So here’s the thing, when June began, I was at 56 books. July 1 (otherwise known as today) marks the halfway point through the year. Ergo, in order to achieve my goal of 175 books on the year, I should be at 87/88 books by today. Well, starting out at 56, that was 31/32 books to read in the 30 days of June. It didn’t seem all that likely. The most books I’d ever read in a month was 32, and that was in July of 2014, which gave me 31 days. But still, I figured I’d give it the old college try.
June: (35 books)
(No, you didn’t read that wrong, I truly read 35 books last month!)
- Courted – Jennifer Chance^
- Draw Me Close – Nicole Michaels
- The Heartbreakers – Aly Novak^
- My Life with the Walter Boys – Aly Novak^
- After You – Jojo Moyes^
- Your Perfect Life – Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke^
- The Prince with Amnesia – Emily Evans^
- Captured – Jennifer Chance^
- Tangled Up in Princes – Molly Jameson^
- The Princess Royal – Molly Jameson^
- The Royal Rake – Molly Jameson^
- To Marry a Prince – Sophie Page^
- Ever After – Rachel Cross^
- Rebel – Elle Casey^
- Hellion – Elle Casey^
- Trouble – Elle Casey^
- Just One Wish – Janette Rallinson^
- The Mighty Storm – Samantha Towle^
- Listen to Me – Kristen Proby^
- Room for You – Beth Ehemann^
- Room for More – Beth Ehemann^
- Room for Just a Little Bit More – Beth Ehemann^
- Royal Secrets – Kristin Frasier & Clara Kingsley^
- Stardust – Mimi Strong^
- Starlight – Mimi Strong^
- Starfire – Mimi Strong^
- The Bridesmaid – Julia London^
- The Pact – Karina Halle^
- Flirting with Disaster – Victoria Dahl^
- The Offer – Karina Halle^
- Make Believe Wedding – Sarah Mayberry^
- Say You’ll Stay – Corrine Michaels^
- Long Hard Ride – Lorelei James^
- Love on the Rocks – Kay Harris^
- Play Me – Kay Harris^
And there you have it, I seriously read more than a book a day in the month of June. Now, to be fair, the weather was perfection this month, and while there was also a lot going on, I just kept reading and somehow, BOOM, 35 books. Now I am officially ahead of the curve, with 91 books on the year, which gives me an annual pace of 182. July is vacation month for me, which should mean a ton of books, but likely means the opposite as I’ll be spending time with the family.
A couple notes, if you read all those titles, you probably noticed a bit of a theme, a lot of “royal” books. I read Courted, the first book of the month and loved it, and remembered how much I do love stories that involve royalty, so I searched them out. The final book in the Courted trilogy comes out in July, so that’s something to look forward to.
Other books I really enjoyed this month?
Draw Me Close – Nicole Michaels
The Heartbreakers – Aly Novak
My Life with the Walter Boys – Aly Novak
Your Perfect Life – Fenton & Steinke
Listen to Me – Kristen Proby
The Pact/The Offer – Karina Halle
The Not-so-Successful Reads?
Ever After – Rachel Cross
The Mighty Storm – Samantha Towle
The Bridesmaid – Julia London
Long Hard Ride – Lorelei James
Stay tuned for some vacation posting, my July recap and hopefully more!
