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"Quarterly" Recap
I have been A) busy and B) bad at follow-through lately and what that means is that I have not made a reading recap since the end of April. So here we go, three months worth of reading!
It's been relatively good in terms of books, but I have been having some trouble reading lately, which is frustrating. I read 11 books in May, 10 books in June, and 7 books in July, of which 3 were DNFs. My favorite books over the course of these three months were What We Are Seeking (June), Shadowheart (May), and my re-reads of So You Want to Be a Wizard and Deep Wizardry (June/July).
May:
Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman: 3.5/5
The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert: 4/5
My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane: 4.5/5
For My Lady's Heart by Laura Kinsale: 4.25/5
The Romulan Way by Diane Duane: 2.75/5
Reforged by Seth Haddon: 2/5, dnf
The Idylls of the Queen by Phyllis Ann Karr: 4/5
Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale: 5/5
Platform Decay by Martha Wells: 4.25/5
No Shelter But the Stars by Virginia Black: 2/5, dnf
Slippery Creatures by K. J. Charles: 4.25/5
June:
So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane: 5/5, re-read
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro: 2.25/5, book club
Testimony of Mute Things by Lois McMaster Bujold: 4.5/5
Patience & Esther by S. W. Searle: 3.25/5
What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed: 5/5
Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: 2.5/5
Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl: 4.5/5
Garnet Flats by Devney Perry: 3.25/5
The Boy in the Suitcase by Agnete Friis: 2.25/5, dnf
Touch of Steel by Kate Cross: 3.25/5
July:
A Seditious Affair by K. J. Charles: 4.5/5
Hild by Nicola Griffith: 4.5/5
Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler: 2.75/5
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley: 4/5
Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane: 5/5, re-read
The Sugared Game by K. J. Charles: 4.5/5
Subtle Blood by K. J. Charles: 4.5/5
As always, my goals below the cut:
💜🤎💛 july art pile 💛🤎💜
MONTHLY MCYTBLR RECAP: JULY 2026
EVENTS:
Jul 22-29: Sunflower Duo week hosted by @sunflower-duo-week
COMMUNITY PROJECTS:
Jul 29: Skyblock Kingdoms S2 Appreciation Zine is published @sbks2apprzine
UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTS FOR JULY:
June 1- Aug 31: Niki Nihachu Summer 2026 hosted by @niki-nihachu-summer
Aug 1-31: AU-Gust hosted by @mcytau-gust
Aug 1-31: TrustBites Appriciation Event Month hosted by @thisiswasabis
Aug 2-8: Flowersmith Prompt Week hosted by @flowersmithpromptweek
Indefinitely open: MajorMoon Prompt Meme hosted by @majormoonweek
Indefinitely open: Here We Go Again (Prompt Meme Challenge) hosted by @maelstrom-of-emotions
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Sep 22-26: Majormoon Week 2026 hosted by @majormoonweek
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TBA: @mcyt-gender-inclusivity-event | @mcytauaday
OPEN APPLICATIONS/SIGN UPS:
Hermitcraft Craft Zine — ARTISTS: @hermitcraft-craft-zine closes Aug 8
Lobsided Zine: @lobsided-zine closes Aug 16
LEGACY: a 2028 Dream SMP Calendar — ARTISTS: @dsmp-calendar closes Aug 18
HeartSteal: @heartsteal closes Aug 31 [Check blog for tagset nominations Jul 17-Aug 14]
Boutons d'Or — A Buttercups Zine: @buttercupszine open for pre-order closes Sep 1
MCYT Movie Night — MODERATORS: @mcyt-movie-night closes Sep 5
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MCYT Recursive: @mcytrecursive Oct 1-29
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July 2026 | natigail recap
No posting in July as usual to prepare for PEDIA (Posting Every Day In August), but lots of writing this month!
I did so much writing this month! I hit a 2.2k a day!! More than 68k! That's way more than I've managed other months of this year, and it was sorely needed for my PEIDA prep but still! Very proud of myself. I was working the most of July but it was a slow time at work, so I did have extra energy to write, which was lovely.
And now it's time to start posting all of the things that I have written and also write more.
