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.
June had some help because I finished a May holdover on the first day of the month, and then kept momentum going from there! Our vacation helped; I think I finished two books that weekend alone.
10 books in June
10 read • 0 reread • 0 DNF
Pages read: 3,554 • Average rating: 4 stars
Genres: 4 mystery/thriller, 3 contemporary, 2 dystopia, 1 graphic novel
Formats: 7 mixed, 2 egalley, 1 paperback
Sources: 3 owned, 2 library, 2 review, 2 preordered, 1 purchased
Age Target: 6 adult, 3 young adult, 1 middle grade
Here are all the books I read this month with ratings and one-line thoughts!
Strong Reread
Weird, Disappointing
Great Format/Story
Excellent Sequel
Mindless & Quick
Predictable
Perfect Summer Read
Twisty & Spooky
Cute YA Romance
Fun Continuation
Popsugar Reading Challenge: 26%
52 Book Club: 46%
Book Cover Bingo: 72%
24 in 24: 21%
Breakdown: 12 hardcovers | 0 paperbacks | 3 egalleys | 1 ebook | 0 audiobooks
All review copies were provided for free in exchange for an honest review.
Physical Books
BOTM: Jackpot Summer by Friedland, A Talent for Murder by Swanson, One Perfect Couple by Ware
Preordered or purchased: Past Present Future by Solomon, What Happened
to Nina? by McTiernan, and Middle of the Night by Sager
Bought at The Book Cabin: Lies and Weddings by Kwan, Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies by Mack, The Last Murder at the End of the World by Turton
Book Events: The Midnight Feast by Foley, Tangled Up in You by Lauren
Digital Books
Bought: The Bullet that Missed by Osman
For Review
From Harper Collins: Dead Below Deck by Gangsei
From Macmillan: The Debutantes by Worley
From Simon and Schuster: The Examiner by Hallett
- [10 Jun] One Last Summer by Kate Spencer ★★★½
- [12 Jun] The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton ★★★½
- [12 Jun] Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon ★★★★½
- [20 Jun] True Crime Story by Joseph Knox ★★★★
- [20 Jun] Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum ★★★
- [27 Jun] A Call for Kelp by Bree Baker ★★★
- [27 Jun] Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan ★★★★★
- [6 Jun] Bookmark Lit Bulletin | May 2024
- [18 Jun] Top Ten Tuesdays #448: Summer TBR
- [25 Jun] Top Ten Tuesdays #449: Most Anticipated
Happy to hear you enjoyed past present future!! I just finished one perfect couple, and I quite enjoyed it. Hope you do too xx