumped series)
35. Nonfiction: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte ✓
36. Ebook: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel ✓
37. Added: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams ✓
38. Added: Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen ✓
39. Added: The City We Became by NK Jemisin ✓
40. Added: Hollowmen by Amanda Hocking ✓
41. Added: The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley ✓
42. Added: When Women Ruled by Kara Cooney ✓
43. Added: Bibliophile by Jane Mount ✓
44. Added: The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez ✓
45. Added: Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ✓
46. Added: I’d Give Anything by Marisa de los Santos ✓

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 8354 pages Pages Remaining: 533,767 pages

Current Read - Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert; Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Books I Gave Up On (0) 

Books bought/received (3) - I ended up getting three Book of the Month selections at the beginning June.

• The End of October by Lawrence Wright
• One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
• Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

July TBR Pile:

1. Book of the Month Club: The End of October by Lawrence Wright
2. BOTM: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
3. BOTM: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
4. Girly Book Club: Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
5. Friend Book Club: The Witches are Coming by Lindy West
6. Unread Shelf Random (Jan): Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
7. UnRead Shelf Selection (Feb): Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
8. UnRead Shelf Random (June): Craft a Life You Love by Amy Tangerine
9. Unread Shelf Random (July): Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel
10. Goodreads To Read Random (Jan): Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
11. Goodreads To Read Random (July): Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
12. TBR Jar Random (July): Pines by Blake Crouch
13. May Theme Wrap-up: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
14. May Theme Wrap-up: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
15. May Theme Wrap-up: The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
16. May Theme Wrap-up: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
17. June Theme Wrap-up: Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
18. June Theme Wrap-up: Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn
19. June Theme Wrap-up: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
20. June Theme Wrap-up: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
21. Theme 1: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
22. Theme 1: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
23. Theme 1: Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
24. Theme 2: The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
25. Theme 2: Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
26. Theme 2: TBD
27. YA: Wicked as You Wish by Rin Chupeco
28. Nonfiction: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
29. Nonfiction: A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
30. Horror: Sanctum by Madeleine Roux
31. Horror: The Asylum Novellas by Madeleine Roux
32. Horror: Catacomb by Madeleine Roux
33. Horror: The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
34. Science Fiction: Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
35. Science Fiction: Network Effect by Martha Wells

Movies watched

• Corporate Animals - Such a weird tone. Did not like…
• Masterminds - A better comedy, but not great.
• Porno - Not as comedic as we were hoping for.
• Star Trek: Generations - Decent. Like a long episode of Next Gen.

TV Shows watched 

• Holey Moley S1-2 - Our fun silly show!
• Broadchurch S3 - I was a little disappointed in the resolution of the storyline.
• Cosmos S2 - Oh so good.
• Battlestar Galactica S1 - As we finished Broadchurch, J had me start this show.
• Below Deck S5-6

Comments - Holy cow! Still powering through books while social distancing. I need to do better at reading my own books (my constant refrain), but I’m excited about all the books I’ve been reading.

Next up on the TBR pile: