July 2022 Wrap

July TBR Pile (18/24):

1. BOTM: TBD
2. Bookworms BC: The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller ✓
3. Bookworms BC: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel ✓
4. Bookworms BC: A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham ✓
5. Friend BC: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
6. Currently Reading Buddy Read: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
7. Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility
8. Fantasy: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas ✓
9. Fantasy: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas ✓
10. Fantasy: A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow ✓
11. Fantasy: Wonderland edited by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane ✓
12. Fantasy: Lobizona by Romina Garber ✓
13. Horror: The Fervor by Alma Katsu
14. Horror: The Haunting of Blackwood House by Darcy Coates ✓
15. Romance: Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert ✓
16. Romance: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory ✓
17. Romance: Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren ✓
18. Science Fiction: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki ✓
19. Kid Read Aloud: Wishtree by Katherine Applegate ✓
20. Kid Read Aloud: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
21. Classics: Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor ✓
22. Middle Grade: The Minor Third by Neil Patrick Harris ✓
23. Middle Grade: Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White ✓
24. Poetry: 100 Essential American Poems edited by Leslie M. Pockell ✓

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 6092 pages Pages Remaining: 394,825 pages

Current Read - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall; Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor; A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Books Bought/Received (5)

My BOTM selection was Tomorrow, Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin

At the library book sale, I picked up three books just for me.

• Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
• The Bounty by Caroline Alexander
• Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

While traveling with popped into a cute little used book store in Peoria and I picked up Sabriel by Garth Nix.

UnRead Shelf Progress

• Starting Number: 335
• Books Read: 1
• Books Acquired: 5
• Books Unshelved: 0
• Finishing Number: 339

August TBR Pile:

1. BOTM: TBD
2. Bookworms BC: Already read
3. Friend BC: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
4. Currently Reading Buddy Read: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
5. Currently Reading Buddy Read: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
6. Currently Reading Buddy Read: Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
7. Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility
8. Fantasy: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
9. Fantasy: Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
10. Horror: The Fervor by Alma Cats
11. Romance: Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren
12. Historical Fiction: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
13. Kid Read Aloud: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
14. Kid Read Aloud: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
15. Kid Read Aloud: Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac

Movies watched

• Tall Girl
• The Grey Man

TV Shows watched 

• Only Murders in the Building S2 - Still really loving this show.
• Stranger Things S4 - How am I supposed to wait two years for the next season?
• The Boys S3 - A little disappointed that they didn’t make the move I thought they would
• Last Week Tonight - Our constant
• Below Deck Med S4 - Seriously hope to see the downfall of Raygun as she’s terrible at her job.
• Below Deck Down Under S1 - Somehow I didn’t know about this one. Must watch!
• Holey Money S4 - Our delightfully silly show.
• The Umbrella Academy S3 - Finally started this season. Klaus and Five are still my favorites.

Comments - Lots of books read this past month, but it was definitely a mixed bag.

Next up on the TBR pile: