This month I finally read more than 2 books, which was pretty cool. Because I’m lazy, I’m only going to be giving a star rating and one sentence reviews.
1. A master of Djinn

I really love the Dead Djinn world building, and thought this was a pretty solid addition. The characters could have used a little more development, though.
Rating: 4/5
Pacing: Medium
Intended audience: Adult
Content warnings: murder, violence
Full review here
2. Yolk

This book was very emotional, and gave me insight into culture and illnesses in a way I haven’t experienced before. I especially was engrossed in the second half and would definitely recommend it.
Rating: 4/5
Pacing: medium
Intended audience: Adult
Content warnings: MC with an eating disorder, MC experiences racism, parental abuse, cancer
Full review here
3. Empress of Salt and Fortune

I was really intrigued by the world building in this one, but also confused by the lack of background information. I wanted to see more of the characters and think it would have been better as a full-length book.
Rating: 3/5
Pacing: medium
Intended audience YA
Content warnings: murder, infertility
Full review here
4. Too Good to be True

This book was very captivating, but the second half dragged a bit. I also had a pretty big problem with the OCD representation, and how the other characters in the book talked about it.
Rating: 3/5
Pacing: fast/medium
Intended audience adult
Content warnings: drowning, sexual assault, death of a family member, addiction, OCD
Full review to come
5. The Bone Way

The concept of this one was very promising, but its execution fell flat. The characters were very 2-dimensional, there was not enough world building, and I think the retelling aspect lost a lot.
Rating: 2.5/5
Pacing: slow
Intended audience: YA
Content warnings: death of a loved one
Full review here
6. What We Devour

This might be the most confusing book I have ever read. Once again, the concept was intriguing, but I absolutely could not follow the magic or world systems. Lots of details felt arbitrary as well.
Rating: 2/5
Pacing: slow
Intended audience: YA
Content warnings: death of a loved one, self harm, murder
Full review to come
That’s it guys! I would include a TBR but, well, I haven’t even thought a day in advance never mind weeks. Let me know how your reading went this month in the comments!
Happy reading (:
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Great wrap up, hope you have an amazing August 💜
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Thank you so much, you too!
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You’re welcome and thanks 💜💜
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Looks like you had a pretty good reading month. I have only read A Master of Djinn from this list and loved it. Need to pick up the others. They all sound good
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I’m glad you enjoyed it too!
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I have discovered to my dismay that starting a book blog has left a lot less time for reading! I read eight fewer books in July than in June. Bad trend!
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Ahh this is true! Blogging is a lot of work
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If The Empress of Salt and Fortune is anything like The Poppy War, I need to read it. RIGHT NOW.
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I haven’t read The Poppy War, but I have heard great things about it! I’ve also heard we get some more background to Empress of Salt and Fortune in the next book which is cool
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Oh yes I loved the Poppy War!! You should read it! 😁
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It’s definitely on my list !!
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I’m sorry Empress of Salt and Fortune didn’t quite work for you, but I agree that there was certainly enough there for a longer book.
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For sure! Really it wasn’t even that I didn’t enjoy it, I just would’ve gotten so much more from the story with greater detail and background.
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Great wrap up! And really interesting books, J!
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I can see that the first three are on my tbr! Excited to read them. Looks like you had a decent reading spree this month ☺️
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Ohh yay!! I hope you love them, and thank you (:
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I’ve been debating reading Yolk, glad you enjoyed it !
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Thank you! I definitely recommend it
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Great wrap up and looked like a great reading month!
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Thank you, I think it was (:
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Great mini-reviews! Enjoy a month of hopefully spontaneous reading! ☺️
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Thank you, you too!
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you seem to have had a great reading month, and i love your short reviews that you gave for each book; hope you have a great august!!
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Thank you! I hope you do too (:
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Awesome reviews! Need to add to TBR!
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Thank you, I hope you love them!
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Ooh so many cool books!
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Yes!! I’m lucky to have gotten approved for these (:
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I’m looking forward to your review of Too Good To Be True! I didn’t like the book, and I’ve been wondering how the OCD representation was done! I had a lot of problems with other points so I’m excited to see if we didn’t like the same aspects
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Glad I wasn’t alone! I actually enjoyed most of it, but that part really left a sour taste in my mouth
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I enjoyed it until part two. Then I got a little bored. That makes me super sad that it wasn’t shown the best i feel like it couldn’t done so well!
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Agreed! I also wish I knew if the author had OCD, because I could see it being that their own insecurities were showing (which I totally get). But if not it was a little yikes in my opinion
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Yeah i tried to look into that when I read it but I couldn’t find any info on it one way or another!
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Great post, J. I’m adding Yolk, thanks!
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Yay!! I hope you enjoy
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I can’t wait to read Yolk!! hope you have a great august ❤
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I hope you enjoy it, and you too!
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