I read 14 books in July. I powered through Sarah J. Maas’s ACOTAR and KOA series, and that was the bulk of my reading. Again, I only read books I owned this month.
I didn’t read the book club pick this month because I was so focused on the series. I just barely got in my non-fiction read.
Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before #3) by Jenny Han [★★★★☆]
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★★]
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★★]
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★★]
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #4) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★★]
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★☆☆]
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★☆]
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★★]
The Assassin’s Blade (Throne of Glass #0.1-#0.5) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★★]
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★★]
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★★]
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas [★★★★★]
Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin [★★★★★]
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas
I would say that out of the series, Kingdom of Ash was my favorite because it had some of the most poignant moments for me. I always love the feels.
However, I think Born Standing Up might have been my favorite of the month. I was surprised by how much I liked it. I just grabbed a super short non-fiction book off my shelf to get it in for the month, but I loved it. I might have loved it so much and remember it so fondly because it was a big break from all that fantasy.
A big reason I powered through the two series in July was because of the book club I am in, Bookclub of Mirth. They host it on Discord, and I absolutely love the group and the folks in it. They are all big SJM fans and almost all of them have read all of her books. So, when I started the series, I hopped into the chats of each series and live blogged my reading to them. It was so much fun having that interaction and being able to discuss my feelings while reading with others. I don’t know if I would have read the series as fast if I didn’t have the group to talk to. I am sure I wouldn’t have read the series at all if I hadn’t joined the group last year.
Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life went towards my 2020 Goal for the TBRBuster challenge made by @bookbandit of reading one nonfiction book a month I’ve owned a year or longer.
Read 30 minutes a day [213/366]
Read 10 books that have been on my shelves for more than a year [7/10]
Become more active in the booklr community (not this month)
Read one book that is a 1,000 pages or more
Complete one series I’ve already started (A Series of Unfortunate Events, The African Trilogy, Heroes of Olympus, Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children)
Write in my journal every day, even if it is only one sentence [213/366]
all books have to be owned for a year or longer at the time of reading
Read one nonfiction book a month, these do not count towards yearly goal [7/12]
Read one book I own by J. R. R. Tolkien
Read one book that is 800+pages
Read one book that is more than a 100 years old
Read one book written in or before the 16th century
July has been my biggest reading month this year. I read 15 books in January, but the amount of pages and hours spent reading were way beyond what I did in January. It was a lot of fun to get so wrapped up in fantasy and to experience the series that many people on booklr have, and all the fun I had in my bookclub.
My check-in info is as of 7/31 so it only contains things for July