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?
I’m super excited for Recommended for You!!
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yessss the synopsis and cover are so cute!
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Oh no, I’m so sad that Cinderella Is Dead wasn’t the right fit for you! It’s my most anticipated release of this year. I’m also looking forward to The Ninth Life but I haven’t heard anything problematic about the author…do you mind telling me what’s happened?
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Cinderella Is Dead was definitely a case of “it’s not the book, it’s me” and I know lots of others have loved it, so I hope you enjoy it when you get to it!
tbqh everything I heard was secondhand so I don’t want to spread false or possibly inaccurate information – but I know at least one publisher (NineStar Press) has made a statement that they looked into the allegations and won’t work with the author anymore 😶
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I’m reading The City We Became right now and am loving it!
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yay!!
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