June goal:
I’ll commit to 3 books for June.
What I read:
- A Murderous Relation—Deanna Raybourn
- 3* (June 11)
- Review
- The Good Liar—Catherine McKenzie
- 2* (June 24)
- Review
- No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference—Greta Thunberg
- 3* (June 30)
- Review
- The Shadow of the Wind—Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- 4.75* (June 30)
- Review
Excuse(s) for Not Reading More: I did OK, considering everything going on.
Diversity? I’d classify 3 of them as suspense/thrillers (modern, 1800s, 1930s). And a compilation of climate change speeches.
Star Ratings: Based on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list-view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 3 books
- 4 stars: 7 books
- 3 stars: 8 books
- 2 stars: 2 books
- 1 star: 1 book
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 0 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts, etc.)
- January – 1085
- February – 880
- March – 1753 (in part due to an audiobook that I started way back mid-February)
- April – 837
- May – 789
- June – 1333
Reading Goals:
1. Read 48 books – I’m still 2 books behind. (my Goodreads Challenge)
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1 – 77 physical / 22 Kindle
- Feb 3 – 74/22
- Mar 2 – 74/26
- Apr 16 – 73/26
- May 1 – 73/26 (no change)
- Jun 1 – 72/27
- Jul 1 – 72/26
3. Read 12 not-novels – Nonfiction, poetry, essays, or fiction anthologies all count.
- Jan – 2 (pocket quotes, nonfiction zen)
- Feb – 0
- Mar – 2 (vignettes, audiobook/memoir)
- Apr – 1 (audiobook/memoir)
- May – 0
- Jun – 1 (book of speeches)
I exceeded my goal of 3 books. Summer is here and COVID (and therefore quarantine) rages on, so I have no real reason to think I won’t have ample reading time in July. I’ll commit to reading 4 books (but what a dream to read 6 and no longer be behind pace?).
