July summary

July didn't feel very productive. Let's see what the totals look like.

Books completed:

Little Women (mostly read during June, but I finished it on July 4)
Peter and the Starcatchers (review still to come...one day)
The Braid
The Icarus Girl
Julie & Julia
Wait for Me
The Innocent Traitor
Blackbird House

Challenge update:

The only challenge I'm really working on right now is the A-Z Challenge. I was able to count 4 of this month's books toward that. I've read 16 of 26 books for the title portion and 10 of 26 for the author section.

I suppose 8 books in one month isn't too shabby, after all. The past week or so, though, has just been torture. I started, I think, 4 books before finding one I could settle on. And a good one it is! I finally settled on Moloka'i by Alan Brennert, and it is excellent so far. I also just picked up A Thousand Splendid Suns from the library, and now I'm dying to get through Moloka'i so I can start that one! Considering we're looking at probably a direct hit from Tropical Storm Edouard tomorrow morning, I should get plenty of reading time tomorrow.

Belated June summary

I can't believe it's July already! Here's my June summary. July is off to a good start so far, too!

Books finished:


The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (graphic novel)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Prey by Lurlene McDaniel (YA)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (YA)

One Good Punch by Rich Wallace (YA)
The Porridge Pot retold by Anthea Bell (picture book)
That Darn Yarn by Tony Millionaire (picture book)
Masterpiece by Elise Broach (children's)
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt (YA)
It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris (older children's)
Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers
No Girls Allowed: Tales of Daring Women Dressed As Men for Love, Freedom and Adventure by Susan Hughes (children's, graphic novel)
Doctor Illuminatus: The Alchemist's Son Part I by Martin Booth (children's, audiobook)
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (audiobook)

WOW! That's a lot of books for me! Granted, many of those are YA and quick reads, but still. I also read most of Little Women (but that counts as a July read, since I finished on July 4), and I read part of Deadline by Chris Crutcher.

Challenge update:

Finished Once Upon a Time Challenge
Technically, I have finished the Chunkster Challenge, too, but that counts as July, so hopefully I'll remember that at the end of the month!

Currently reading:

Peter and the Starcatchers - We're 2 chapters away from finishing this one. Been reading it for aaaaggggeeessss now! Next up for bedtime is The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.

The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi - I started this one a couple of days ago and am about 1/3 of the way through. Next up is Julie and Julia.

The Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir - I chose this audiobook after hearing good reviews from both Amanda (the Librarian) and Lezlie. It is definitely living up to the hype!