June Wrap-Up & July TBR

June 2020 was a good reading month. I was pleasantly surprised, both quantity- and quality-wise. I only read one disappointing book. But I also read another favorite; therefore, it evens out.

In the wrap-up portion, I’ll list the books I read, the books I reviewed, the books I bought/received, and my TBR for next month. Now, let’s get this bookish party started!

Books Read in June

House of Dragons: 3.5 stars (my review)

Rise of Fire: 3.5 stars (my review)

Sorcery of Thorns: 4.5 stars (my review)

Let’s Talk About Love: 3 stars (review to come)

Rage & Ruin: 4 stars (review to come)

The Star-Touched Queen: 2 stars (review to come)

The Forbidden Wish: 4 stars (review to come)

Shadow’s Seduction: 4 stars (ebook; re-read)

The Shadows Between Us: 3 stars (review to come)

Wolfsong: 4 stars (ebook; review to come)

Ravensong: 4 stars (ebook; review to come)

I read eleven books in June! Holy cow! I did not expect this at all. Three were ebooks, and one of those ebooks was a re-read (Shadow’s Seduction by Kresley Cole), but still… Eleven books! I was worried I was going into a reading slump towards the end of the month, but the last two books I read—Wolfsong and Ravensong by TJ Klune—seriously shut that down. I devoured the entire series in three days! Oh, and three of the physical books are ones I owned prior to 2020: Rise of Fire, The Star-Touched Queen, and Let's Talk About Love.

Books Bought/Received in June

I bought 13 books total this month, including my June FairyLoot which won’t be here until July. Five of the books I bought were ebooks and eight were physical books. The ebooks were White Fragility by Robin Diangelo; Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie; and Wolfsong, Ravensong, and Heartsong by TJ Klune. I also received two as gifts from my mother: Aurora Rising and The Shadows Between Us.

I purchased A Song of Wraiths and Ruin and The Rage of Dragons from Semicolon, a bookstore in Chicago. Rage & Ruin was an Amazon pre-order, and The Forbidden Wish was an Amazon impulse purchase. I also made a Barnes & Noble order for four more books that won’t arrive until next month, but one is a pre-order so I technically won’t purchase it until July.

My May Beacon Book Box (House of Dragons) and FairyLoot (Girl, Serpent, Thorn) also arrived in June, but I technically purchased them last month. Same for The Blood Spell, which was a May Book Outlet purchase.

Currently Obsessed With

Oh, man. I went a little crazy with this obsession. Finishing my re-watch almost put my in a reading slump, just because I knew no book on my TBR could give me the same feels a certain angsty prince does.

Avatar: The Last Airbender is pure gold. If you haven’t watched this show yet, what the heck are you doing with your life?! Yes, the first few episodes are a little kiddish, but the world expands so well, and the history behind that world is fascinating. I just love it so much. I’ve also been reading a lot of fanfiction for this show—mostly Zuko-related fics—as well as for The 100, Game of Thrones, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, since I’m re-watching the show with my mother who’s watching it for the first time.

Currently Reading/July TBR

I’m not super into TBRs right now. While April was a good month and I knocked off every title on my list, I’ve only read one or two that were on May and June’s TBR list. Thus, this is a pretty loose July TBR. I have to read Children of Blood and Bone for my book club, and I want to finish the Violet Eden series. I only have Endless and Empower left, so it shouldn’t be too hard. And Girl, Serpent, Thorn is one that intrigues me, but I’m still unsure if it’s a standalone or not.

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Okay, well, that’s the month of June, plus some July sneak peeks, all wrapped up into one post. Do you have a wrap-up post for this month? If so, share in the comments!