June Wrap up

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Hello everyone

June has been an interesting month reading wise. If you read my 'Plans for June' post' then you will know that I had a lot of readathons and events planned for June and I was aiming for an awful lot of reading. I know now that that was unrealistic and I put too much pressure on myself. As a result I absolutely crumbled and barely achieved anything I set out to. 

As a quick summary (refer back to the plans for June post if you have no idea what I am talking about)..... I read 2 out of 4 Shakespeare plays for #Shakespearesummer, however the read along then got postponed to a later date by the organiser. I really enjoyed the plays I read which were 'As You Like It' and 'Julius Caesar'. 

I read 6 books for House-cup-a-thon and participated in 2 instagram challenges, one of which I somehow managed to win!! I read 2,046 pages overall and earned 340 points for my house. I am disappointed in myself, however, I had set myself a very unrealistic TBR. 

🌸 Books ðŸŒ¸

Books read: 8 (including 2 plays)


Goodreads ratings:

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ⭐⭐⭐
The Bad Beginning ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Reptile Room ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
As You Like It ⭐⭐⭐⭐
White Fragility ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Witchfinder's Sister ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Julius Caesar ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ⭐⭐⭐⭐


Books bought/received (haul) - 15 

Subscription Boxes:

    • An American Marriage - Tayari Jones (Books that Matter sub box)
    • Splash - Stephen Glover (Book and a Brew sub box) 
    Purchases:

    • Normal People - Sally Rooney
    • The Beekeeper of Aleppo - Christy Lefteri 
    • The Binding - Bridget Collins
    • Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman 
    • A More Beautiful and Terrible History - Jeanne Theoharris
    • Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
    • So You Want to Talk about Race - Ijeoma Oluo 
    Kindle Purchases:

    • White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo
    • The Great Gatsby - F. Scott. Fitzgerald 
    • The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander
    • How to be an Anti-Racist - Ibram. X. Kendi
    • How to Argue with a Racist - Adam Rutherford



    This month's favourite: The Witchfinder's Sister - Beth Underdown
    I really enjoyed this book, partly because it is historical fiction but also because I related to it as the East Anglian witch trials are something I have studied. All of the characters were really charming in their own ways.  


    🌸 Tv & Films ðŸŒ¸

    1) Normal People: BBC



    This was probably one of the best series I have binge watched in a long time. the episodes were quite short which I liked and I enjoyed how much of an emotional roller coaster this was. I really felt for Connell throughout and I am now excited to read the book, which I bought this month. In case this applies to anyone reading this post, this is an 18+ show and I would not recommend to younger viewers. 

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    I hope that you all had a good month in June, reading and otherwise and have a happy July. 

    xxx

    Comments

    1. Serena Reidy6 July 2020 at 20:57

      Wow you read and bought a lot of books last month! I hope you enjoy Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and The Great Gatsby - they're such great books!

      Serena / http://www.ramblingsofanotherunigraduate.com

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      1. Reads and Ramblings8 July 2020 at 20:30

        Buying books is an addiction, haha!!! I am looking forward to them both a lot. and THANK YOU so much xxx

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    2. Stephanie | The Espresso Edition7 July 2020 at 00:49

      While you might be disappointed with yourself about your reading month, I think you did fantastic! I have a hard time enjoying Shakespeare plays, though I remember loving them in high school. The premises are always fantastic, but I find reading scripts to be quite tedious at a certain point (and that's coming from a theatre geek haha).

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      1. Reads and Ramblings8 July 2020 at 20:32

        Thank you so much - I am learning to be more proud of how many books I read!!! Shakespeare plays are time consuming for me as I like to study them whilst I read, using online translations and resources to make sure I fully understand and I annotate the texts. That's the literature student in me, haha!! xxx

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    3. Cora - Tea Party Princess9 July 2020 at 12:38

      You read loads in June!
      I'm glad you liked The Witchfinder's Sister, I loved that book when I read it a few years ago.
      Cora | https://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/

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      1. Reads and Ramblings28 July 2020 at 15:30

        Thank you!! It's one of my favourite elements of history - and especially because this book takes place in my local areas! xxx

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