I’m not quite sure why this took me so long to finish and upload, but I had to get it up before my other posts for July! That’s right kids, I’m posting more than just wrap ups this month!!!!
Total Number of Books: 18
Total Number of Pages: 5,789
Physical: 4
eBooks: 8
Audiobooks: 6
Favorite (New) Reads of the Month: Loveless by Alice Oseman AND Old Enough by Haley Jakobson
Physical:
Anything But Fine by Tobias Madden – ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Who I Was with Her by Nita Tyndall – ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Loveless by Alice Oseman – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read two books that featured characters on the ace spectrum—one turning out to be a favorite. I have never be disappointed by anything Alice Oseman has written, so it was no surprise that absolutely adored Loveless. I just wanted to hug all of these characters. They went through such incredible journeys over their first year of university and found so much strength in each other. I think anyone who is questioning whether or not they are asexual, or just want to know more information on a sexuality that isn’t discussed much, should absolutely read this book. On the complete opposite side of the asexual journey we have Claire Kann’s adult romance, The Romantic Agenda. Joy and Malcolm are incredibly steadfast in their asexuality and truly represent the phrase “Asexuality is a spectrum”. I loved Joy as a character—no one was going to tell her how to express herself. She was blinded by her affections for Malcolm because she really did believe that because he was the person to help her discover who she was, no one else could ever love and accept her. Then she meets Fox and all those ideals fly out the window.
eBooks:
The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Old Enough by Haley Jakobson – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy – ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Girl Next Door by Cecilia Vinesse – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
All Alone with You by Amelia Diane Coombs – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My Week with Him by Joya Goffney – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr – ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
A rather successful month of ARC’s, I’d say; nothing wrong with some solid 4’s and 3.5’s. I also added in some LGBTQ+ reads that I got from the library—my favorite being debut book Old Enough by Haley Jakobson. I absolutely adored this book. A true coming-of-age story following a college girl’s reckoning with her sexual assault and her sexual identity. The tone of voice, the cast of characters, the heart? Absolutely wonderful. Katherine Center’s newest release, Hello Stranger, was a unique love story that was really sweet and fun. After having life saving brain surgery, artist Sadie wakes up with face blindness that will hopefully go away. We follow Sadie as she tries to navigate this new world and how she finds herself having feelings with two different men. I’ve read all of Joya Goffney books and I find her stories so special. My Week with Him is no different. She explores the difficulties of intergenerational trauma and the importance of true friendship and love. All Alone with You by Amelia Diane Coombs was a joy to read. You don’t always get a grumpy female/male sunshine dynamic, so this was definitely a breath of fresh air. The characterizations were truly excellent as Eloise, Austin and Marianne all connected on being pretty solitary people, whether that was their choice or not. My only issue was that Eloise and Austin became friends much too quickly. I wanted Eloise hold out a little longer in her rigid grumpiness. The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy and Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr were both average romances that were entertaining enough but not worth commenting on.
Audiobooks:
Pageboy by Elliot Page – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Have I Told You This Already by Lauren Graham – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Group by Christie Tate – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Women Talking by Miriam Toews – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Meaty by Samantha Irby – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Elliot Page’s memoir was a heartbreaking tale of strength and perseverance. The amount that he’s gone through in just 36 years is shocking, and hopefully through writing this book, he has started to heal. I read BFF by Christie Tate last month and really enjoyed it, so I thought I would dig into more of her stories of the group therapy that she heavily referenced. I had seen books by Samantha Irby for so long that I had to finally pick one up. I think I’m just not a fan of her type of humor because her writing was just not for me. I may give her most recent release a try later this year.
Lindsay Glenne 