Books I read: June

Dude. I’ve read (or I’m reading the last of) EIGHTY BOOKS in six months. Last year I struggled to 90-ish for the full year, but this year I’m just flat out enjoying my reading. I really think the rereading helps – I always know there’s something that I’m going to really enjoy. And I LOVED my rereads this month too.

reread:

36. Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell

37. Attachments - Rainbow Rowell

38. A Discovery of Witchess - Deborah Harkness

39. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness

40. The Face on the Milk Carton – Caroline B. Cooney

new:

31. Things a Little Bird Told Me - Biz Stone I read this because Janssen recommended it, and while I agree that it was light and fun and witty, I felt myself taking exception to the idea that knowledge is overrated and manufacturing opportunities always works out. I wanted somewhere for him to give an example when it didn’t work out for him instead of just feeling like he lead a charmed existence. Yes, I know he worked hard, but you can’t just always assume things will work out your way. I want my kids to expect to work hard and give them a foundation of knowledge and experience, not simply luck.

32. He Found Me - Whitney Barbetti A friend wrote this, and I thought it was lovely.

33. Deathmaker - Lindsay Buroker Ahh, Lindsay. Not my favorite, but I still look forward to the next one.

34. Whatever Happened to Janie? – Caroline B. Cooney a friend recommended the series and I remembered the first from my childhood but didn’t realize there was a whole series. It was a little young for me, but very enjoyable. I’m glad I went back and read it.

35. The Voice on the Radio – Caroline B. Cooney

36. What Janie Found – Caroline B. Cooney

37. Janie Face to Face – Caroline B. Cooney

38. The Signature of All Things - Elizabeth Gilbert Shalini was enjoying this so I put it on my library requests. I liked it very much, and expected not too. SO MUCH GOING ON. You know the phrase “sweeping epic”? Yeah, that. And also it didn’t really feel like anything *happened* at the same time. I spent a lot of the book trying to figure out how I felt, and then decided I loved it.

39. Sacre Bleu - Christopher Moore This, I couldn’t get into. At all. I puttered through the first third and then decided that I had better things to do with my reading time.

40. The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch I’m not quite finished with this one, as I decided to fake nap on the plane on Monday since I had to get up at 4:15am to make said plane trips (day trip for work). I say fake nap because I can’t really sleep on planes, but I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep for most of the ride. Anywho, Stephanie recommended this and I am quite enjoying it. I’m finding things a little predictable but very fun, and I needed a fun read. I think my next is Orphan Train.