What did you read in June?

[charlatti]

Recommendations? Ratings?

[mie]

Playing for Keeps (Heartbreaker Bay #7) by Jill Shalvis 2*
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell 2*

Good Boy (WAGS #1) by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy 3*
Stay (WAGS #2) by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy 3*
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson 3*
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper 3*
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger 3*
The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke 3*
You Have a Match by Emma Lord 3*

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 3.5*
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren 3.5

[tacokick]

A lot of second or later books from authors I’ve liked before but didn’t enjoy as much as their older stuff and new books I waited months for and didn’t love. Lots of disappointments this month—not much above a 3 and that was a bit of a stretch

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C Ford

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

Mergers and Acquisitions: Or, Everything I Know About Love I Learned on the Wedding Pages by Cate Doty

Yearbook by Seth Rogan (this was actually pretty fun! different peek into Hollywood life)

Loved and Wanted: A Memoir of Choice, Children, and Womanhood by Christa Parravani

The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman (this was the rare book where I didn’t like her earlier books but this one was okay. Not the best but enjoyable enough)


House of Sticks by Ly Tran

Good Company by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

Sandcastle by Frederik Peeters and Pierre Oscar Lévy

Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder by Mikita Brottman

Burn Down the Ground by Kambri Crews (great portrayal of Deaf culture)

Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly

The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones

Dream Girl by Laura Lippman

The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson

[travella]

5*
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

4*
My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor by Selma van de Perre

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

2*
Win by Harlan Coben

[rootbeerfloat]

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn - 3*
Wolfsbane by Patricia Briggs - 3*
Intercepted by Alexa Martin - 3*
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee - 4*
Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez - 3.5*

[estrellita]

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave - 3* - Considered a thriller but I wouldn't say it was overly thrilling. More like a mystery. It was ok.

Anna K Away by Jenny Lee - 3* - Sequel to Anna K, which I loved (very similar to Gossip Girl). I was disappointed. I just didn't feel like much happened, then there was a weird twist at the end that seemed so dumb and unnecessary.

Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge - 3* - I had high hopes for this one because it sounded interesting, but it fell flat for me.

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 4* - It was good, but not AMAZING. I got the characters mixed up a lot but overall it was a good story.

Bringing Down The Duke by Evie Dunmore - 4* - Cheesy romance, but I liked the feminist twist. I mostly liked it, but some parts were really unbelievable IMO.

[just]

4**
The Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe
Minor Feelings, Cathy Park Hong
Yearbook, Seth Rogan
Crying in HMart, Michelle Zauner


3**
While Justice Sleeps, Stacey Abrams
My Year Abroad, Chang-Rae Lee
The Office of Historical Corrections, Danielle Evans
Animal, Lisa Taddeo

2**
Who Is Maud Dixon, Alexandra Andrews

1**
Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam

[Vespasia]

Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow 4.5*

Katherine by Anya Seton 4*

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny 4*

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4.5*

Honestly I would recommend all of them depending on your genre preference.

[charlatti]

Lots of reading time this month:

5 stars:
And Still We Rise by Miles Corwin
Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

4 stars:
The Quiet Boy by Ben Winters
Malice by Heather Walter
A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
Big Little Lies and What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Calculating Stars Mary by Robinette Kowal
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi

3 stars: If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian

2 stars: The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

[ufcasey]

4.5 stars:
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

4 stars:
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

3.5 stars:
The Comeback by Ella Berman
Veiled by Karina Halle
The Price We Pay by Auryn Hadley

3 stars:
Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran
Beach Read by Emily Henry

2.5 stars:
Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong

2 stars:
Neon Gods by Katee Robert

[jwright]

Moved into the Summer Beach reading part of the year in June!

Finished during the month:

The Dinner - 2*, ugh, this was recommended on a podcast but really not great
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna - 2.5* - I struggle with this because I wanted something more substantial and parts were very interesting, but too many parts were dry and science heavy
We Begin at the End - 4*
People We Meet on Vacation - 5* - much better than Beach Read also by Emily Henry
The Four Winds - 5* - I love Kristin Hannah
The Other Black Girl - 4* - not what I was expecting but still fun
Golden Girl - 4* - not the best by Hilderbrand but I would just read her food on Nantucket descriptions alone

[mrspez07]

Read:
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 4*
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson 3*
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 3*
Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone 4*

Audio:
A Promised Land by Barrack Obama 4*
Sooo long but easy to listen to. I had been listening since March and just finished.

I read Space Between and Midnight Library back to back which involved multiple timelines/worlds of a person’s life so that was interesting to read two very different takes on that idea.