41 Books in July: Majority 4+ Stars

A detailed look at July’s reading habits: My July Wrap includes 41 books read, with over half rated above 4-stars and a continuation of my sci-fi romance and Kindle Unlimited binge.

Overview

July Blog Updates	July Bookish Posts
📖Weekly Wrap: July 5th to July 11th 📖Weekly Wrap: July 12th to July 18th 📖Weekly Wrap: July 19th to July 25th 📖Weekly Wrap: July 26th to August 1st	None in July!

Outline

July Reflection and Into August

I’m still a month behind in my Monthly Wraps; my goal is to catch up in the next two weeks but TBD if I can hit the goal, considering how busy September is.

Reviewing the books I read in July, two interesting themes emerged. Once again, sci-fi romance was my predominant genre – I’m committed to my sci-fi binge. Also, more than 60% of the books I read in July were above 4-stars; July was a good – and fun – reading month.

I’m consistently reading more books from my Kindle Unlimited subscription (27 books). However, I’m hoping in the coming months that the physical books I read increase since I need to make a larger dent in my Up Next Shelf. In an effort to make it easier to achieve my goal, I’ve only brought unread physical books to university with me.

Books I Read This Month

Key: 🔁 re-read | 🤓 reviewed on this blog | 📲 eARC | 📜 Up Next Shelf

5-stars

• Barbarian’s Taming (Ice Planet Barbarians, #9) by Ruby Dixon 🔁
• The Barbarian Before Christmas (Ice Planet Barbarians, #16.5) by Ruby Dixon
• In Harmony by Emma Scott 🔁
• Devi’s Distraction (Icehome, #7) by Ruby Dixon 🔁
• It Happened One Summer (It Happened One Summer, #1) by Tessa Bailey
• Tempt Me at Twilight (The Hathaways, #3) by Lisa Kleypas 🔁

4-stars

• The Gilded Ones (The Gilded Ones, #1) by Namina Forna 📜
• Barbarian’s Valentine (Ice Planet Barbarians, #17.5) by Ruby Dixon 🔁
• Barbarian’s Hope (Ice Planet Barbarians, #11) by Ruby Dixon
• Steph’s Outcast (Icehome, #14) by Ruby Dixon
• When She Belongs (Risdaverse, #4) by Ruby Dixon
• The Heiress Effect (Brothers Sinister, #2) by Courtney Milan 🔁
• Pitched by Ella Goode
• Lunatics (Vengeance, #2) by M. Sinclair
• Barbarian’s Choice (Ice Planet Barbarians, #12) by Ruby Dixon 🔁
• Beauty and the Outcast by Lucy Darling
• Just One Look by Lucy Darling 🔁
• Fallen (Dark in You, #7) by Suzanne Wright
• Klutz: Phoenix Down (But Did You Die?, #1) by Sedona Ashe
• Barbarian’s Mate (Ice Planet Barbarians, #7) by Ruby Dixon 🔁
• Barbarian’s Prize (Ice Planet Barbarians, #6) by Ruby Dixon 🔁
• Barbarian’s Bride (Ice Planet Barbarians, #20) by Ruby Dixon
• Barbarian’s Beloved (Ice Planet Barbarians, #17) by Ruby Dixon 🔁
• A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1) by Amanda Joy 📜
• Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao 📜
• When She’s Married (Risdaverse, #2) by Ruby Dixon
• Forbidden (Ward Sisters, #4) by Karla Sorensen 🔁

3-stars

• Barbarian’s Heart (Ice Planet Barbarians, #10) by Ruby Dixon
• Barbarian’s Tease (Ice Planet Barbarians, #16) by Ruby Dixon
• Loved by Liam (ABC Corp, #3) by Melanie Moreland 📲
• You Are Mine by Lucy Darling
• Prison Planet Barbarian by Ruby Dixon
• Defending Allye (Mountain Mercenaries, #1) by Susan Stoker
• Defending Chloe (Mountain Mercenaries, #2) by Susan Stoker
• Defending Morgan (Mountain Mercenaries, #3) by Susan Stoker
• Defending Everly (Mountain Mercenaries, #5) by Susan Stoker
• Defending Zara (Mountain Mercenaries, #6) by Susan Stoker
• Ice Planet Holiday (Ice Planet Barbarians, #5) by Ruby Dixon
• Barbarian’s Treasure (Ice Planet Barbarians, #19) by Ruby Dixon

2-stars

• Defending Raven (Mountain Mercenaries, #7) by Susan Stoker

1-star

• Bound (Blood Brothers, #1) by Samantha Wilde

DNF

• A Court of Honey and Ash (Honey and Ice Trilogy, #1) by Shannon Mayer and Kelly St. Clare @ 22%
• Demon Kissed (Darkest Flames, #1) by Katie May and Ann Denton @ 12%

Book Types: Most books were on Kindle Unlimited (27).

Rating Distribution: Most July reads were 4-stars (21).

July Breakdown

Want to Read from this month

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