I can’t believe June is already gone and over! It feels like just last week May was ending. I guess being super busy and in quarantine doesn’t help with the whole “days blending together” thing.
I’m super exhausted (more on that in my life update), so let’s just jump right into things.
Books Read This Month
Title: Archenemies
Series: Renegades, #2
Author: Marissa Meyer
Genre: YA fantasy, superheroes
Read: June 1, 2020
Review
Goodreads
Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Title: Stone Cold
Series: Lumberjanes, Vol. 8
Author: Shannon Watters
Genre: YA fantasy, mythology
Read: June 4, 2020
No review
Goodreads
Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Title: Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
Series: standalone
Author: Liz Prince
Genre: YA nonfiction, graphic novel
Read: June 5, 2020
No review
Goodreads
Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Title: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Series: standalone
Author: Mariko Tamaki
Genre: YA contemporary, graphic novel
Read: June 21, 2020
No review
Goodreads
Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Title: The Promise, Part 1
Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender, #1.1
Author: Gene Luen Yang
Genre: YA fantasy, graphic novel
Read: June 22, 2020
No review
Goodreads
Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Title: Rage and Ruin
Series: The Harbinger, #2
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Genre: YA fantasy
Read: June 26, 2020
Review
Goodreads
Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Currently Reading
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
Reviews
Rage and Ruin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Tags/Awards
Bookish Posts
Thank you for the support!
Occasionally, someone will give my blog lots of love. I know on Instagram people have the practice of thanking that person on their story, but there was no convenient way of doing that on a blog. That’s why I thought I’d add this section to my monthly wrap-up. Thank you, Kira, for the extra support!
Life Update
I have felt a serious decline in motivation and energy this month. I started my summer classes, and let me tell you, nine hours (three classes) is a lot to handle. For those of you who are taking classes in the US and your university offers Summer I and Summer II classes, N E V E R take nine hours at once. It is A LOT. I don’t care how much you think you can do it. Don’t burn yourself out. It is not worth it. To put it into perspective, a normal semester is around 15 weeks, and on average students take 12-15 hours per semester. One summer session is 5 weeks. That means you are cramming 15 weeks worth of material in a third of the usual time. Multiply that by 3, and now you get my drift. It would be like taking 27 hours (9 classes) in one semester. That is twice the amount that is recommended for students. It is not fun, my dude. Not fun at all.
On the bright side, by the time this is posted, I’ll have only two weeks left before I can enjoy my summer break again.
Other than being extra tired these days, nothing has been happening in my personal life. Still hanging in there, as usual. Hope you guys are doing okay as well! Hopefully July will be less rough than June….
Until next time….
The Awkward Book Blogger 
I hope you have an amazing July & that you’re enjoying Skyward, I love it and the sequel is brilliant too 😍❤️
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Skyward is great, so far! I’ve heard nothing but great things about it, and now I can see why! I can’t wait to get to the sequel.
I hope you have a wonderful July too! Thanks for stopping by ❤
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I also can’t believe June is already over – where is all this time going?? I read your review of Arch enemies (loved it!) and I adore Marissa Meyer so I hope you enjoy the final book in the trilogy I couldn’t put it down. Also, hope you have a fantastic month and I look forward to reading more of your reviews 🙂
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Thank you for the kind words! They really made my day ❤ Also, I think time is blending together for all of us right now XD
Supernova is up there on the top of my TBR right now! I'm going to start it once I finish the books I'm currently reading….
I hope July treats you well, and thanks for stopping by!
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Of course I love reading book blogs and love your style xxx Haha I can relate but I hope you enjoy the books you’re reading (and I really want to know your thoughts on Supernova when you get to read it)!!
Thanks so much xxx
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I’ll let you know what I think about Supernova once I read it 😀
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Great 🙂
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