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: