My reading in December was somewhat all over the place. As I often find in times of high stress, things in life to start to slip, and my priorities are forced to shift. I chose sleep over reading a lot of the time.
It was needed, I think, but I am finding more and more that the less I read, the less well I feel overall. Does anyone else find that? Reading is soothing for the soul, and it can be easy to forget that sometimes…
As the nights grew darker, so did my reading. I love this time of year, as the air grows crisper and the trees burst into colour. November is my birthday month and marks the beginning of the winter months ahead.
And yet I often find that as the days plunge into darkness, so does my head. My motivation levels drop, and I instead seek the comforts of warm blankets and comfort food.
My reading levels slowed to a crawl, matching my energy levels, and yet I found a lot of fulfilment in taking my time. Savouring every word, rather than chasing chapters…
You know what they say about buses.
You wait and wait and then three come along at once.
This month, the same has happened with incredible books. June wasn’t lacking in great reads. I mean I read I read Daisy Jones & The Six and An American Marriage!
But I haven’t had a five star read in quite some time, and July delivered not one, but two! I was completely blown away by Dark Matter and it is now one of my favourite books I have ever read.
Then, the last book I read in July, The Heavens, came along and blew my mind all over again. I’m about to start the first book of August (Recursion) and so fingers crossed for a hat trick!
Here’s the wrap-up of all the books I read in July…
Hello everyone, welcome to my June reads round-up! Somehow things got even busier for me than last month and so I only managed to read 8 books in June. Perhaps this will be my new normal going forward?! That said I enjoyed everything I read and even found a couple of new favourites!
Genre wise I was mostly drawn to contemporary literary fiction, finding inspiration from the Women’s Prize Shortlist.
So here’s the list of each of the books I read in June…
It’s been a busy month for me, and unfortunately, that coincided with a lack of reading motivation. But I’m still proud to have read 9(ish) books this month, so it wasn’t as bad as it could have been!
