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July 2020 Wrap Up

This summer is floating by. Some days drag on and others pass by in a blink. It’s also been a super lazy summer. I’ve found that I go through waves of reading and waves of screen time! Sometimes my brain wants to zone out and other times it wants to get lost in a good book. There’s been some stress this month too – when isn’t there stress when you’re in the midst of a global pandemic?! Anyway, when I’m stressed, my reading life definitely takes a hit. It’s so easy to beat myself up about it, but I also think that is part of the beauty of reading – it’s there when you need it and books are always a welcome reprieve. I want to read all the books, but sometimes anxiety just takes over and I just need to ride it out, at least as far as reading is concerned.

One thing that I’ve enjoyed doing since last fall is reading seasonally. I pulled some summer books out – some say ‘summer’ in the title, some take place in the summer. It has been really fun and a great way to ease into reading when life is stressful. I read two in particular this month: “Sex and Vanity” by Kevin Kwan and “The Light in Summer” by Mary McNear. They were both excellent books. Actually, this whole month was filled with great books! Here is what I read in July, along with my ratings. There’s only one book not pictured and that is because it was awful (gave it 2 stars only bc I read (skimmed) the whole thing).

 

Still Me (Me Before You #3) by Jojo Moyes ~ 5 stars
Where To Begin: A Small Book About Your Power to Create Big Change in Our Crazy World by Cleo Wade ~ 5 stars
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan ~ 5 stars

 

The Light In Summer (Butternut Lake #5) by Mary McNear ~ 4 stars
The Blue Fox by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb ~ 4 stars

 

Invincible Summer by Alice Adams (not pictured) ~ 2 stars

 

Summing it up: I loved the books I read this month and I am trying not to be discouraged when I’m too overwhelmed to read. How do you keep your reading spirits up and do you read seasonally as well? : )

Best, Abbey