There we go…fairly timely and everything.
In June, I read 22 titles (1 down from last month, 2 down from last June), with an equivalent of 6,416 pages or the equivalent (302 down from last month), and gave them an average of 4.2 stars (.5 up from last month).
One note that means something only to me. I can’t quite see how this month’s selection for the Science Fiction Book Club counts as SF, so that’s why there’s a goose egg in the chart below (I put Station Eleven under “General Fiction.” Feel free to convince me I’m wrong in the comments).
So, here’s what happened here in June.
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| Average = | 4.18 |
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
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| End of 2024 |
3 | 68 | 78 | 167 | 10 |
| 1st of the Month |
3 | 76 | 87 | 171 | 12 |
| Added | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Current Total | 5 | 76 | 92 | 175 | 9 |
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 18
Self-/Independent Published: 4
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 0 (0%) | 6 (4%) |
| Fantasy | 4 (18%) | 18 (16%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 5 (23%) | 18 (16%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 6 (27%) | 26 (29%) |
| Non-Fiction | 2 (9%) | 23 (21%) |
| Science Fiction | 0 (0%) | 12 (13%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 2 (9%) | 12 (13%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 2 (9%) | 11 (10%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 1 (0%) | 1 (1%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- Dark Neon & Dirt by Thomas Trang: Pressure’s High Just to Stay Alive ‘Cause the Heat is On
- The Core of the Christian Faith by Michael W. Goheen: How (and why) to Be Salt and Light Today
- Return to Sender by Craig Johnson: The Misadventures of the World’s Worst Undercover Sheriff
- Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C. S. Lewis: A Portrait of a Reader/Thinker as a Young Man
- A Graveyard for Heroes by Michael Michel: The Canvas is Bigger, but the Intensity Remains.
- The Great Gatsby: Alphabetised Centennial Edition by F. Scott Fitzgerald, edited by Chris McVeigh: A Classic Reorganized
- The Amazing Twin Chicken Freedom Fighters by Zephaniah Sole: The Revolution Will Not Be Pasteurized
- I See You’ve Called in Dead (Audiobook) by John Kenny, Sean Patrick Hopkins: Friendship and Funerals
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis: Do you listen to the angels on the outskirts?
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th), I also wrote:
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Ok, But This Is The Last Time” by The Offspring
- Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 standalone books I wished were series
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Be OK” by Ingrid Michaelson
- Book Blogger Hop: Engaging Readers Without Spoiling the Story
- LITERARY LOCALS: A Q&A About Writing in Idaho with Samuel Smith, AKA Joe IDAHO
- Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 series I wished were shorter
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Jesus Loves You, Brian Wilson” by Lost Dogs
- Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List (That Aren’t on My 20 Books Challenge)
- LITERARY LOCALS: Oldspeak Bar
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself” by Danny Michel
- LITERARY LOCALS: Author Story Time with Chad Otis
- Opening Lines: The Troubled Deep by Rob Parker
- 20 Books of Summer 2025: June Check-In
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Rattlesnake” by Anchor & Braille
- WWW Wednesday for June 4, June 11, June 18, and June 25, 2025.
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
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