July Recap - 21 Books Read
E-books: 9
Kindle Unlimited: 5
Scribd Audiobook: 4
Audible Audiobooks: 1
Paperback: 7
Hardback: 0
This was a varied and good reading month. I'm happy with my goals, variety, and enjoyment of new books. Rating of the month for progress and experience is 8/10
My subscription to Kindle Unlimited was worth it this month with 5 read
My Scribd Audio subscription was worth it this month with 4 audiobooks
I listened to an Audible Audiobook from a gift (no membership, so n/a on that one)
Yearly goals met or almost met this month
Read more Noir and Hardboiled crime detective fiction. Goal: 10/10
Continue the Perry Mason Audiobook Marathon on Scribd. Goal: 9/10
Yearly goals I had progress on
Read more Water-Themed horror backlog for eventual website feature. Goal: 1/5
Get caught up on some cozy mysteries backlog. Goal: 10 Series Firsts Trials. Progress: 7/10
Book Breakdown/Thoughts
I was in the mood for mysteries, and a few re-reads, and more horror lately. This is in thanks to a few sales. For bookish news I bought a batch of 6 books (trade paperback) due to a July 4th sale from Flametree Press.
I re-read a few this month.
- Dracula was a re-read to read the audio version, and also see the Kindle-in-Motion pictures
- The Amityville horror (horrible book this time around, the writing style, ugh!)
- Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine - was in the mood to re-read this one
- Beginnings by Kelley Armstrong, Paperback, even better the second read
I had fun with the Scribd Audio
I listened to the Noir classic Double Indemnity by James M. Cain, and 3 Perry Mason books: The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe; The Case of the Substitute Face ; The Case of the Glamorous Ghost
Cozy Mystery wise, I own several paperbacks of the Cat who.... series. I finally read one, out of series order, for a Goodreads challenge. The Cat who Sang for the Birds was okay, but if I don't like the first of the series more than this, I will likely discard the remaining paperbacks for shelf space. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie - I'm a Poirot fan through and through, but this was a surprisingly good Miss Marple
I finally read a Historical Romance for my yearly goal, one by Johanna Lindsey, and enjoyed it quite a bit -- I have plenty of her to read that's been sitting on my shelves. This one in particular is Tender is the Storm
I can recommend The Culling Trials, Ebook, KU, as a great trilogy to read -- all in one book form, from K.F. Breene and Shannon Meyer, had a lot of fun with this one