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An upcoming feature on my blog during the last two weeks of July (approximately the 17th-31st) will be "The Dog Days of Summer". During the event, I'll be hosting reviews/posts of all genres (which means some will likely be out of orbit) that all feature canine companions and/or protagonists.
Statistics:
Total Posts: 13
Total Critiques: 6
Genres:
Fantasy: 1
Historical Fiction/Magical Realism:1
Historical Romance: 1
Out-of-Orbit: 1
Paranormal Romance: 1
Part of a Series: 4
Steampunk: 1
Most Popular Posts of June:
Early Critique: "Undying Legion (Crown & Key #2)" by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith
SFF: The 5 Summer Vacations You Can Take Through Reading
SFF: The 5 Authors You Just Can't Read Enough Of
Gone Junkin': The After Hours Life of a Victorian Soul/Book Blogger
"Peony in Love" by Lisa See
"First of Spring (Gardinian World #2)" by Kelsey Jordan
O.o.O.C.: "The Lady and the Panda" by Vicki Constantine Croke
Pageviews for the Month: 1000
Comments: 10!
Reading Challenges Updates:
Snowflake and Spider Silk Bingo Challenge
Applicable Books:
From January:
Song of Blood and Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles #1) by L. Penelope (POC main character)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) by Gail Carriger (New to me author)
Changeless (Parasol Protectorate #2) by Gail Carriger (2nd book in a series)
Blameless (Parasol Protectorate #3) by Gail Carriger (female author)
From February:
Unseen (Unborn #2) by Amber Lynn Natusch (published 2015)
Written in Red (The Others #1) by Anne Bishop (Urban Fantasy)
From March:
Stardust by Neil Gaiman (written before 2000- it was first published in 1998)
Anthem by Ayn Rand (Novella/Short Story)
Moxyland by Lauren Beukes (Dystopia)
From April:
The Princess Bride by William Goldman (Humorous SF/F)
"The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil #1)" by Soman Chainani (fairy tale retelling)
From May:
"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley ("classic" SF/F)
From June:
"The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard #1)" by Scott Lynch (Heists and Cons)
Travel the World in Books Challenge
Applicable Books:
Confessions of a Texan in Tokyo (Texan & Tokyo #3) by Grace Buchele Mineta & Ryosuke Mineta (Tokyo, Japan)
"Peony in Love" by Lisa See (China)
Reading Stats:
Books read in June: 5
Book Stats:
Has a Diverse Main Character: 2
Doesn't Have a Diverse MC: 3
Female Main Character: 2
Male Main Character: 1
Pair and/or Group of Female/Male Main Characters: 2
Genre:
Fantasy: 1
Historical Fiction/Magical Realism: 1
Memoir/Comic: 1
Historical Romance: 1
Steampunk: 1
Published in 2015: 2
Published in 2000-2014: 3
Self-Published, Small Press, or Other: 2
Traditionally Published: 3
Series Books: 4
Standalones: 1
Ebook Version: 3
Paper Version: 2
Favorite of the Month: Three Way Tie: Peony in Love, Undying Legion, and The Lies of Locke Lamora
Least Favorite of the Month: Miss Amelia Lands a Duke (The Caversham Chronicles 0.5) by Sandy Raven
From the-pile: 2
From the-invisible-pile: 2
Recently acquired: 6
Added to the-invisible-pile in April: 6 ebooks
Books bought: 5 ebooks
Pages Read in 2015 Thus Far (according to Goodreads): 12484
Ratings:
5 Stars: 0
4-4.5 Stars: 3
3-3.5 Stars: 2
2-2.5 Stars: 0
Author Stats (1 = 1 book read by x author):
Male: 1
Female: 3
Male/Female Team: 1
Diverse: 1
Not-so-Diverse: 4
Living: 5 (Technically 6)
Deceased: 0
Planning to Read in July/Upcoming Posts (Still All About Relaxing):
For the Snowflake and Spider Silk Readalong
The Conquering Dark (Crown & Key #3) by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith
For Review
Rereading for the (Blog) Dog Days of Summer:
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
...among many others...
Until Next Time,
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