Not a bad month for books.
June goal:
June’s goal is 3 books.
Result:
I’ve overachieved again.
What I read:
- Theo of Golden—Allen Levi
- Kindle / 287p
- May 27–Jun 7
- 4.75⭐
- Review
- The Violin Maker’s Secret—Evie Woods
- Kindle / 416p
- Jun 8–20
- 3.5⭐
- Review
- The Love of My Life—Rosie Walsh
- Kindle / 384p
- Jun 22–29
- 3⭐
- Review
- How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself—Jenny Lawson
- Audiobook 🎧 / 4m 25m
- Jun 10–30
- 4⭐
- Review
What I’m reading:
- Broken Country—Clare Leslie Hall
- Kindle
- Jun 1–
- 12%
- Waiting to reborrow from the library
- Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It—Corey Doctorow
- Audiobook 🎧
- Apr 16–
- 52%
- Waiting to reborrow from the library
- Separation of Church and Hate—John Fugelsang
- Physical
- Dec 21–
- p144 of 283 (50%)
What I abandoned:
- none
2026 Progress
Star Ratings:
Based on the flat stars, not the quarter stars I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 1 book
- 4 stars: 12 books
- 3 stars: 9 books
- 2 stars: 0 books
- 1 star: 1 book
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 0 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read/Hours Listened:
(Does not include partial books, abandoned books, or edited manuscripts)
- January – 1319p, 8h 45m
- February – 933p, 3h 30m
- March – 1737p, 5h 40m
- April – 1094p, 0m (listened but did not complete)
- May – 1343p, 2h 36m
- June – 1360p, 4h 25m
*Note: Storygraph has a slightly different number because they count what they think I actually read each day based on when I update my progress. I always count the entire book in the month it was completed, even if I read everything but the last page (or listen to everything but the last minute) in the previous month.
Reading Goals:
Read 36 books
I finished 4 books toward my Storygraph challenge.
- Audiobooks: 5
- Kindle: 16
- Physical books: 2
Read 25 minutes per day
June 30 was Day 1749 of my reading streak.
June was fine. We traveled, but I was still able to finish 4 books. It’s super hot right now, so we’ll see if that means more reading in the coming days.
July’s goal is 3 books, but I’m pretty sure I can hit 4.
As always, you can find me other places to see what I’m reading:
Also, I recommend supporting independent bookstores. My favorite is Old Town Books (they ship!). You can also support my favorite podcast through their Bookshop.org link at KickBezosInTheBalls.org (or pick a local shop of your choosing). And you can never go wrong with your local library!
