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2017 Goals
- Total books read: 150
- Pages: 60,000
- 40 non-fiction
- 10 classics
- 10 translations
- 22 books from my TBR list (my current list is at 52, and that’s a pretty limited list)
- 50 book reviews
Totals through June
- 110 (13 in June)
- 37411 pages
- 22 non-fiction
- 1 translation
- 1 book from my TBR
- 33 reviews!
Discussion
Between the 33 books I read in May and the 30 reviews I published in June, I was pretty well booked out. I did manage to read and review 4 ARCs, so I feel good about that. My June reads included:
- The Sound of the World by Heart
- Vicious
- Thick As Thieves
- Stillhouse Lake
- Bonfire
- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
- Replica
- Running Full Tilt
- From Ant to Eagle
BookCon
I also had the joy of attending BookCon this June. The lovely Chelsea Kuehler shared some tickets with me* and we met in NYC for a WHIRLWIND trip. I’ve never been to NYC, so I was incredibly excited about that, in addition to all of the bookish loveliness. I saw so many lovely authors and managed to snag some amazing ARCs, so it was quite a successful trip.
*Funny story about this: Chelsea texted me the news of our tickets while I was out on a really tough 9 mile run. It gave me some motivation to get through the plodding miles at the end. 😀
awkward selfie in Times Square
the oh-so-gracious Eric Smith
Krysten Ritter
Times Square non-selfie
June 30/30 Challenge
I published 30 book reviews in June! I did not do a great job of sticking to a schedule (sorry for spamming notifications, if you get those), but I did publish them all! I really enjoyed it, so I think I’ll have to schedule more events. There’s still a giveaway happening on Twitter, if you’re interested in that.
What did you all think? Would you like to see more events? Was it too much? I want to know what you think!
That’s a Wrap on June
Summer life!
I just love June. Summer is my favorite and this has been a good start to summer. I’ve spent lots of time reading, writing, and being outside. That’s a good start to happiness for me. 🙂
How was your June, reading wise or otherwise? Take a sec to let me know in the comments.
My June was far too quick. Can’t believe it’s already July!
I enjoyed reading your reviews. Glad you were able to get to Book Con. I went to Book Expo last year in Chicago but couldn’t go this year, even though I was in New York City until the day before it started. Was sorry to miss it.
Summer always goes too quickly, in my opinion. I’m glad you enjoyed the reviews! Writing them was a lot of fun.
Also, Eating Bull arrived yesterday! It’s on my nightstand now. 🙂
😊
How was my reading? Not as plentiful as yours. Wow.
It’s about quality, not quantity, right? 😉
Also, I just dropped by your site–wow, what wonderful work you’re doing!
Thanks. I appreciate that.
I read 3 books (1 for school), 3 ARCs, 1 graphic novel, and 1 novella in June. Not as many as I had hoped to read, but I think it has been my highest reading month so far this year (yikes :/).
-Jordan @ The Heart of a Book Blogger [@Bibliophile012]
That’s still not bad at all! In the bookish world, it’s easy to feel like we’re not reading enough, but don’t forget that the average American adult only reads 4-6 books a year, depending on which study you look at.
That’s a really good point (and definitely makes me feel better)!
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