Month in Review: July 2017

I really can't believe I'm already doing my July monthly wrap-up! I know we're all saying how we can't believe it's already August, but I really can't. I love the fall and winter, but I'm also going to be moving next month and I'm not exactly jumping for joy about it, so I have mixed feelings this year. :O

Regarding books, however, I had a good month! I read some truly fantastic books this month (and a few not-so-great) and I can't wait to see what August has in store.  I have, as always, listed all of my blog activity from July below, so feel free to take a look and see what's been going on!

Books read: 13

Lost Boy by Christina Henry  ★★★★★
Soul of the World by David Mealing  ★★★★★
The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol ★★★★
Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed ★★★★★
Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine ★★★★
First We Were IV by Alexandra Sirowy ★★★★
Black and Blue: Inside the Divide Between the Police and Black America by Jeff Pegues  ★★★★

Book Recommendations: It's Hot Outside! Part One (books ft. water)
Book Recommendations: It's Hot Outside! Part Two (books ft. hot weather)

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday:
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark

Tell Me Something Tuesday:
 Is It Easier to Read and Review Books That You Picked Up Yourself?
Were You Hesitant to Give Low Ratings When You First Started Blogging?
 Do You Give One-Star Reviews?

Waiting on Wednesday:

Casanova's Secret Wife by Barabara Lynn Davis
The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer
From Unseen Fire by Cass Morris
The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson
A Beautiful Poison by Lydia Kang

TBR Thursday:
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

Book Traveling Thursday: 
Favorite Book of the Year So Far - International Covers!

THrowback Thursday:
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark ★★★★★
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddartha Mukherjee ★★★★★

S. by J.J. Abrams ★★★★
Strange the Dreamer by Lainia Taylor ★★★★
Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcrackers by Gregory Maguire ★★★★

The Tiger's Watch by Julia Ember ★★★★
Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh ★★
White Lotus by Libbie Hawker ★★

Have you read any of these? What books did you read this month? Comment below!

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Anticipated July 2017 Releases!

It's already almost July, and that means new releases! Here is just a small selection of some of the incredible new books coming out next month. 

Lost Boy by Christina Henry || July 4th

The Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody || July 25th

Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw || July 25th

First We Were Four by Alexandra Sirowy || July 25th

Hook's Tale by John Leonard Pielmeier  || July 19th

The Hidden Lives of the Tudor Women by Elizabeth Norton || July 4th

The Witches of New York by Ami McKay || July 11th

The Intuitives by Erin Michelle Sky & Steven Brown || July 25th

The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo || July 25th

Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine || July 11th

Casanova's Secret Wife by Barbara Lynn-Davies || July 25th

The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell || July 18th

The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol || July 25th
The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman || July 25th

What are your anticipated July releases?

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