Now accepting theories on why the month when I’ve had the most free time has somehow been my worst reading month so far. (My current favorite is that non-procrastireading is less tempting to my brain … though that doesn’t explain the low average rating.)

Books and Tea June Readathon

✓ Group readalong – The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson [DNF]
✓ Read a book set in a different country – The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
✓ Read an LGBT+ book (author or characters) – Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
✓ Read (one of) the oldest books you own/on your TBR – The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
✓ Read a book under 300 pages – Passing Strange by Ellen Klages

Reading Challenges Check-In

Beat the Backlist

• Read this month: 23 books
• Total so far: 151 / 200 (75.5%)

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#StartOnYourShelfathon

• Read this month: 16 Read + 1 DNF
• Current total: 101 Read + 21 DNF
• Remaining owned-TBR: 92

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Year of the Asian 2020

• Read this month: 3
• Current total: 37 / 51
• Current badge: Giant panda

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Books and Tea Reading Challenge

• Read this month: 0
• Total so far: 10 / 12

State of the ARC

State of the ARC is a monthly meme created by Evelina @ Avalinah’s Books.

Acquired

• Recommended for You by Laura Silverman | Netgalley | TBR
• Privilege by Bharat Krishnan | Author | TBR

Read

• none 😕

DNF

• Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron | [review]
• The Ninth Life by Taylor Barton
  • will not read due to author’s toxic behavior; the book appears to have been removed from Goodreads
• The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen | [review]

Currently Reading

• A Spectacle of Souls by Jessica Julien

Read This Month

Clicking on the titles below will take you to the book’s Goodreads page.
[ARC] indicates an advance review copy; [RC] indicates a post-release review copy.

5 Star Reads

• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston [reread]

4.5 Star Reads

• Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
• Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale [reread]

4 Star Reads

• The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
• Running with Lions by Julian Winters
• Network Effect by Martha Wells
• The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf

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Monthly Total:

27 read + 6 DNF
3.24 average rating

Currently Reading

• War Storm by Victoria Aveyard [series BR]
• A Spectacle of Souls by Jessica Julien [ARC]

• What are the best/worst books you read this month?
• Which books, if any, are you hoping/planning to read next month?
• Did you participate in any reading challenges and/or readathons this month? Are you signed up for any next month?