July Wrap Up

 I can't believe we're already at August and the Olympics are almost over. July was a weird reading month for me as I kept jumping around trying not to hit a book slump. Also with the Olympics, I usually start my Christmas crafting in July and I did more crafting while watching than reading. I felt like I was reading a lot slower and a lot less, but my stats aren't as low as I expected.

There weren't really any readathons this month, just the end of the Historical Romance Readathon. I was also able to make some good progress for Summer of Swoon and the Ripped Bodice Summer Bingo. I can still that if I read the wrong thing I could get back into a book slump, but hopefully I can continue to stave it off. As always, my stats are listed below. Books are listed in order read. Also, I'm not sure on the page count for Tempting Auzed, so I went off what the page count was on my computer based e-reader program. Once the amazon listing is updated with page count, I'll update stats if need be. Also, I read a lot of newer books this month. Mostly because I went on a couple binges of dark/mafia romance and most of those were released in the past couple years.

July 2021

22 books read for 7,261 pages

💗 I averaged 2.05 days per book
💗 The average page count per book is 330.50
💗 The page ranges I read were 1 in the 100s, 5 in the 200s, 11 in the 300s, 3 in the 400s and 2 in the 500s.
💗 4 of the books read were for clubs or readathons

💗 11 of my books were diverse

💗 I read 6 new authors

💗 I own 7 of the books in paperback and added 12 to my wishlist

💗 I read 14 books in eBook, 6 in paperback, 1 web comic and 1 in audiobook

💗 The decades I read were 1 in the 2000s, 8 in the 2010s and 13 in the 2020s

💗 My average rating was 4.50
🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 - 13 books
🍎🍎🍎🍎 - 7 books
🍎🍎🍎 - 2 books

💗 4 books were contemporary, 8 were dark, 1 was fantasy, 6 were historical, 1 was paranormal, 1 was sci-fi and 1 was sports. All were romance!

1. Olivia and the Masked Duke by Grace Callaway🍎🍎🍎🍎

2. The Earl I Ruined by Scarlett Peckham 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

3. The Rogue of Fifth Avenue by Joanna Shupe 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

4. Carnal Urges by JT Geissinger 🍎🍎🍎🍎

5. Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

6. Her Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie Lau 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

7. The Virgin Sex Queen by Angela Verdenius 🍎🍎🍎

8. Tempting Auzed by Victoria Aveline 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

9. The Daring Twin by Donna Fletcher 🍎🍎🍎🍎

10. Witches Get Stitches by Juliette Cross 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

11. Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

12. Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

13. Blindsided by Amy Daws 🍎🍎🍎🍎

14. Ruthless Stranger by Maggie Cole 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

15. Broken Fighter by Maggie Cole 🍎🍎🍎🍎

16. Overruled by Emma Chase 🍎🍎🍎

17. Ivan by Sophie Lark 🍎🍎🍎🍎

18. Snow by Sophie Lark 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

19. The Heir by Sophie Lark 🍎🍎🍎🍎

20. The Rebel by Sophie Lark 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

21. The Remarried Empress by Alphatart & Sumpul 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

22. The Bully by Sophie Lark 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

💗 I was a little all over the place this month and had more 3-star reviews than normal. I also read quite a few new releases that I loved. It's hard to pick my favorite of the month, but I think it'd be either Witches Get Stitches or Tempting Auzed. Both are the next installments for a couple of my favorite newer series and I'm always ready to pick up the next book! My most disappointing would be The Daring Twin and Overruled. Donna Fletcher is usually a comfort read for me, but I knew at some point she'd have a book that would miss a little bit for me, I just wasn't expecting to be that one. As for my take on Overruled, just read the review. There was a lot that frustrated me about the book, although I will try Emma Chase again. Another fun note, The Heir was my 150th book of the year and officially ended my goodreads challenge!

I have a few plans for August. There's another weekend readathon that I'll do a tbr for later this week, so stay tuned for that. I also have my usual couple of book club books. I also need to finish both the Summer of Swoon and Ripped Bodice Summer Bingo challenges. Hopefully I can really beat this reading slump back and get back into a good reading state of mind. It's fine if I don't read everyday, but I also usually need to read at least a little bit before bed to really settle. Sometimes though it's hard to find the right book to meet my mood.

How did your reading go last month?

Bookishly Yours,

Stasi🍎

charts: decades, genres, pages, stars