This my July wrap up. I read 27 books last month mostly because of #thebookjunkietrials.
Like you can see I almost reach my goal that I fixed for this year (read 200 books like last year) ⊠but apparently I will for sure read more than that until the end of the year ⊠which just the though of that drives me crazy! Me who never read more than like what 10 books or less in 30 years or so, then read 200 books in one year last year while this year I can not only read more than 20 books in a month but I can also read more than 200 books in a year ⊠MINDBLOWING for sure!!! Iâm proud of me!
Last month I also put another personal challenge on me for my next monthly TBR: I will read each month at least 2 thrillers.
Since Iâm a little girl I was always attracted by the thriller world. I always watched TV thrillers series from âStarsky & Hutchâ to âMonkâ (to name a few). I even wanted to work in this world first as detective (like all those characters of course) and then when I started to study in a law school, I was very excited to study criminlogy. Unfortunately university was never my forte and I ended up being graduated in P.R. but the passion is still there ⊠just like my passion for psychology who was also a subject that I wanted to study at the university ⊠I also like to whatch documentary about criminal cases to understand the mind of those monsters.
That is why I thought that my âfearâ for reading a thriller book was silly of me since itâs a world that intrigued me since Iâm a little girl ⊠and so far so good! I loved the 2 thrillers that I read in July, I already planned the 2 thrillers for this month (August) and bought some new ones!
Anyway letâs back to my July wrap up:
- For the #bookjunkietrials, I not only did the first 5 challenges for my team (#Scribes) but also read a book for the challenges of each team:
1. Dwarf Mount:Â âFumbled Heartsâ by Meagan Brandy: 4 stars
2. Apothecary Towers:Â âBad Saintâ by Monica James: 4 stars
3. The Great Library:Â âFinleyâ by Ella Frank: 4 stars (more a 3.5)
4. The Drowning Deep:Â âA Thousand Pieces Of Youâ by Claudia Gray: 4 stars
5. The Bookie Grail:Â âStardustâ by Neil Gaiman: 3 stars
6. Orc Grove âCaptive In The Darkâ by C.J. Roberts: 4 stars
7. Olâ Pirate Cove:Â âBaneâ by L.J. Shen: 4.5 stars
8. Glimmer:Â âOne Little Lieâ by Whitney Barbetti: 3.5 stars
9. Draconic Isle:Â âObsidianâ by Kimberly Loth: 3 stars
10. The Eleven Guard:Â âOff Baseâ by Annabeth Albert: 4 stars
11. On The Hallow Isle:Â âScavengersâ by Yolanda Olson: 4 stars
12. Empty Barrel Inn:Â âThe Bourbon Kingsâ by J.R. Ward: 4 stars
13. Giant Squid:Â âRequiem & Reverieâ by Keri Lake : 5 stars (more a 4.5)
14. Crimson Peaks:Â âDevilâs Kissâ by Ella Frank: 5 stars
15. Queendom Stone:Â âCheeky Royalâ by Nana Malone: 4 stars
16. The Forgotten Forests:Â â#Playerâ by Cambria Hebert: 4 stars
17. The Weeping Falls:Â âUntil Youâ by Penelope Douglasâ: 5 stars
In July I also read for my last library and last #romanceopoly challenge: âEnthralledâ by Giana Darling. I was not a huge fan of her book âLessons In Corruptionâ but I gave another try with âEnthralledâ ⊠and I fell in love with it! I gave it 5 stars and Iâm so impatient to read the second book!
-Â âSinfully Mineâ by Nicky James: 4 stars
Yes itâs a very tabboo romance but the author make a really good job to explain how and why these 2 young men, these 2 brothers started to have more deep feelings toward each others. This romance is much more complex than it seems to be but I can understand that for some us, this romance is waaaaayyy more than tabboo and forbidden ...
-Â âFilty Rich Boysâ by C.M. Stunich: 4 stars
-Â âTwo Can Keep A Secretâ by Karen McManus: 4 stars
-Â âBoy Shatteredâ by Eli Easton: 4 stars
-Â âSay Youâre Sorryâ by Melinda Leigh: 4 stars
-Â âCruel Intentionsâ by Siobhan Davis: 4 stars
-Â âBad, Bad Blue Bloodâ by C.M. Stunich: 3.5 stars
-Â â#Selfieâ by Cambria Hebert: 5 stars
-Â âBreaking Bethâ by Jennifer Bene: 3 stars
