Monthly Wrap Up | June 2024

Welcome to the Monthly Wrap Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction to share our monthly wrap-up posts that summarizes our month in books, our favorite books of the month, what we did on our blogs, and anything noteworthy we want to share.

June 2024 Wrap Up

June was a difficult month for me for a few different reasons and I wasn’t able to do a lot on the blog. I didn’t read very many books compared to last month, but I did spend a lot of time escaping into books, which was good. I’ve been emotionally exhausted and haven’t wanted to post on the blog at all, but I get hesitant about reading more books if I’ve left a lot of books unreviewed. I also needed to get this monthly update done because I’d feel like something was missing if I didn’t!

I’m just doing the bare minimum for now, so please bear with me. I’m trying to sort myself out and I’ll be back to normal as soon as I can. Also, I know I have a lot of blog visiting to catch up on. I’m sorry!

My June 2024 TBR Intentions

1. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
2. The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
3. Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
4. Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
5. Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
6. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
7. Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
8. Nina the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
9. The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
10. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
11. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Books Read in June 2024

1. Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
2. Heartstopper 2 by Alice Oseman
3. Heartstopper 3 by Alice Oseman
4. Heartstopper 4 by Alice Oseman
5. Heartstopper 5 by Alice Oseman
6. Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
7. Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
8. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
9. Far From You by Tess Sharpe
10. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
11. You Like It Darker by Stephen King
12. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Voung

Notable Books This Month

Almost every single book I read this month was great!

I think my favorites were the Heartstopper books, which really surprised me because I didn’t think I’d be interested in reading about teenage boys, but it was the most wholesome, happy, cute book and I loved all the characters!

You Like It Darker by Stephen King was another favorite, but no surprise there, I knew I was going to love anything he wrote. Every single one of the stories were great, and I really just keep wanting more!

Another book that did surprise me is On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. I went in not knowing much about it but ended up finishing the book in one day because it was just so lyrical and beautiful and I couldn’t stop listening.

Hello Stranger and David Copperfield were amazing too, but there were too many strong contenders this month! I think Hello Stranger is my favorite Katherine Center book so far, and David Copperfield is just so good especially after reading Demon Copperhead.

It’s not my intention to list every book I read this month, just the notable ones, but it’s not my fault that they were all so good!

Reading Challenges

• The 52 Book Club 2024 Reading Challenge – 43/52 – Started at 40/52 at the beginning of the month. I have 9 more to go!
• 2024 Nonfiction Reader Challenge – 11/12 – Started at 11/12 at the beginning of the month. Did not read any nonfiction this month.
• 2024 Series Ender Reading Challenge – 2/5 – Started at 2/5 at the beginning of the month. Did not read a series ender this month.
• 2024 Finishing the Series Challenge – 3/4 – Started at 3/4 at the beginning of the month. Did not finish any series this month.
• 2024 Diversity Reading Challenge – 13/12 – Started at 11/12 at the beginning of the month. Read two diverse books this month, and I’ve achieved my challenge! Upping my challenge to 20!
• 2024 Bookish Books Challenge – 5/10 – Started at 5/10 at the beginning of the month. Did not read any bookish book this month.
• 2024 Audiobook Challenge – 47/75 – Started at 40/75 at the beginning of the month. Listened to 7 audiobooks this month!
• 2024 Library Love Reading Challenge – 60/60 – Started at 56/60 at the beginning of the month. I’ve hit my target and it’s the highest target level so I’ll consider it accomplished! But I’ll just keep going!
• The Classics Club – 4/10 – Started at 3/10 at the beginning of the month. Read one classic book this month!

July 2024 TBR Intentions

This month I want to try to make a dent on more nonfiction and books I own. I’ve neglected them for years, so I want to at least try to get some read!

1. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte
2. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
3. Feeling Good by David Burns
4. The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
5. Frequency by Penney Pierce
6. The Enchanted Life by Sharon Blackie

I still want to read fiction and books I listed for last month’s TBR, but I want to try to prioritize these for the month.

How was your month in June? What were your most memorable bookish moments? I hope you have a wonderful July with lots of great books!