June was a real blink-and-you’ll-miss-it month for me. I’ve been so busy with various writing, editing, and other projects – I feel like it’s only been about a week since my May Wrap Up!
Goodreads Challenge
I read 41 books in June, so slightly fewer than last month but still up at the top of my range! #SweepUpYourSmols was instrumental – I read 12 books that weekend alone. That takes me up to 236 for the year so far, so I’m closing in on my original goal of 300. If I hit it before September I’ll consider moving it up to 365 again and seeing if I can get a book a day in… I still haven’t updated my Goodreads, and honestly it’s just so much easier to keep track here on my TBR page, so I might give up on trying to keep it updated, apart from copying across reviews every so often.
My Owned TBR
My goal for June was to decrease the number of books on my TBR by 13 books, and it was a hard-fought battle, but I finally managed it and even got lower than that. After being so good about buying and requesting books in May, I went off the rails in June and had 34 books come in, which is the opposite of helpful (though I’m pleased to have all of them individually)! But I did make it down to 418, for a reduction of 15 books (and 100 books down since February)!
I’m going to try and stretch myself this month and get the TBR down to 400 – 18 books lower than it is right now. It would be so refreshing to have only a year’s worth in stock, as it were!
Physical Review Copies
My physical review copies are down to 48, and I have several half-written or scheduled reviews, so I’m making some progress finally! The 20 Books of Summer challenge is proving helpful, and I’ve ticked off seven of the twenty so far, which is about right for the first month. I need to get a bit more focused though, as there are some long books coming up.
Wrap Up
Least favourite: All a Woman Wants by Patricia Rice
Favourites: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston; Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
Shortest: Mooncat and Me by Lydia Corry
Longest: Unfettered, edited by Shawn Speakman
I’d love to read more wrap up posts, so leave me a comment below if you have one!
A Cat, A Book, and A Cup of Tea 
41 books? Well done!
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Thank you! I didn’t realise how many it was til I started adding it up and impressed myself! 😂
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That is an amazing number! Congratulations and I hope you’re able to read your goal of 300 by September.
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Thank you so much! I hope so too, but July’s been slow for me so far!
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