July goal:
…now I’ve started an audiobook and novel that I’m really enjoying (and I have a couple in the hold queue at the library), so I’m hopeful July will be a good reading month. I’m setting a goal of 3 books, which should be easily attainable.
What I read:
- The Witch Elm—Tana French
- 3.75* (Jul 4)
- Obviously: Stories From My Timeline—Akilah Hughes
- Audiobook
- 3.5* (Jul 7)
- The Box in the Woods—Maureen Johnson
- 4.25* (Jul 8)
- Review
- The Searcher—Tana French
- 3* (Jul 23)
- Review
- Better Nate Than Ever—Tim Federle
- 4* (Jul 27)
2021 Progress
Star Ratings: Based on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list-view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 6 books
- 4 stars: 12 books
- 3 stars: 7 books
- 2 stars: 0 books
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 1 book
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts, etc.)
- January – 1092
- February – 1317
- March – 1508
- April – 656
- May – 634
- June -1237
- July – 1977
Reading Goals:
1. Read 36 books – I finished 5 books, and I’m currently 4 books ahead. (my Goodreads Challenge)
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1 – 71 physical / 26 Kindle
- Feb 1 – 68/26
- Mar 1 – 67/26
- Apr 5 – 66/26
- May 1 – 65/26
- Jun 5 – 66/25
- Jul 1 – 63/25
- Aug 8 – 63/25
3. Read 12 not-novels –
- Jan – 2 (nonfiction zen, memoir)
- Feb – 1 (memoir/audiobook)
- Mar – 3 (3 nonfiction/memoirs, 2 of which were audiobooks)
- Apr – 3 (2 nonfiction/memoirs, 1 poetry)
- May – 1 (1 nonfiction/audiobook)
- Jun – all 4! (1 narrative nonfiction, 2 short stories, 1 essay)
- Jul – 2 (YA, mem/audiobook)
4. Read 21 minutes per day – I’ve only missed 1 day all year, back in June. My current streak is 43 days.
July turned into a great reading month! I finished a really long book I started back in June, which got me off to a good start, and then I read 2 books geared for younger audiences. I was within 30 minutes of finishing a second audiobook, but the loan expired and I had to wait to get it back. My review is late because we were on vacation, so we’re already 1/4 through August. I’ll set my goal at 4 books (I’m now within 15 minutes of finishing that audiobook and 66% into a novel).
