July Monthly Wrap Up!

Off the Blog:

Hey everyone! Oh man!  I can't believe that July went by so fast!  It was a pretty hot month, which was nice and now it's starting to get a bit colder where I live.  All in all, July was a pretty decent month, except for the time I got sick on food poisoning. 

On the Blog:

 I've managed to read more books this month than last month and many of the books I've read were 5 star reads, which is really good!  I also manged to read a few more ARCs this month and I've joined Edelweiss (finally)!  So, I'm really excited to check out the new titles from Edelweiss!  Also, I just recently joined the new reading challenge ARC August which is where you read up all the ARCs you have on your shelf and since I have a bunch of ARCs that I need to get through, this would be the perfect time to clean off my ARC shelf!  I hope everyone had a great July!

Books Read this Month:

1.  All-Star Superman Volume 1 by Grant Morrison 

2.  Garfield Gets in a Pickle by Jim Davis

3.  A Ferret Named Phil by William Reimer (ARC)

4.  Robin and the White Rabbit by Åse Brunnström and Emma Lindström (EDELWEISS)

5.  Heathen Volume 1 by Natasha Alterici  (NETGALLEY)

6.  Hockey Karma by Howard Shapiro  (NETGALLEY)

Other Reviews and Activities Completed this Month: 

MISCELLANEOUS

1. [Miscellaneous]  Mini Blog Ahead (June 15 - 30) Wrap Up!

2. [Miscellaneous]  2017 Mid Year Book Stats
3. [Miscellaneous]  ARC August Sign Up!

GUEST POSTS

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BLOG TOURS

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BOOK MEMES

1. [Waiting on Wednesday]   Waiting on Wednesday #46: The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell

2. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #47: Little Monsters by Kara Thomas

3. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #48: First We Were IV by Alexandra Sirowy
4. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #49: The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones
5. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (93)

6. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (94)

7. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (95)

8. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (96)
9. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (97)
10. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #36: July 2, 2017

11. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #37: July 9, 2017

12. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #38: July 16, 2017

13. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #39: July 23, 2017
14. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #40: July 30, 2017
15. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #21: July 1, 2017

16. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #22: July 22, 2017
17. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #23: July 29, 2017
18. [New Releases on the Horizon]  New Releases on the Horizon #24: July 16, 2017 - July 22, 2017

19. [New Releases on the Horizon]  New Releases on the Horizon #25: July 23, 2017 - July 29, 2017
20. [Book Blogger Hop]  Book Blogger Hop #23: July 14th - July 20th

21. [It's Monday! What Are You Reading?]  It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #7: July 24, 2017

 

DISCUSSIONS

1.  [Daily Book Chat] ☀Daily Book Chat #12: ☀ 20 Books that I Want to Read as Soon as Possible Part 2!

OLD BOOK REVIEWS

1. [Old Book Review]  Three Samurai Cats by Eric A. Kimmel

2. [Old Book Review]  Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott

READING CHALLENGE UPDATES

1. Bookish Bingo: Summer 2017 : 0/25

2. Alphabet Soup Challenge 2017 : 5/26

3. Comic Book Bingo Challenge 2017 : 7/25

4. Picture Book Reading Challenge 2017 : 22/102

5. Full House Reading Challenge 2017 : 5/25

6. Banned / Challenged Books Challenge 2017 : 1/6

7. Pages Read Challenge 2017 : 2,003/12,000 pages

8. Color Coded Challenge 2017 : 4/9

9. Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge 2017 : 1/5

10. NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2017 : 13/25

11. 10th Annual Graphic Novel and Manga Reading Challenge 2017 : 14/52

12. Library Love Challenge 2017 : 21/36

13. Discussion Challenge 2017 : 10/20

14. Horror Reading Challenge: 1

15. Retellings Reading Challenge 2017: 1

16. 2017 YA Reading Challenge: 2

17. Read Diverse 2017: 2

18. Book Riot's 2017 Read Harder Challenge: 2/24

19. 2017 COYER Summer Reading Challenge: 0/30

 Book Stats for July:

Total Number of Books Read: 6

Children's Books: 2

Graphic Novels: 4
NetGalley Books: 2

ARC Books: 1

Edelweiss Books: 1
5.5 Star Reads: 1
5 Star Reads: 4

4.5 Star Reads: 1

Average Rating: 5

Male Authors: 4
Female Authors: 2

Series: 4

Stand Alone: 2
Total NetGalley Books for the Year: 12

Total ARC Books for the Year: 3
Total Edelweiss Books for the Year: 1

Total Number of Books Read for the Year: 41

Blog Stats for July:

Most Viewed Post: The Sunday Post Meme (94) - 121 views
Most Commented Post: Waiting on Wednesday #46: The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell - 46 comments

POST SPOTLIGHT:

☀Daily Book Chat #12: ☀ 20 Books that I Want to Read as Soon as Possible Part 2!

BEST OF THE MONTH: All-Star Superman Volume 1 by Grant Morrison

August TBR:

*Since I didn't get the chance to read my TBR books in July, I'm going to try to read these books in August. So, the TBR will remain the same until I read some of these books!

This will be linked to The Book Date's Month in Review and A Cocoon of Books Best of the Bunch!