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June Wrap-Up

Honestly, this is a little embarrassing.

In case you missed my last post, I'm in the middle (or hopefully near the end) of a pretty big reading slump. Which means that this wrap-up, which was supposed to be the first of three GIANT summer wrap-ups where I'd cram as much reading in as I could before school, is pretty sad-looking. I read 4 books. One of them was a comic. The last time I read only 4 books was in my first month of college, and that was a significantly better excuse.

 Oh, well. At least I read some things! And I'm going to get back on track! I promise.

THE BOOKS

GEORGE by Alex Gino: This was so cute! I've been meaning to pick it up for ages - I think I'm basically the last person to - and I'm so glad I did. I'm really happy that there are kids growing up with books like this.

GEORGIA PEACHES AND OTHER FORBIDDEN FRUIT by Jaye Robin Brown: Another one that I've wanted to read for a while! I had a couple of problems with this one, but overall, it was a pretty great read. I loved the characters, and it was such a great story.

STAR WARS: HAN SOLO by Marjorie M. Liu: This was so much better than I thought it was going to be! I've started keeping my expectations low for all of the mini series, but this one was action-packed and managed to fit a whole plot that still made sense into five issues.

NORTH OF HAPPY by Adi Alsaid: I've been meaning to read an Adi Alsaid book for a while now, and I finally did! I knew I was going to love this by the time I was only a few chapters in. I was sucked right in, and honestly, how great it was probably contributed to me not wanting to read anything else for a while.

READING STATS
  • Total books: 4
  • Longest book: Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit, 432 pages
  • Shortest book: Star Wars: Han Solo, 112 pages
  • Favorite book: North of Happy
  • Least favorite book: Star Wars: Han Solo
CHALLENGE PROGRESS

Backlist Reader Challenge: 1 this month, overall 17/60 (George)

Read it Again, Sam Challenge: 0 this month, overall 17/16+

2017 Debut Author Challenge: 0 this month, overall 7/12

2017 Series Ender Challenge: 0 this month, overall 3/5-10

BLOG POSTS
BLOGGING CHALLENGE PROGRESS

2017 Discussion Challenge: 1 this month, overall 4/11-20 (Are Reading Slumps Good?)

How have your lives been? When was your last reading slump? How many books did you read this month? Tell me in the comments!

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  1. Becky BakerJuly 2, 2017 at 3:06 AM

    I've been the same about falling into a slump. Luckily, I think it's ending as I read three books last week and that is amazing for me. You are right, 4 books are better than nothing and better to make the most of the slump whilst it lasts. Sometimes you need the reading break. I hope July works out better for you reading wise.

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    1. ClaraJuly 10, 2017 at 8:42 PM

      That's great that you've read so many books - hopefully you liked all of them! The reading break was much appreciated, and so far, July is going well.

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