Month: July 2023

Bookmark Lit Bulletin | June 2023

Bookmark Lit Bulletin | June 2023

The Bookmark Lit Bulletin wraps up the last month in reading and what was on the blog, as well as what’s coming up next. You can check out my book haul, books read, posts shared, challenge updates, etc. You can read past bulletins here. If you’re looking for more personal updates, you can check out my Lauren Lately feature; it highlights my life events and non-bookish fun from the previous 30 days. I think June may be considered one of my best reading months ever from a rating perspective?! I have multiple new favorite books of all time, including multiple 4.5 and 5 star reads. I can’t think of a time where I had so much goodness in one month! Yes, I had one DNF and a couple of 3-3.5 star reads, but overall… I will definitely be happy with June when I look back on 2023!      11 books in June 10 read  •  0 reread  •  1 DNF Pages read: 3,787 •   Average rating: 4.3 stars Genres: 6 contemporary, 2 fantasy, 2 mystery/thriller, 1 science fiction Formats: 3 mixed, 3 ebook, 3 egalley, 1 audio, 1 hardcover Sources: 5 review, 4 library, 1 preordered, 1 purchased Age Target: 9 adult, 1 young adult, 1 childrens      Here are all the books I read this month with ratings and one-line thoughts!      Popsugar Reading Challenge: 66% 52 Book Club: 65% Must Read in 2023: 50% Romanceopoly: 8% Mystery/Thriller Reading Challenge: 73%      Breakdown: 13 purchased  | 1 free/gifted | 5 review copies All review copies were provided […]

Review Roundup | When in Rome, Bad Summer People, and Happy Place

Posted July 5, 2023 / Book Reviews, Review Roundup / 0 Comments
Review Roundup | When in Rome, Bad Summer People, and Happy Place

I always expect the popular, hyped books to not be as good as others say (looking at you, Fourth Wing), but I was thrilled to be proved wrong with WHEN IN ROME! I suddenly had the urge to follow the hype (something I’m doing this year for some reason) and request this one from the library. I also requested the new companion sequel, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, at the same time. I thought I’d probably enjoy this one but I didn’t think I’d be adding my name to the list of crazed Sarah Adams fans… yet here we are with a new favorite five-star romance! This story follows Amelia, a super popular pop star who needs a break from it all, when her car breaks down in the middle of nowhere Rome, Kentucky. She’s saved by adorable baker Noah and he eventually offers up his guest room for her. She gets to know Noah, his sisters, and other locals around Rome, and pretty much falls for everyone very quickly. This was exactly the kind of low-drama romance I’m into these days! I don’t want to spoil anything but there’s really not any major events or miscommunications leading to a huge breakup of the main couple. It’s definitely got instalove (I mean, they knew each other for two weeks!!) and zero spicy scenes. It’s closed door, which is fine, but I do think the story could have used some! (Maybe I’m just biased toward that kind of romance these days lol.) I […]

Top Ten Tuesdays #416: US Flag Books

Posted July 4, 2023 / Top 10 Tuesdays, Weekly Memes / 0 Comments
Top Ten Tuesdays #416: US Flag Books

Book Covers in the Colors of My Country’s Flag Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. I live in the US so obviously I can show off some red, white, and blue! I considered being creative and making an actual flag but honestly I’m not that kind of patriotic gal. Instead, here are some cute book covers that fall in this color scheme! I used books I’ve recently added to my TBR for this as well.