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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: