June 2025 Wrap-up

June TBR Pile (29/34):

1. Bookworms BC: Water Moon by Samantha Yambao Sotto ✓
2. Friend BC: The Wedding People by Alison Espach ✓
3. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: (already read)
4. Kid Book Club: May the Best Player Win by Kyla Zhao
5. Kid Read Aloud: Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl ✓
6. Fantasy: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins ✓
7. Romance: Enchantra by Kaylie Smith ✓
8. Romance: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry ✓
9. Romance: Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez ✓
10. Romance: Ne’er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti ✓
11. Romance: Seoulmates by Susan Lee
12. Comics: Uzumaki by Junji Ito ✓
13. Comics: Betwixt
14. Comics: Gyo by Junji Ito ✓
15. Comics: Deserter by Junji Ito ✓
16. Comics: Tombs by Junji Ito ✓
17. Comics: Soichi by Junji Ito
18. Comics: Alley by Junji Ito ✓
19. Comics: Black Paradox by Junji Ito ✓
20. Comics: Smashed by Junji Ito ✓
21. Comics: The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito ✓
22. Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 0 ✓
23. Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 11 ✓
24. Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 12 ✓
25. Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 13 ✓
26. Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 14 ✓
27. Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 15 ✓
28. Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 16 ✓
29. Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 17 ✓
30. Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 18 ✓
31. Comics: Twisted Wonderland Vol. 1 ✓
32. Comics: Twisted Wonderland Vol. 2 ✓
33. Comics: Twisted Wonderland Vol. 3 ✓
34. Comics: Twisted Wonderland Vol. 4 ✓

1,000,000 Page Goal

Monthly Total: 8308 pages Pages Remaining: 147,072 pages

Current Read - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo; Black Rose Auction series; more manga

Books I Gave Up On (1) - The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sarah Gran: Billed as a romance thriller. It was neither. Somehow the book made sex magic boring. Gave up about halfway through.

Books Bought/Received (12)

I grabbed two books from this month’s Book of the Month selections.

• A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle Jensen
• Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab

I also had a preorder copy of Irresistible Devil by Jenny Nordbak and Stolen Vows by San R. Miller get delivered.

And during the Bookish Retreat, I bought seven books and received two in the exchange.

• The Sirens by Emilia Hart (Afterword)
• Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove (Afterword)
• Hooked by Emily McIntire (Under the Cover)
• Pestilence by Laura Thalassa (Under the Cover)
• Grave Matter by Karina Halle (Under the Cover)
• Matrix by Lauren Groff (Flagship)
• The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik (Flagship)
• Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper (exchange)
• Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (exchange)

UnRead Shelf Progress

• Starting Number: 298
• Books Read: 2
• Books Acquired: 12
• Books Unshelved: 0
• Finishing Number: 308

July TBR Pile:

1. Bookworms BC: Already read
2. Friend BC: The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham
3. Nerdy Bookish Friends: Already read
4. Kid Book Club: The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin by Elinor Teele
5. Kid Read Aloud: TBD
6. Fantasy: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
7. Scifi: A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
8. Romance: Wicked Pursuit by Katee Robert
9. Romance: Divine Intervention by R.M. Virtues
10. Comics: Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion Vol. 1
11. Comics: Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion Vol. 2
12. Comics: Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion Vol. 3
13. Comics: Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion Vol. 4
14. Comics: Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion Vol. 5
15. Comics: Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion Vol. 6
16. Comics: Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion Vol. 7
17. Comics: Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion Vol. 8

Movies Watched

• Kpop Demon Hunter - Amazing! And the soundtrack slaps.

TV Shows Watched

• Leverage: Redemption
• Doctor Who
• Last Week Tonight
• Um, Actually
• Game Changer
• Murderbot S1
• Welcome to Wrexham S4
• Andor S2
• Clarkson’s Farm S4 - Finished
• Goblin S1 - Finished this one. Loved it so much!
• Clone High S1 - Finished
• Smartypants
• Alice in Borderland S2
• SKZ-Talker (2022)
• SKZ-Talker Go (2022)
• SKZ Code (2022)

Comments - Another manga heavy month, but I’m okay with that. Beyond the reading, I did watch some great media.

Next up on the TBR pile: