Month in Review: June 2013

Another
month has come and gone…and as we are now halfway through the year, I
realize I need to focus on my reading challenges. I am doing well in
some, but haven’t started a few. I guess I will have to be a little more
selective in what I read moving forward.

I’m really getting the hang of the whole social media thing – specifically using twitter. I’ve come across some great blogs and bookish events that I might have missed otherwise. Of course, this does at times take away from my reading time, but I’m trying to figure out how to balance it all!

Here are my reading stats for June!

• Books read:  11

Books I read (reviewed ones have * and link to review; books not yet reviewed will be linked up once review is posted.)

1. Plum Spooky*  — Janet Evanovich (audio)
2. Time Flies* — Claire Cook (e-book)
3. Innocent Traitor*– Alison Weir (audio)
4. Looking for Me — Beth Hoffman
5. The 9th Girl — Tami Hoag (e-book)
6. Button Holed — Kylie Logan
7. Come Home — Lisa Scottoline (audio)
8. Reconstructing Amelia — Kimberly McCreight
9. The Winter Sea — Susanna Kearsley (e-book)
10. The Lavender Garden — Lucinda Riley
11. The Firebird* — Susanna Kearsley

Favorite Book of June:   

• The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley

2013 Challenge Update:

•  Read-a-Latte Reading Challenge — Books Read: 59/100
•  Library Books Reading Challenge — Books Read: 27/50
•  Off the Shelf Reading Challenge — Books Read: 5/30
•  Tea & Books Reading Challenge — Books Read: 0/2
•  First Reads Reading Challenge — Books Read: 23/11+ (COMPLETED)
•  Classics Reading Challenge — Books Read: 0/3
•  Historical Fiction Reading Challenge — Books read: 17/25
•  E-Book Reading Challenge — Books Read: 21/25
•  1st in a Series Challenge — Series started: 5/10 + 3
•  Finish the Series Challenge — Series completed: 0/3 + 2
•  Cruising Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge — Books Read: 3/13+
•  Audio Book Challenge — Books Listened To: 19/25
•  Reading Challenge Addict Challenge – Challenges Finished: 1/12