What did you read in July?

[wesleycrusher]

What books did you read in July? Ratings? Hits and Misses?

[sarahswim]

In July I read:
Circe-Madeline Miller
Absolutely Almost-Lisa Graff
Us Against You-Fredrik Bachman
All the Bright Places-Jennifer Niven
The Tattooist of Auschwitz-Heather Morris
Nine Perfect Strangers-Liane Moriarty
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix-JK Rowling
Everything You Want Me To Be-Mindy Mejia
The New Me-Halle Butler
The Marriage Lie-Kimberly Belle
Rain Reign-Ann M Martin
Little & Lion-Brandy Colbert

Favorites were Us Against You, All the Bright Places, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. I'm annoyed I wasted my time on Nine Perfect Strangers, and The New Me was supposed to be wry and clever but maybe I'm not smart enough to get it. HP and the Order of the Phoenix gutted me (as did watching DS read it and feel the same way).

[rainbowchip]

I can't believe it's August already!

On The Come Up by Angie Thomas - 4*
Home Front by Kristin Hannah - 4*
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - 5*
The Man Who Knee The Way to The Moon by Todd Zwillich - 4*
Recursion by Blake Crouch - 4*

26/52 for the year. I'm 4 books behind.

[wesleycrusher]

Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir by Kambri Crews - 4
Sarah's Child by Linda Howard - 2
The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts by Tessa Fontaine - 4
The Rules (Project Paper Doll, #1) by Stacey Kade - 3
Things My Son Needs to Know about the World by Fredrik Backman - 3
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater - 4
True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna by David Roberts - 4
Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson - 4
The Pirate Prince by Gaelen Foley - 2
Alone on the Ice by David Roberts (audio) - 4
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - 4
The Wall by John Lanchester - 4
The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis-Graves - 4
Wild at Heart by Patricia Gaffney - 4
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (audio) - 3
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - 4
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis - 3
Under My Thumb: Songs That Hate Women and the Women That Love Them by Rhian E. Jones - 4
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks by Ed Viesturs (audio) - 4

Lots of 4s, no 5s. My favorites were Burn Down the Ground, No Shortcuts to the Top, and Night of the Living Trekkies

[travella]

4*
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story by Lee Hyeonseo

3*
When All is Said by Anne Griffin

2*
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner

1*/DN Finish
One Day in December by Josie Silver

The book ratings were all over the board this month. 35/45 for the year.

[Vespasia]

Finished:

The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton - 2.5 stars, very disappointing
Recursion by Blake Crouch - 4.5 stars, not as good as dark Matter but close
How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman of the Oatmeal - Comics, love everything he does
Dread Nation - 4.5 stars, favorite book of the month

I am at 27 books for the year and behind for my goal. However, that's more than I read in all of 2016 and 2017 so not too bad! 

[meowmaps]

The Great Believers 4* Slow start for me, but enjoyed it on the whole
The Five: The Untold Lives by the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper 4* Well researched and interesting but repetitive
Miracle Creek 5* Loved
The Library Book 4* Really enjoyed
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone 5* Excellent, really resonated with me
Daisy Jones & The Six 3* Good writing, boring story (I thought)

42/60 for the year, 7 books ahead

[mie]

Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie 2.5*
How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper 3*
One and Only by Jenny Holiday 3*
Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren 3.5*
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 4*
Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren 4*

[Gato]

Late in the Day - Tessa Hadley, a death makes 50-something couples reassess their lives
Memories of the Future - Siri Hustvedt, a 50-something novelist very like the author looks back on her life in 80s NYC (sensing a theme here?)
Friday Black - Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, really original dystopian short stories that touch on race and class



All good, not a dud among them.

[minzy]

In July I finished:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver and I loved it. 5 stars.
Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne. 3.5 stars.
Sustainability Made Simple - Small Changes for Big Impact by Rosaly Byrd and Lauren DeMates. 4.5 stars.

31/52 on the year. I’m in the summer reading slowdown with a ton of other things occupying my time right now but hope to get back to the swing of things in a month or so.

[abs]

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Recursion by Blake Crouch
The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson


They were all good reads. I think Recursion was my favorite of the bunch but I would recommend them all.

[mrspez07]

I had a 3-night camping trip at the end of the month and nearly finished 2 books, I love that all of us were sitting around reading!

Books:
Circe 2* (gave up about 60% in)
The Death of Mrs Westaway 3*
When Life Gives you Luluemons 3*
Firefly Lane 3*
Jar of Hearts 4*
The Guise of Another 3*

Audio:
How Will You Measure your Life 2* (gave up about 60% through), liked the business examples but they didn’t translate to personal life well.