Monthly Roundup: July 2017

Wow. I felt like July was reaaaallllyyy long this year. Anyone else feel like way? It's probably because for once I wasn't traveling! We had a lot of big changes though, including getting a new apartment and packing everything! But I still found the time to read TWELVE books!

Roar - Cora Carmack (4 stars)
Always and Forever, Lara Jean - Jenny Han (3.5 stars)
Hunted - Meagan Spooner (4 stars)
A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan (5 stars)
The Summer of Impossible Things - Rowan Coleman (4.5 stars)
No Good Deed - Kara Connolly (5 stars)
The Crowns of Croswald - D. E. Night (4 stars)
The Fifth Doll - Charlie N. Holmberg (3.5 stars)
Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins (4.5 stars)
Skullsworn - Brian Staveley (4 stars)
Daughter of the Burning City - Amanda Foody (3.5 stars)
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline (4 stars) [reread]

It was a really good month for books! As you can see, I have a few 5 stars from this month! Five stars means I loved it so much that it's a new favorite! I also read four books that I got from NetGalley, which gives free e-ARC's (Advanced Reader Copies) in exchange for honest reviews, and I really liked all of them! Roar was the book in the June FairyLoot box, and Daughter of the Burning City was the FairyLoot pick for July.

What did you read in July?

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