July Wrap Up
July has officially ended, and with that comes a round-up of everything I have read this month.
This was an intense reading month for me. I did my first ever reading experiment (which was so much fun) and went on vacation, which allowed me tons of time to read. All this combined led to a fat stack of books being read.
The reading experiment I completed this month was “Reading like my Zodiac Sign” (if you want more on this, click here). I also participated in Summerween! This is a readathon hosted by Olivia over at @oliviareadsalatte and Gabby at @gabbyreads and is dedicated to spooky and scary reads in honor of Halloween (but in the summertime). If you know me, you know that Halloween is my favorite holiday, so any excuse to celebrate is perfect for me. Since I am not in school right now, I have more time for fun reads and readathons, allowing me to try and chip away at my neverending TBR.
Now, let’s get into the stats and books for the month.
Stats:
Total Books read: 26
Total Pages Read: 8,300
Average Star Rating: 3.21
Books Read
Here is the list of every single book I read this month. Since there are so many books, I am not going to provide in-depth summaries of each title. Instead, I will provide one to two sentences describing how I felt reading the book or the “vibes” of the book.
Please note:
*This is not a recommendation list. If you would like to pick up any of these books, I highly recommend looking up trigger warnings since I will not be providing them. Many of the books listed contain topics and storylines readers may find triggering so please read with caution.
*I do not rate nonfiction (which includes memoirs), so if a book does not have a rating attached to it, that just means it is a nonfiction book. It is not a reflection of the book itself.
Favorite Books from July
August Reading Plans
I have a small TBR for August, but for now, I am keeping my TBR secret because there is another reading experiment planned for the month. I am also planning to do a 24-hour readathon with random books from my TBR, so keep a look out on my Instagram for more details. I will be participating in the Tropeical Readathon (go Team Non-Fiction/Poetry). I have no set TBR for this readathon; I am just going to be fitting books I own into the prompts. I plan to be very chill with this readathon and not force anything. I will also be pariticpating in Polarthon to feed the polar bears! Again, I have no set TBR for this, I am just excited to see how many polar bears (each 100 pages read = 1 polar bear fed) I am able to feed in one month.
I move back to school this month so, I am going to try and do as much reading as humanly possible before the last week of August. Because I know that when school starts up I will have barely any time to read. So make sure you’re following my socials for all my reading updates.
Final Thoughts
This was my best month for reading (so far). I hope I am able to take this momentum into the upcoming semester. I was able to make a nice dent in my TBR and discover titles I had never even heard of. Most excitingly, I did my first ever large-scale reading experiment (which I am so proud of) and I cannot wait to do more.