Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2020

302 of 368 pages	288 pages	336 pages	185 pages (🎧)
★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★☆
325 pages (🎧)	288 pages (🎧)	304 pages (🎧)	257 pages (🎧)
★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆
323 pages (🎧)	381 pages (🎧)	30 of 100 pages	160 pages
★★★★★	★★★★☆		★★★☆☆
248 pages (🎧)	204 pages	176 pages (🎧)	400 pages
★★★★★	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★★
592 pages (🎧)	533 pages	336 pages (🎧)
★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆

Total pages: 5,668
Total books: 17 full + 2 partial
Average rating: 3.83 stars

• BEST FICTION: I think it has to be Slay!
• BEST NONFICTION: Definitely So You Want to Talk About Race.

Monthly Motif is a reading challenge hosted by girlxoxo.

June’s theme was name or number, and I ended up reading two books with a name in the title (and none with a number):

• Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
• Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye

I finished a total of 18 books in June, for a total of 104 so far in 2020!

The Audiobook Challenge is hosted by Hot Listens & Caffeinated Reviewer.

In May, I updated my audiobook goal to 100 for the year. In June, I listened to 11. I’m now at 61 total for the year!

(The 🎧 on my page count shows all my audiobook listens.)

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Monthly Wrap-Up: May 2020

66 of 368 pages	560 pages (🎧)	552 pages (🎧)	443 pages (🎧)
—	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆
408 pages (🎧)	120 pages	375 pages (🎧)	384 pages (🎧)
★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆
173 pages (🎧)	187 pages (🎧)	174 pages (🎧)	187 pages (🎧)
★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆
298 pages	358 pages (🎧)	272 pages	304 pages (🎧)
★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆
256 pages (🎧)	112 pages	432 pages (🎧)	408 pages (🎧)
★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆

DNFs

150 pages

Total pages: 6,219 pages
Total books: 19 full + 1 partial + 1 DNF
Average rating: 3.53 stars

• BEST FICTION: I read a lot of really good fiction in May, but I think the winner is In an Absent Dream.
• BEST NONFICTION: I think I gave four stars to every single nonfiction book in May, but this honor goes to Crisis in the Red Zone.

Monthly Motif is a reading challenge hosted by girlxoxo.

May’s theme was author introduction, and I ended up reading books by seven new-to-me authors:

• The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
• Crisis in the Red Zone by Richard Preston
• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
• Jennifer Strange by Cat Scully
• Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony & Rodrigo Corral
• You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe
• This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay

I finished a total of 19 books in May, for a total of 86 so far in 2020!

The Audiobook Challenge is hosted by Hot Listens & Caffeinated Reviewer.

I set a goal of listening to 50 audiobooks in 2020, and I listened to 15 in May. I’m now at 60 total for the year, so I think I’ll raise my goal to 100!

(The 🎧 on my page count shows all my audiobook listens.)

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Monthly Wrap-Up: April 2020

356 pages (🎧)	50 pages (🎧)	320 pages	384 pages
★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★★	★★★★★
240 pages (🎧)	362 pages (🎧)	368 pages (🎧)	320 pages
★★☆☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆
168 pages	112 pages	368 pages (🎧)	160 pages
★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆
128 pages	560 pages (🎧)	56 of 400 pages	304 pages (🎧)
★★★★☆	★★★★☆	—	★★★★☆
208 pages	480 pages (🎧)	204 pages	320 pages (🎧)
★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆
128 pages	360 pages (🎧)	496 pages (🎧)	288 pages (🎧)
★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆

Total pages: 6,740
Total books: 23 full + 1 partial
Average rating: 3.52 stars

• BEST ADULT: I didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did, but A Very Stable Genius was great.
• BEST YA: I couldn’t possibly choose between volumes two and three of Heartstopper, so my choice is both.

Monthly Motif is a reading challenge hosted by girlxoxo.

April’s theme was currents or classics, and I decided to go with “currents,” or books published between April 2019 and now. I ended up reading a ton of books that fit this prompt!

• Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
• Heartstopper, Vol. 2 by Alice Oseman
• Heartstopper, Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman
• How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
• If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka
• Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
• Ghosted in LA, Vol. 1 by Sina Grace
• Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith
• The King of Crows by Libba Bray
• The Last Hope by Krista & Becca Ritchie (I didn’t finish this one yet, but I did start it!)
• Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell & Katie Cotugno
• The Fire Never Goes Out by Noelle Stevenson
• A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker & Carol Leonnig
• An Embarrassment of Witches by Sophie Goldstein & Jenn Jordan
• The Mosquito by Timothy C. Winegard

I finished a total of 23 books in April, for a total of 67 so far in 2020!

What’s in a Name is hosted by Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook.

In April, I crossed off the remaining two prompts, so I’m officially done with this challenge!

• an ampersand: Happily Ever After & Everything in Between by Debbie Tung
• reference to children: Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

The Audiobook Challenge is hosted by Hot Listens & Caffeinated Reviewer.

I set a goal of listening to 50 audiobooks in 2020, and I listened to 13 in April. I’m now at 45 total for the year!

(The 🎧 on my page count shows all my audiobook listens.)

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Monthly Wrap-Up: March 2020

78 of 448 pages	416 pages	177 pages	300 pages (🎧)
★☆☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆
272 pages	112 pages	323 pages (🎧)	450 pages (🎧)
★★★★☆	★★★★☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★★☆
384 pages (🎧)	552 pages (🎧)	382 pages (🎧)	416 pages (🎧)
★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★★
448 pages	352 pages
★★★★☆	★★★☆☆

Total pages: 4,142
Total books: 13 full + 1 partial
Average rating: 3.36 stars

• BEST ADULT: In a surprising turn of events, it’s Open Book. How was this book so good?
• BEST YA: This was a tough one, but I think Before the Devil Breaks You is the winner.

Monthly Motif is a reading challenge hosted by girlxoxo.

March’s theme was sub-genre sound off, or, more specifically, “choose a sub-genre of your favorite genre and read a book from it.” I ended up choosing YA historical fiction and read four books:

• Heavy Vinyl, Vol. 1 by Carly Usdin
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
• Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray

I finished a total of 14 books in March, for a total of 44 so far in 2020!

What’s in a Name is hosted by Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook.

In March, I crossed off “an antonym” with Quiet Girl in a Noisy World.

The Audiobook Challenge is hosted by Hot Listens & Caffeinated Reviewer.

I set a goal of listening to 50 audiobooks in 2020, and I listened to 7 in March. I’m now at 32 total for the year!

(The 🎧 on my page count shows all my audiobook listens.)

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Monthly Wrap-Up: February 2020

111 of 448 pages	288 pages (🎧)	336 pages (🎧)	272 pages (🎧)
—	★★★★☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆
432 pages (🎧)	336 pages	384 pages (🎧)	296 pages (🎧)
★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆
192 pages (🎧)	414 pages	336 pages	405 pages (🎧)
★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆
448 pages (🎧)	352 pages (🎧)	278 pages
★★★★★	★☆☆☆☆	★★★★★

DNFs

229 of 544 pages (🎧)

Total pages: 5,109
Total books: 14 full + 2 partial
Average rating: 3.28 stars

• BEST ADULT: Definitely Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow. I’d give it six stars if I could.
• BEST YA: Definitely Heartstopper. I need the second volume immediately.

Monthly Motif is a reading challenge hosted by girlxoxo.

February’s theme was seeing red, or, more specifically, “a book with the word ‘red’ in the title or a book with a red-ish cover.” I didn’t expect to struggle with this one, but nothing I really wanted to read in February had a red cover! Eventually, I found How Music Got Free, which worked.

I finished a total of 14 books in February, for a total of 30 so far in 2020!

What’s in a Name is hosted by Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook.

I didn’t cross off any new prompts in February, but I did get another book for “a given/first name.”

The Audiobook Challenge is hosted by Hot Listens & Caffeinated Reviewer.

I set a goal of listening to 50 audiobooks in 2020, and I listened to 11 in February. At 25 total so far this year, I’m already halfway to my goal!

(The 🎧 on my page count shows all my audiobook listens.)

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