What did you read in June & July?

[starsailor26]

What did you read in the months of June and July?

How did you like it?

Did you read it for a challenge? What number was it for the year?

GTKY: What is the last movie based on a book you watched?

[starsailor26]

These were 29 to 40 of 70 for the year. Most are for the Popsugar challenge which I'm still working through.

Heidi by Johanna Spyri - I really liked this and I'm glad I finally read it. (4 of 5 stars - book published in another language)

Speechless by Hannah Harrington - Loved this. Great YA, highly recommend it. (4 of 5 stars - book set in high school)

World After & End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days) by Susan Ee - Loved this series.(4 of 5 stars - a trilogy)

This Song will Save your Life by Leila Sales - Another great YA read. I loved all the music references.(4 of 5 stars - written by an author under 30)

Landline by Rainbow Rowell - It was good but not great. (3 of 5 stars - set in my hometown)

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll - It was a fun read but I had to re-read certain parts because I was lost. (3 of 5 stars - older than 100 years )

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - It was better than I expected. (4 of 5 stars - book from my childhood)

Still Alice by Lisa Genova - Absolutely loved it. Thought it was flawless and cannot recommend it highly enough. (5 of 5 stars - turned into a movie)

Caught by Harlan Coben - I got really sucked into the storyline but thought the ending was a bit out there. (3 of 5 stars - author with my same initials)

River Marked by Patricia Briggs - I love the Mercy Thompson series. (4 of 5 stars)

Crash & Burn Lisa Gardner - I love her books and this was no exception. (4 of 5 stars)

GTKY: What is the last book turned into a movie you watched? I haven't watched a movie in a long while, but I'm pretty sure it was The Fault In Our Stars.

[owlishbookish]

What did you read in the months of June and July?

• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Changeless by Gail Carriger
• way too many children's picture and chapter books (27 to be exact)

How did you like it? I loved A Court of Thorns and Roses. I wasn't too sure, at first, but once things picked up, I got sucked in. Several of the books I read with DD were really cute and were fun to read together.

Did you read it for a challenge? What number was it for the year? In total, these books were number 31-58 out of 60 for the year. So close!

GTKY: What is the last movie based on a book you watched? I'm pretty sure it was How to Train Your Dragon 2, which is probably only loosely based at this point.

[angelashly]

I read nothing in June. I am just getting back into reading after a little hiatus.

July:
Saint Anything-Sarah Dessen 4 stars
The Husband's Secret- Liane Moriarty- 3 1/2 stars
Fifty Shades of Grey- E.L. James- 2 stars
The Distance Between Us- Kasie West 3 1/2 Stars

The last movie I watched based on a book was Gone Girl.

[Crisco Salad]

June:

Wedding Night - Sophie Kinsella
Lost Lake - Sarah Addison Allen
Driving with the Top Down - Beth Harbison
Yes Please - Amy Poehler
We Were Liars - E. Lockhart

July:

Payback and a Bottle of Merlot - Bria Marche
Country Heaven - Ava Miles
The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion
Stirred - J.A. Konrath
Armada - Ernest Cline
Still Alice - Lisa Genova

I'm currently at 33/60 for the year. I don't think I'm going to make my goal. I guess I need to bulk up on my audiobook listening!

[barefoot84]

July
Inside the Obrien's by Lisa Genova. Five stars. I've liked all her books, but this one was by far my favorite.

Just One Day/Just One Year by Gayle Forman. Four stars and three stars. Not the tearjerkers that If I Stay/ Where She Went were, but I preferred these more recent books.

Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts ) Two Stars, I just couldn't get into it.