July 2014 TBR

I haven't read anything since I finished Amy and Roger's Epic Detour on the 21st of June so hopefully I'll be getting back into reading again soon. But after that reading month, I wouldn't be too upset - or too surprised really - to not get as much reading done this month (hell, I kind of expect to never read that many books again).

I'm, of course, currently reading way too many books, as always. And LeakyCon (a Harry Potter convention) is at the end of the month so I'm not sure how much I'll be able to read. I want to finish The Name of the Wind, which I'm about halfway through, and some of those other currently-reading books (Queen of the Tearling, Mistborn, and many more).

Also I might reread The Way of Kings before moving onto Words of Radiance. There are others I'm thinking of, such as:

• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
• My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
• Hounded by Kevin Hearne

It all depends, really, I don't want to push myself to read if I"m really not feeling like it because I know it'll just make the slump worse. So, hopefully, that doesn't happen. I'm also way behind in reviews, I have a bunch I want to review from last month and a series review of Fruits Basket, which I'm still not sure how to do.

What did you read in June and what are you planning to read in July? Have you read any of the books I'm planning on - tell me what you thought!

June Wrap-Up / July TBR

Sorry for this being so late. I had a convention at the end of the month and then I got sick, as you do when flying and are at conventions. And I'm still kind of sick, but at least you can't catch anything through the internet.

Books Finished:

• Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman (5/5)
• Amulet, Vol. 3: The Cloud Chasers by Kazu Kibuishi (5/5)
• Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman (5/5)
• Power Play (Kingdom Keepers #4) by Ridley Pearson (5/5)
• Amulet, Vol 4: The Last Council by Kazu Kibuishi (5/5)
• Amulet, Vol 5: The Prince of the Elves by Kazu Kibuishi (5/5)
• Shell Game (Kingdom Keepers #5) by Ridley Pearson (5/5)
• A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) by George R.R. Martin (5/5)
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman (5/5)
• Dark Passage (Kingdom Keepers #6) by Ridley Pearson (5/5)

So I got a good amount of books read this month, kind of proud of myself. Especially getting A Clash of Kings read, whew is that book long. I'm currently just about halfway through A Storm of Swords, book three, but this one is even longer. They're really good, but not just long, they're all very heavy and hard to read in large doses.

July TBR:

I have no idea what I want to read yet this month. I signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo, check it out here, and whenever I sign up, I just can't seem to not do it. Also, I've done every single one (last time I may have forgotten to actualy validate my words, but I promise that was a real word count). Anyway, back to the books, I want to participate in the Booktube read-a-thon, even though I don't make videos (but I want to! And people, as in friends, keeps telling me so, so I'll just have to start soon).

I mean, there are some I've started that I know I want/would like to finish. For example:

• Death's Daughter by Amber Benson (saw and met her at LeakyCon, she is fantastic!)
• The Drawing of Three (The Dark Tower #2) by Stephen King
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (haven't started, but got it the day it came out and still haven't read it!)

I'd also really like to finish A Storm of Swords, but I just don't know how realistic that is, book is long. What are you guys planning to read in July? And what did you read in June? (Any recommendations?  Not like I'm surrounded by books I should be reading, or anything).

July TBR

Now, I don't normally do TBR posts, but I do make lists and try to stick to them. Sometimes I really well and sometimes I fail miserably. However, I'd like to get into the swing of posting them up so that you may tease me when I fail, because that's just how that works. Now, normally this would be posted right after the wrap-up, but I just thought of doing this 'officially' so here it is now. Obviously, I've already read a lot of these books, and I'll label them if I have.

For July:

• Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses #1) by Eloisa James (finished)
• God Save the Queen (The Immortal Empire #1) by Kate Locke (finished)
• Grim by Anna Waggener (finished)
• The Iron Duke (Iron Seas #1) by Meljean Brooke (finished)
• Heart of Steel (Iron Seas #2) by Meljean Brooke (finished)
• Nine Rules to Break When Romances a Rake by Sarah MacLean
• Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (About 60% done)
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (about 50% done)
• Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

I've already read so many books this month catching up on my 100 book challenge after being away for BEA and then VidCon. And I want to read many more. I've been reading Kushiel's Dart for what feels like a very long time, but it is 900 pages so I guess that shouldn't be surprising. There are a lot of books listed up there, but I might end up adding/subtracting some. It all depends on my mood, normally.

The romance books you see above are not my normal cup of tea, but they're for an online book club I'm part of (check out my post about online book clubs if you're curious.) And so far, I'm liking them. I haven't started the Sarah MacLean, but Eloisa James' writing was surprisingly very good. (Also, did you know romance is the number 1 best selling fiction genre? So why are people so embarrassed that they read it? Maybe because of how awful the covers are, because some are just truly awful. I'm sorry, but they are).