Monday, July 1, 2019

The Read-at-Home Mom Report, June 2019

June was really heavy on the picture books and a bit lighter on other books, but I'm pleased with the mix of titles I read. In July, I'm hoping to go a bit easier on the audiobooks and get some more e-books and paperbacks read. I also didn't finish my June book club book (The World's First Love by Fulton Sheen), nor did I attend the book club, so at some point I want to finish that, especially now that Bishop Sheen's cause for sainthood has been reopened. But here are the books I did manage to read in June.


Books Read


Famous Paintings: An Introduction to Art

by Alice Elizabeth Chase
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Nonfiction
Source: Personal collection
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

Death by Minivan

by Heather Anderson Renshaw
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Nonfiction/Catholic parenting
Source: Scribd
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

Middlemarch

by George Eliot
Format: Paperback
Genre: Literary Fiction
Source: Personal collection
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

Anne of Avonlea

by L.M. Montgomery
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Literary fiction
Source: Personal collection
Review: On the blog (⭐)

The Rest of the Story

by Sarah Dessen
Format: Digital ARC
Genre: Contemporary romance (YA)
Source: Edelweiss+
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

Babe The Gallant Pig

by Dick King-Smith
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Fantasy
Source: Personal collection
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The Pumpkin War

by Cathleen Young
Format: Digital ARC
Genre: Realistic fiction (middle grade)
Source: NetGalley
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

Katie John and Heathcliff

by Mary Calhoun
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Realistic fiction (middle grade)
Source: Personal collection
Review: On Instagram (⭐)

Clause and Effect

by Kaitlyn Dunnett
Format: Paperback ARC
Genre: Cozy mystery
Source: Kensington Books
Review: On Instagram (⭐)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J.K. Rowling
Format: Hardcover (U.K. Edition)
Genre: Fantasy (middle grade)
Source: Personal collection
Follow my #YearOfHarryPotter on the blog (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

By the Book

by Julia Sonneborn
Format: Paperback
Genre: Women's fiction
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

The Red Pony

by John Steinbeck, illustrated by Wesley Dennis
Format: Hardcover (illustrated edition)
Genre: Literary fiction
Source: Personal collection
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

Introverted Mom: Your Guide to More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy

by Jamie C. Martin
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Christian nonfiction
Source: Scribd
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

My Life in Middlemarch

by Rachel Mead
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Nonfiction
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

The Battered Body

by Ellery Adams
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Cozy mystery
Source: Scribd
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

Waiting for Tom Hanks

by Kerry Winfrey
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Contemporary romance
Source: Scribd
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

The Wishing Thread

by Lisa Van Allen
Format: Paperback
Genre: Magical realism
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)

Bridge to Terabithia

by Katherine Paterson
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Realistic fiction
Source: Personal collection
Review: On the blog ()

Picture Books (with links to Goodreads reviews)

Challenge Progress

  • Alphabet Soup: 1 read in June, 21 of 26 read total
  • Alphabet Soup Author Edition: 0 read in June, 21 of 26 read total
  • #CathLit: 0 read in June, 11 of 19 read total
  • Cloak and Dagger: 2 read in June, 28 of 55 read total
  • Craving for Cozies: 2 read in June, 20 of 51 read total
  • Library Love: 3 read in June, 42 of 60 read total
  • RMFAO Audiobooks: 4 read in May, 32 of 25 read total
  • 2020 Classics: 2 read in June, 2 of 20 read total 
  • Goodreads Goal: 46 read in June, 248 of 425 read total
I'll be linking up this post for It's Monday! What Are You Reading? with The Book Date and Unleashing Readers/Teach Mentor Texts and for the June 2019 Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up at Feed Your Fiction Addiction.

8 comments:

  1. That really is quite a mix, good luck with your goals for July.

    Have a great reading week

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  2. You had a pretty great month! I haven't been able to follow along with too many blogs lately (summer, kids are home, I've been sick for ages and now that I'm getting better, I have SO much to catch up on!!!), so I'm loving the monthly wrap-up posts so I can catch up a little! I liked your review for Introverted Mom; you hit on a few points that helped me make my mind up about reading it (it's probably not something I'll get much out of), so thank you! :) Happy reading in July!!!

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  3. What a nice assortment of books! I've read a few. Katie John books were lots of fun. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  4. The Pumpkin War Looks Good. I have Waiting for Tom Hanks on my TBR. My weekly update

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  5. I LOVED The Bridge to Terabithia when I was a kid. One of these days I'll have to read it again.

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

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  6. Wow, you read quite a variety. That's good! I can't wait to read Dessen's novel!
    Genesis @ Whispering Chapters

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  7. I can't wait to read Sarah Dessen's new book. I bought it but as usual I haven't gotten to it yet. I love how you have your challenges tracked! I really need to do mine like that. I hope you have a wonderful July.

    Tina @ As Told By Tina

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  8. The Bridge to Terebithia is one of those books that still shines in my memories as a favorite, along with a Taste of Blackberries, and Old Yeller (I think all of these made me cry and my parents didn't know how a book could do that to someone). Great job on reading and reviewing so many picture books too.

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