MONTHLY WRAP-UP: JULY 2022

Hi, my darlings!

July pretty much went by in the blink of an eye. What happened to the rest of the month, I ask you? Not much has changed in House Birdie’s Book Nook. Our toddler is still working on cutting three teeth, so we’re all miserable and not getting enough sleep. He’s a happy boy when he’s awake, but at night the pain just cuts right through Motrin/Tylenol and other such things. It stinks, but the only way out is through.

My mom and sister are coming to visit in August, so I am looking forward to seeing them! We haven’t seen them in person since January! Will has changed a lot since then — crawling, walking, saying Mama/Dada, and just generally turning into a little person instead of a baby-shaped log. Hopefully we have some fun when they’re here, but I know posts will be fewer when they are. Definitely will have to concentrate on having guests, yeah?

Here’s hoping August is a fantastic month, and that you and yours stay happy and healthy.

BOOKS I READ IN JULY:

I read THIRTEEN books in July, and only four of them were on my TBR. That’s a big whoops. Oh well — I enjoyed most of these.

BOOK REVIEWS:

• The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy✨ – Fantasy romance – Perfect
• Nettle & Bone – Classic Fairytale – Fun
• Book Lovers – Contemporary rom-com – Hilarious
• Notorious Sorcerer✨ – Fantasy – Just okay
• Curse of the Wolf King – Fae Romance – Meh
• Captive Prince – Political Fantasy – Fantastic
• Prince’s Gambit – Political Fantasy – Superb
• Kings Rising – Political Fantasy – Phenomenal
• Day Boy✨ – Paranormal – Mediocre
• Deadbeat Druid✨ – Paranormal romance – Not as good as the others
• What Moves the Dead – Horror – Horrifyingly good
• A Dowry of Blood✨ – Paranormal / Horror – Sumptuous

✨ = ARC

A Dowry of Blood’s review will be out closer to the release date.

RECOMMENDATION LISTS & SPOTLIGHTS:

I didn’t write a whole lot of rec lists or spotlights this month, I’m sorry. I wrote one on the Fae, and another on the new Kindle Paperwhite!

• 5 Books Featuring the Fae
• Is it Time to Upgrade Your Kindle?

BOOK MAIL & ARCS RECEIVED THIS MONTH:

Keep an eye out for reviews of these next month!

BOOK TAGS I DID:

I did just one tag this month!

• THE ANIMAL CROSSING BOOK TAG — I was tagged by Hundreds & Thousands of Books

AROUND THE BOOK BLOG WORLD:

I love reading other book bloggers’ posts, so here’s a few highlights from the past month!

• The Reading Fairy came up with a list of 10 Queer Standalone SFF Books.
• Becky reviewed The Undertaking of Hart + Mercy after our buddy read.
• Biblionerdreflections wrote a great review for The Book Eaters.
• Madeline wrote a great rec list of YA Books for Disability Pride Month.

That’s all I got for you this month. How was your reading in July?

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