TELL ME TUESDAY
NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
LAST. NOW. NEXT.
WRAP-UP CATCH UPJUNE READING WRAP-UP
JULY READING WRAP-UP
PLEASE BEAR WITH ME WHILE I FIGURE OUT WHY DISCUS IS PUTTING THOSE GIGANTIC UGLY AD SECTIONS ON MY BLOG. I APOLOGIZE.
TELL ME TUESDAY is a floating feature, depending on your reading style, where you tell us what you read last, what you are reading now, what you will be reading next, and why.
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I am curious why people read what they read, so tell me!
ONE BOOK A WEEK
In 2025 my goal is to continue to keep my reading down to one book a week.
THEMES
My June theme was Caribbean authors for Caribbean American Heritage Month and the Carib-A-Thon read-a-thon.
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My July theme was Summer in the City, reading books set in New York City.
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MIDDLE GRADE
CLASSIC
FAIRYTALE
Published 1883 - Own Ebook
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Patti Smith, the Godmother of Punk Rock, was showing her childhood copy of Pinocchio on Substack and I realized I had never read it. Seeing that I started a Patti Smith reads shelf on Goodreads, for titles she mentions reading in her own books and those she has mentions on Instagram and Substack, I decided to read it.
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YOUNG ADULT
SERIES NUMBER THREE
FANTASY
Publishes July 8th 2025 - Publisher ARC
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There's not much I can say in a review because this is the third book in a planned four bok series, except Intisar is the ultimate storyteller. I love authors who are solid (almost old-fashioned) storytellers with both well fleshed-out characters and great storylines. If you want to sample Intisar's storytelling without a big commitment, read Thorn... which can be read as a standalone even though it's considered the first book in the Dauntless Path trilogy. Thorne is also my favorite story of hers.
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(2.5)
NONFICTION
MEMOIR
CELEBRITY FAMILY
Published June 2024 - Libby Borrow
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Basically a lot of name dropping. I read this for my Summer in the City blog theme.
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MANGA
VOLUMES 1&2
YOUNG ADULT
MAGIC
WITCHES
FAMILY/FRIENDS
Published 2017 - Kindle Unlimited Free Trial
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I liked these a lot. Not as much as my beloved Witch Hat Atelier, though. I had planned on reading all seven volumes during my 30-day trial, but I was sidetracked. I saw that Hoopla has them, so I'm happy about that.
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ADULT FICTION
COZY?
Published 2010 - Kindle Unlimited Borrow
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I don't know what this genre is. It's a little bit cozy a little bit Romance and lower Chick Lit-ish. All I know is I didn't care for it. I have only read Japanese novels that were Literary Fiction and the way the Goodreads summary was written I thought this was Literary Fiction, too, when it wasn't. In their reviews readers were saying how deep and philosophical the story was and one reviewer said the book, "... gently erased [her] soul." I hate that I have to keep saying this, but heaven help us if this is what people are considering deep soul-rendering, life changing Literary Fiction. If people were reading this as a cosy/romance and loving it... great, but don't be lauding it as fantastic Literary Fiction making me think it's not the shallow, simple read it is. One good thing that came of this is I now know there are books of this type by Japanese writers and can steer clear.
I READ A LOT MORE BOOKS THAN THESE
However, I'm overwhelmed right now, so I'll get to them next time!
ADULT LITERATURE
MYSTERY - THRILLER
THE HUMAN CONDITION
Published July 2024 - Libby Borrow
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Well, people had been raving about this book on my local library's Friday "What Are You Reading This Weekend" posts, and going strictly on the title I mistakenly thought it was a Fantasy. Ha! Mysteries, especially murder mystery thrillers, are definitely not my cup of tea, but I was still waiting for the book I had on hold for my Dog Days of Summer reading theme, so I decided to keep reading. The first half of the book was extremely slow and a bit boring, but the second half has been very good.
LITERARY FICTION
DUOLOGY
FAMILY
MUTISM
DOGS
Published 2008- Libby Borrow
JUNE & JULY READING WRAP-UP
(this is a combined June and July wrap-up)
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BOOKS READ
JUNE = 5
JULY = 7
ARCS
TWO
PHYSICAL BOOKS
NONE
EBOOKS
TWELVE
AUDIOBOOKS
NONE
MANGA - GRAPHIC NOVELS - COMICS
NONE
MIDDLE GRADE
NONE
YOUNG ADULT
TWO
ADULT FICTION
NINE
NONFICTION
ONE
RE-READS
ONE
MY FAVORITE BOOK IN JUNE
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MY FAVORITE BOOK IN JULY
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2025
YEAR TO DATE TOTALS
BOOKS READ
42
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NONFICTION 8/6
MIDDLE GRADE 4/12
NATIVE AMERICAN/FIRST NATIONS AUTHORS 3/4
MUSIC 0/4
PLAYS 0/4
BACKLIST ARCS 3/4
CLASSICS 1/6
RE-READS 4/4
FREEBIES/99¢ KINDLE BOOKS 6/4
NYT 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY 2/4
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MIDDLE GRADE - 4
YOUNG ADULT - 9
ADULT FICTION - 21
NONFICTION - 8
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GRAPHIC NOVELS/MANGA - 2
AUDIOBOOKS - 3
EBOOKS - 39
PHYSICAL COPIES - 0
BORROWED - 16
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