At the start of June, I posted my reading goals and agenda for the summer. Today I have a summary of how it went.
Family Reading Challenge
I was the first to finish the family challenge again this year. We added a prize for first, second, and third place last year which helped keep everyone reading. My husband finished in second place, and our teen wrapped up his last book this week. I think for next year I want to make the prizes equal so there is no disincentive – everyone gets the same “reward.”
I enjoyed both of the books recommended to me. The Red Pyramid was a re-read, so I knew I would like it, but it’s been so long since I read it, it was like getting a fresh start at the book. I would read the rest of the series again; I really enjoyed this re-read. And my husband was right, the teen character in Hell Bent really added a fun layer to the book. I will read more Orphan X books if she’s around.
My teen endured Millenneagram for me. He’s really not interested in the Enneagram, but he did affirm that the number we were thinking might fit him did seem like the best fit. He also read the second Lock In book, Head On, and enjoyed it. My husband said he, too, enjoyed the re-read of The Red Pyramid. And I heard him laugh often as he read Undercover Bromance, so I think that one was a winner, too.
All three of us thoroughly enjoyed our Percy Jackson re-read. My husband was inspired to watch the movies after we finished reading, and they were even worse than I remembered considering how great the books are. There are rumblings that we might choose to re-read some of the Heroes of Olympus series next summer. We’ll see, though. I really only like to go back to the first two.
The books we chose for ourselves were a mixed bag. I enjoyed both of mine, especially City Spies. My teen thought the mysteries he chose were fine, but he mostly cared about the cat parts of the books. My husband said his two were fine but not great. If nothing else, we each pulled at least two books from our TBR piles this summer.
TBR Books
Of the six review books I wanted to read, I got to all 6 of them. My favorite of the bunch was Lineage Most Lethal.
Of the 15 summer releases I listed, I only got to 4, but I have purchased several more to read when I have some time.
Of the 4 TBR books I hoped to read, I got to 3.
- Out of the Picture was an excellent mystery from Hallmark Publishing. I will be reviewing the second book for the publisher later this fall, and I can’t wait!
- Chaos Reigning is the third and final book in the Consortium Rebellion series, which I have loved. It was terrific. I have some of the author’s other books on my TBR after discovering her through this series.
- Finally, Talk Nerdy To Me is the third book in the fantastic Bookish Boyfriends YA romance series. It was just as delightful as the first two. Book 4 will be out early in 2021, and I already have it on my wish list.
I hope to post full reviews of these books later this year.
#Bookaday
It was my goal to read 56 books in 56 days. I actually finished 67 books as of July 30. I might squeeze in one more with my final day of July; we’ll have to wait and see. This was a mixture of picture books/chapter books (9), middle grade (19), teen/YA (11) and adult books (28) and a mix of fiction (62) and nonfiction (5).
Some of my favorites from this summer that I haven’t already mentioned have been:
So, what did you read this summer?