July Wrap Up

Today being the last day of July, and me not having any reviews to publish this morning, I thought I'd post my end of the month wrap up. I am so happy to be back up in the 19+ books range with 21 books read in July. Some, of course, are short books but there are a number over 400 pgs as well making a good cross selection and back to my regular reading schedule. Of course, my son being at day camp for 2 separate weeks during the month certainly helped too! Here are this month's books read: (books marked xxx are not included in totals)

July: 21
118. The Beacon by Susan Hill (3.5***)
119. Sea Monster and Other Delicacies (3.5***)
120. Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon (4****)
121. Prairie Tale by Melissa Gilbert (3***)
122. The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner (4.5****)
123. Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver (4****)
124. Far North by Marcel Theroux (4****)
xxx. Amazing You! Getting Smart About Your Private Parts by Gail Saltz (5*****)
125. Die for You by Lisa Unger (4.5****)
126. The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman (3.5***)
127. A Head Full of Notions: A Story about Robert Fulton by Andy Russell Bowen (3.5***)
xxx. The Fire Cat by Esther Averill (5*****)
128. The Dragons of Ordinary Farm by Tad Williams & Deborah Beale (4****)
129. Uncovering Jack the Ripper's London by Richard Jones (5*****)
130. Relentless by Dean Koontz (4****)
131. The Lindbergh Child by Rick Geary (4****)
132. Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo (5*****) FAVOURITE Book of the Month
133. a mercy by Toni Morrison (2.5**)
134. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (5*****)
135. Later, Gator by Laurence Yep (4****)
136. The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac (3.5***)
137. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (4****)
138. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick (3***)

I have just one more graphic novel to read, then I will have achieved a full doctorate in the graphic novel challenge and I have it on request through ILL and that will make all my 2009 challenges complete. I read my first Canadian Challenge book this month and I have just randomly selected (random.org) from my backlog pile of ARCs my first book for the Random Reading Challenge and was given Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk so that will be my first book to read in August.

I usually include my movie/DVD watching list here too, but July saw me watching nothing ( a big fat 0). Too much time spent sitting outside reading to watch DVDs this month, I guess. I have the mosquito bites to prove it!