June was a slow month leading up to our move. I was distracted and busy and finished a grand total of…four books. Reader, that’s better than I did in August, ha! However, they were all really good books!
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The June Book Round Up
I know we are eking closer August, which will call for the July Book Round Up, but summer has been keeping me very busy so far. I cannot believe it is almost August – for so many reasons. Since we got back from Germany, I have been very busy with work (in good ways!) and keeping up with the summer plans of a rising first grader (cannot believe we are done with kindergarten already!). Camp and extracurriculars and play dates and a LOT of swimming, plus spending time with family and friends. Because of our travel in June and the amount of time we spent with family, I didn’t get to nearly as many books as I would normally. Fear not, I am making up for it in July now! I just finished a 10 book series by my favorite, CJ Archer.
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My January Book Round Up lead to such great discussion, I think I’ll do it every month and since I never claimed this blog was about spanking anyway, you’ll just have to live with it! February went so fast compared to how January seemed to drag on. In February I read 16 books, including several short stories. I’ve always loved short stories (and novellas) as a format. The ability to tell a complete story, in less words, almost feels like magic to me. I don’t benefit from the skill of brevity so condensing ideas is always a challenge and I feel triumphant when I am successful. In terms of audiobooks, they are also great for slightly longer car rides that aren’t quite road trip length, when you want a complete story.
The emotionally difficult things I am dealing with, are sadly, still unresolved. I had some hope in the last week that they may improve, but frankly, they may never. Coming to terms with that this week has been difficult and I’ve escaped into books (specifically the K.J. Charles series mentioned below). Kink still feels far away but Daniel and I have been connecting more, so I will likely write about that this week. I feel such a sense of loss though, in the friendships that have been lost and likely forever changed by what is going on. I’ve stayed busy this week and have a lot to look forward to, so I am trying to focus on those things as I process my grief mostly alone.
This month’s reads bring my yearly total so far to 26. Books after the jump!
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