July was another busy month, but I actually managed to publish some reviews! 🥳 OK, it was only three if I’m being completely honest about it, but it’s still better than I’ve done for several months.
I’ve spent a lot of time camping in July. First there was a trip up to Yorkshire, during which I managed to sneak in a trip to Ilkley and the Grove Bookshop. That was followed by a weekend in Buxton for their Fringe Festival where my OH and I went to various events and had a picnic in the park. I finished off the month with a weekend in Bath where I visited all the book shops!
I read eight books in June, and you can see my favourites below.
Books of the Month
Read in June, reviewed in July
- Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona (translated by Sam Taylor)
- The Waterfall by Gareth Rubin
Read in July
- Carol by Patricia Highsmith
- The Employees by Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken)
- This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page
- The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer
- Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
- The Midnight Train by Matt Haig
- On Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia (translated by Padma Viswanathan)
- The Bone Queen by Will Shindler
Books acquired
Five purchased:
I also received the second of my Year of Reading packages from Shakespeare and Company:
And then there’s the first part of book haul from Bath – the rest of which will feature in my August roundup.
TBR Watch
- Start of the month: 61 books
- Read / culled / DNFd from my TBR: 11
- Acquired: 13
- End of the month: 63 books
And that’s my bookish month! Happy reading! 🩷
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What a fab bookish month, Jo. Here’s to a wonderful August! x
Thank you, Nicki! x