July 2023 Reading Wrap-up

Hi, everyone!!

This was an AWESOME book month! But my reading has slowed down a bit as I have been doing some great television bingeing hiding from the heat and humidity!! Currently, I am bingeing NYPD Blue – I love police dramas! Any suggestions for me!?!

Okay, so, this month AGAIN, I have another contender for the best book of 2023!! It is How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair!

So now I have THREE books in the running for the best book of 2023:

·      The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (May)
·       Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (June)
·       How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair (July)

Three months in a row with outstanding books. For July, the majority of books were 4.5 stars!! I hope August is just as good with another 5-star book!!

 

STATISTICS:

6 e-books; 1 audiobook

ARC (Advance Reader Copy): 1 e-book NetGalley link

Amazon Prime First Reads book: 1 e-book Amazon First Reads link

Library books: 4 e-books and 1 audiobook Los Angeles Public Library link

Audio listening time in July: 5 hours, 59 minutes

Pages read in July:  2217 pages

 

BOOK RATINGS with BOOK COVERS:

5.0 star books (1)

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair - Review HERE

 

4.5 star books (5)

The Midford Affair by Marie Benedict - Review HERE

The Spectacular by Fiona Davis - Review HERE

No Time Like the Future by Michael J. Fox (audiobook) - Review HERE

The Beach at Summerly by Beatriz Williams - Review HERE

Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea - Review HERE

4.0 star books (0)

3.5 star book (0)

 

3.0 star books (1)

The Life That She Wanted by Anita Abriel - Review HERE

If you want to read my full review of any of Jul's books, there are individual review links under the book covers!

  

I look forward to reading and reviewing more great books for you in July!! 

Have a Happy National Dog Month! I love almost every single dog that I have ever met!!! 🐶

  

Happy reading, 

 

Dorothea 💜

 

P.S. For a reminder about my book ratings, this link is HERE.