July Wrap-Up

July was a good and bad month for reading and blogging. As you probably heard I had a slight set back from typing and blogging due to a sprained thumb but I'm much better now! In case you missed anything on my blog or social media last month, this is what I got up to: 

READING

Books I Reviewed In July:

Sublime by Christina Lauren - I still can't stop thinking about this book and I'm not exactly sure whether I loved this book or was afraid of it.

Ruined by Amy Tintera - It was okay, but it wasn't really a stand out in a sea of YA Fantasy novels. 

Because of Lila by Abbi Glines - A new favorite by one of my favorite authors!

Trust by Kylie Scott - Absolutely loved the YA debut of another of my favorite authors!

Caraval by Stephanie Garber - finally finished listening to the audiobook but it was definitely worth it in the end! 

Riot by Jamie Shaw - back to a series I fell in love with last year. A great second book!

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 

Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry - OMG why didn't I read this book sooner???

Chaos by Jamie Shaw - second favorite book in this quartet! 

Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry - review coming later this week!

Books I Read In July: 

Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill - Started but haven't finished yet.

Sublime by Christina Lauren

Ruined by Amy Tintera

Because of Lila by Abbi Glines

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Riot by Jamie Shaw

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry

Chaos by Jamie Shaw

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - wasn't loving this so I stopped listening

Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - haven't had the chance to finish listening to this amazing audiobook yet!

Books to-be-read in August:

A Map For Wrecked Girls by Jessica Taylor

Can't Hardly Breathe by Gena Showalter

Long Way Home by Katie McGarry

Unforgiven by Lauren Kate

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

WRITING

In July I started developing the characters and plot of my next writing project, Monsters & Mist, a YA Fantasy novel I plan to write during NaNoWriMo in November. See some of my inspiration here.

BLOGGING

In July I participated in multiple cover reveals and release day blitzes as well as doing obviously a lot of book reviews and other posts for my blog. I've kept a heavy schedule, posting nearly once a day all month!

PUBLISHING

This month, I purchased the ISBN number for the print version of CurseBreaker, obtained the barcode, added CurseBreaker to Goodreads, and brainstormed some marketing ideas for pre-order incentives and more. Read my publishing timeline outline here.