I feel like I just made this for June and now we’re in August and I’m making one for July. How exciting even though it feels like time is running away from me. This past month, I’ve really been reminded about community and the people that God has placed in my life. It’s been really tough but the Lord has been so faithful and I am so blessed and grateful to (a) still be here, alive, and (b) to still be reading despite how much life feels as though it is falling apart. And I really hope you are doing good as well <3
I DID IT! Finally read some nonfiction, and Christian nonfiction at that. Super proud of myself and it was a nice book from IVP (an arc) about some women in the Bible.
Some cool stats for July:
- 9 books read with an average rating of 3.33/5. For reference, 3 on my scale means I liked it (above average which is 2.5)
- I read 4 ARCs (super grateful to the publishers for the complimentary egalleys):
- Savvy Summers and the Po’boy Perils (Minotaur)
- It’s Only Dancing (Scholastic)
- You, Me, & the Conspiracy (Atria)
- Fierce & Faithful: 25 Women of the Bible Who Dared to Trust God (IVP)
- I read 6 new-to-me authors:
- Sandra Jackson-Opoku
- Jasmine Guillory
- D. A. Alston
- Emma Barry
- Nijay Gupta & Carmen Joy Imes
- Evie Daniels
- For authors, 63% of the books I read were authored by Black women!
Rapid Fire End-of-Month Questions
- First book finished: Authentically, Izzy by Pepper Basham
- Longest book I read: Authentically, Izzy by Pepper Basham
- Shortest book I read: Fierce & Faithful by Nijay Gupta & Carmen Joy Imes
- Favorite cover of the month: It’s Only Dancing by Jasmine Guillory
- Last book finished: Behind the Forecast by Evie Daniels
Until next time, stay safe and be blessed!