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 had a super solid start to the month thanks to Summerween… which also explains the high number of mysteries and thrillers this month! I also just was in the MOOD for them. You’ll see a ton of them next month too because most of the books on my immediate TBR are mysteries. Hopefully I can mix in some romance too otherwise I may burn out lol. Two books at the end of July were a slog so that’s why I didn’t read as many as initially expected. And this was easily my worst reading month maybe ever rating-wise.
8 books in July
8 read • 0 reread • 0 DNF
Pages read: 2,745 • Average rating: 3.25 stars
Genres: 4 mystery/thriller, 2 contemporary
Formats: 5 mixed, 1 ebook, 1 egalley, 1 paperback
Sources: 2 purchased, 2 review copies, 1 library, 1 owned, 1 borrowed, 1 BOTM
Age Target: 8 adult
Here are all the books I read this month with ratings and one-line thoughts!
Enjoyable Mystery
Suspenseful Survival
Clever Format
Cute Installment
Disappointing
UGH 🙁
Absolutely Not
Magical & Juvenile
Popsugar Reading Challenge: 32%
52 Book Club: 56%
Book Cover Bingo: 76%
24 in 24: 25%
Breakdown: 7 hardcovers | 1 paperback | 1 egalley | 4 ebook | 0 audiobooks
All review copies were provided for free in exchange for an honest review.
Physical Books
BOTM: The God of the Woods by Moore, One-Star
Romance by Hankin, All the Colors of the Dark by Whitaker
Preordered: The Backtrack by La Rosa, The Grandest Game by Barnes,
The Wedding People by Espach, Such Charming Liars by McManus
Gifted in baby shower raffle: Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Unger
Digital Books
Kindle books purchased: Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Zentner, Homecoming by Morton,
Truly Madly Deeply by Bellefleur, The Housemaid’s Secret by McFadden
For Review
For review from Simon & Schuster: The Chamber by Dean
- [8 Jul] The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley ★★★★½
- [8 Jul] The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson ★★★★
- [9 Jul] Middle of the Night by Riley Sager ★★★★
- [9 Jul] One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware ★★★★
- [18 Jul] Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack ★★★★
- [18 Jul] Summers End by Juneau Black ★★★½
- [22 Jul] The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young ★★★
- [22 Jul] The Finders Keepers Library by Annie Rains ★★½
- [1 Jul] Challenge Check-In and Planning
- [2 Jul] July TBR
- [3 Jul] Bookmark Lit Bulletin | June 2024
- [5 Jul] 2024 Midyear Reflection and Stats
- [16 Jul] Top Ten Tuesdays #450: Series Love
- [17 Jul] *10 Years* of Book Blogging!
- [31 Jul] Christmas in July: Upcoming 2024 Holiday Books
How was your reading month?
What do you have up next?
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