Wrap Up: June 2018 or look how colourful all those books are.

I really had a good reading month. I am also this close to having my NetGalley TBR down to the single digits and I am so excited for that. The rest of my month was pretty harsh though because my thesis is really kicking my butt lately – my colleague and me keep saying that writing a thesis is like climbing a mountain, except you are also building the mountain and adding new stuff to the summit and then there is a storm (oh and in between all those other mountains look really cool, so you go and climb those instead). And right now I am really not enjoying the process.

Books read in June:

1. Putney by Sofka Zinovieff: 4 out of 5 stars
2. The Book Of M by Peng Shepherd: 4 out of 5 stars
3. The Changeling by Victor LaValle: 3 out of 5 stars
4. So Sad Today by Melissa Broder: 4 out of 5 stars
5. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager: 3 out of 5 stars
6. Red Clocks by Leni Zumas: 3 out of 5 stars
7. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik: 5 out of 5 stars
8. Sick by Porochista Khakpour: 2 out of 5 stars
9. Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates: 5 out of 5 stars
10. Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World # 1) by Rebecca Roanhorse: 4 out of 5 stars
11. Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews: 3,5 out of 5 stars

I also DNFed two books: Riot Days and Up Up, Down Down. There was no way I was picking those two books up anytime soon and clearing them off my shelves felt oddly cathartic.

Favourite of the month:

I loved reading Spinning Silver – I spent most of it with a huge grin on my face. It was just so very well done and so comforting and I needed that. Everyday Sexism was also impressively done and a book I definitely recommend (even if the optimism at the end hurts a bit considering what a clusterfuck the world is at the moment).

I also really enjoyed The Book of M and Putney for very different reasons.

Stats(ish):

I finished 11 books with 3865 pages. Of these books, two were written by men, eight were written by women, and one was written by a couple. Three books were non-fiction, one was general fiction, one thriller, one horror-ish, two speculative and three fantasy.

Currently reading:

Aside: I have put down It by Stephen King for now as I have not listened to it in a month and I am really not feeling like picking it up. I might come back to it at some other point.

(Some of the) Blog posts I loved:

I really enjoyed Jenna’s review of a fantasy classic, Mythago Wood.

I loved Susana’s recommendations for short books (I mean, obviously I did. Who doesn’t love short books?)

I just loved Paula’s review of Around The World in Eighty Days. https://bookjotter.com/2018/06/17/book-review-the-great-believers

Callum compares the movie adaptation of Ordeal by Innocence to the book.

Clare talks about her favourite booker shortlisted books.

Melanie’s reviews are always wonderful but I especially liked her review of These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch.

My favourite of Rachel’s reviews this month was her balanced review of Obedience by Naomi Aldermann. I also loved her Mid Year Freak Out Book Tag so much, I decided to do the tag myself.

Emma’s review of Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik hit the nail on the head and is well worth checking out.