The Read-at-Home Mom Report, July 2019

Thanks in large part to The Reading Rush read-a-thon, I got a lot of reading done in July and made some big strides on some of the reading challenges I'd been neglecting. A bunch of the books I chose to read were suggested in some way by Anne Bogel, either on What Should I Read Next?, or in the Modern Mrs. Darcy summer reading guide. The only book I had planned to read this month and didn't finish was Pride & Prejudice, which is proving to be a much bigger struggle than I anticipated. Hopefully, it will appear in my wrap-up post for August. Here is everything I did read in July.

Books Read

Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon

by Donna Andrews
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cozy mystery
Source: Used bookstore
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The Caves of the Great Hunters

by Hans Baumann
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Historical fiction
Source: Home library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐)

A Literal Mess

by J.C. Kenney
Format: Ebook
Genre: Cozy mystery
Source: Personal Kindle collection
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting

by Anna Quindlen
Format: Ebook
Genre: Memoir
Source: Public library via Libby
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Let's Fake a Deal

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

The Spice of America

by June Swanson
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Nonfiction (children's)
Source: Home library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐)

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

by Molly Wizenberg
Format: Audiobook read by Mia Barron
Genre: Memoir
Source: Public library via RB Digital
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Leisure, the Basis of Culture

by Josef Pieper
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Source: Inter-library loan
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

by Avi
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Historical fiction (middle grade)
Source: Home library
Review: On the blog (⭐⭐⭐)

Back Stabbers 

by Julie Mulhern
Format: Audiobook read by Callie Beaulieu
Genre: Cozy mystery
Source: Public library via Hoopla
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Anne of the Island 

by L.M. Montgomery
Format: Audiobook read by Barbara Caruso
Genre: Realistic fiction (YA)
Source: Public library via RB Digital
Review: On the blog (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The Happy Hollisters and the Sea Turtle Mystery

by Jerry West
Format: Ebook
Genre: Mystery (children's)
Source: Personal Kindle collection
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐)

A Murder for the Books 

by Victoria Gilbert
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Cozy mystery
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Gunnar's Daughter 

by Sigrid Undset
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction
Source: Borrowed from a friend
Review: On Instagram (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The Three Brothers of Ur

by J.G. Fyson
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Historical fiction
Source: Inter-library loan
Review: Will be posted after I read the sequel. (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The River

by Peter Heller
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Adventure/thriller
Source: Public library via Libby
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The Unhoneymooners

by Christina Lauren
Format: Paperback
Genre: Romance
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The Gown

by Jennifer Robson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction
Source: Instagram giveaway
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐)

The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Anne of Windy Poplars

by L.M. Montgomery
Format: Audiobook read by Tara Ward
Genre: Realistic fiction (YA)
Source: Public library via RB Digital
Review: On the blog (⭐⭐⭐)

The Same Stuff as Stars

by Katherine Paterson
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Realistic fiction
Source: Home library
Review: On Instagram (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The Rescuers

by Margery Sharp
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Fantasy
Source: Home library
Review: Coming soon (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

by C.S. Lewis
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Fantasy
Source: Home library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

A Genuine Fix

by J.C. Kenney
Format: Digital ARC

Genre: Cozy mystery

Source: NetGalley

Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐)

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

by Ruth Reichl
Format: Paperback
Genre: Memoir
Source: Instagram giveaway
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

by Dani Shapiro
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Memoir
Source: Scribd
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Picture Books (with links to Goodreads reviews)

• Annie Rose is My Little Sister by Shirley Hughes (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• Alfie and the Big Boys by Shirley Hughes (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• The Story Book of Clothes by Maud and Miska Petersham (⭐⭐⭐)
• Two Dog Biscuits by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by  DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan (⭐⭐⭐)
• The Growing-Up Feet by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by  DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• Easter by David F. Marx (⭐⭐)
• Firefly Home by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup (⭐⭐)
• How to Be on the Moon by Viviane Schwarz (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• I'm Worried by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi (⭐⭐)
• A Day in the Life of a Doctor by Mary Bowman-Kruhm (⭐⭐⭐)
• Moonshot by Brian Floca (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• Police Officers by Jacqueline Laks Gorman (⭐⭐⭐)
• Mail Carriers by Dee Ready (⭐⭐⭐)
• A Day in the Life of a Teacher by Mary Bowman-Kruhm (⭐⭐⭐)
• Librarians by Dee Ready (⭐⭐⭐)
• You Have Healthy Bones by Susan DerKazarian (⭐⭐⭐)
• Summer Babies by Kathryn Galbraith, illustrated by Adela Pons (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• When It Rains... It Rains by Bill Martin, Jr., illustrated by Emanuele Luzzatti (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• A Day in the Life of a Firefighter by Linda Hayward (⭐⭐⭐)
• I'm Going to Build a Supermarket One of These Days by Bill Martin, Jr., illustrated by Papas (⭐⭐)
• Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambeault, illustrated by Ted Rand (⭐⭐⭐)
• Construction Workers by Tami Deedrick (⭐⭐⭐)
• In God's Hands by Lawrence Kushner and Gary D. Schmidt, illustrated by Matthew J. Baek (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• Grandfather Tang's Story by Ann Tompert, illustrated by Andrew Parker (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• The Story of Money by Betsy and Giulio Maestro (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno, illustrated by Kazue Mizumura (⭐⭐⭐)
• Millions to Measure by David M. Schwartz, illustrated by Stephen Kellogg (⭐⭐)
• A Storm in the Night by Mary Stolz, illustrated by Pat Cummings (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
• If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz, illustrated by Stephen Kellogg (⭐⭐)
• Tex and Indi: All Types of Animals by Lissa Rovetch (⭐⭐⭐)
• Good Night, Baby by Clare Vulliamy (⭐⭐⭐)
• The Pizza That We Made by Joan Holub, illustrated by Lynne Avril Cravath (⭐⭐⭐)
• Spider Silk by Augusta R. Goldin, illustrated by Joseph Low (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Challenge Progress

• Alphabet Soup: 0 read in July, 22 of 26 read total
• Alphabet Soup Author Edition: 2 read in July, 23 of 26 read total
• #CathLit: 1 read in July, 13 of 19 read total
• Cloak and Dagger: 6 read in July, 34 of 55 read total
• Craving for Cozies: 6 read in July, 26 of 51 read total
• Library Love: 7 read in July, 49 of 60 read total
• RMFAO Audiobooks: 8 read in July, 40 of 25 read total
• 2020 Classics: 1 read in July, 3 of 20 read total 
• Goodreads Goal: 60 read in July, 308 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 July 2019 Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up at Feed Your Fiction Addiction.