June 2016 Book Wrap-Up

Hello everyone it's Nicole Henderson here and it is that time of the month again where I post my monthly wrap-ups. Now comparing last month to this month, there is definitely a difference on the quantity of books I have read. The total books I've read in the month of June are 7 books. 7 BOOKS?! Like what?! I don't think I've ever read that many books in a month, and it feels pretty good to have read this amount. This is because I have been spending a lot of time in school, and I haven't had the opportunity to read for pleasure (well I technically have), but I always had something else to do for school and that got in the way of reading for me. Anyways, onto the books I have read this month.

The first book I stared in May but finished this month was How My Summer Went Up In Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski. If you want to see my full thoughts on this book, I have a full review up on this blog so make sure to check it out. I thought this book was entertaining and enjoyable for a road-trip themed summer read, but it didn't blow me away as much as other books have. There are also some elements in this book that I really enjoyed, like the friendships that were made within the book. However, it just wasn't the best novel I've ever read but it was still good nonetheless. I rated this a 3.5/5.

The second book I again started in May but finished this month was Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer. Once again for my full thoughts on this book, I have a full review on this blog so please check it out. And for the remainder of all the books (with the exception of one) I already have full reviews on them on this blog. I thought this book was different from a typical summer read. I loved how there was the sic-fi element of time travel and that's something you don't normally see in a contemporary. So, that was a unique twist to this type of story. I also enjoyed the romantic and friendship aspect to this book. But my only issue, was that there to much of the romance and not enough friendship between the four main characters (for why read my full review). But overall, it was a different kind of summer read that I really enjoyed. I rated this a 4/5.

The third book I fully finished in June was Pretenders by Lisi Harrison. She is the author of the Clique series, which I have heard some mixed reviews on. But I still wanted to give her a chance by reading some of her work, and I thought this would be a good book to start with. I originally started reading this book because I was reading another book (that I also finished this month) that had more heavy content involved. So by reading this, I wanted to balance out the heavy with light content. Anyways, I thought this book was a very quick and quirky read that kept me entertained all the way through. My biggest complaint with this book was the characters. They were way to self-absorbed and immature for my liking, despite them being freshmen in high school. Besides that, I still enjoyed the book enough to read the second one and that's exactly what I did. I rated this book a 4/5.

The fourth book I read this month was License to Spill also by Lisi Harrison. This is second and final book to the Pretenders duology. Like I previously mentioned I enjoyed the last book so much that I decided to get my hands on a copy of this book right away and I am very glad I did. I enjoyed this book a lot better than the first one. There were more things that happened in the book and more character development. I still disliked the characters for the selfishness, and immaturity. And lastly, I didn't enjoy the ending. I felt like it didn't give the series the proper closure it needed. But it was still a very quick and entertaining read. I also rated it a 4/5.

The fifth book I read in June was Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma. This was the book I was reading along with Pretenders, and it was the only book I read this month that dealt with heavier subjects. Plus this is the only book that I don't have a full review. This is because, I didn't have enough thoughts about this book to write a whole review on it. But I will mention, that this wasn't a bad book and I expected to really enjoy it, but I just didn't. I also had a really hard time getting into it, and because of the controversial content it was difficult to read at times. But I got through it and managed to read it all in good time. I recommend this book if you want a different kind of love story that's intense and deep. I ended up rating this book a 3/5.

The sixth book I read this month was The Season of You and Me by Robin Constantine. I have read previous books by her, so when I heard that this book came out I was so excited to get my hands on a copy and devour it. And I am very glad I did (do both of those things, and I didn't literally devour the book but you get my point). All of her books were amazing and this one is no exception. I love them all equally so I can't decide which one is my favourite. Anyways, this was an amazing summer contemporary that just made me get all the feels. I mostly enjoyed the slow romantic development between the two main characters and the positive family dynamics within the two characters as well. It was just an amazing read. I rated this a full 5/5.

And the final book I managed to squeeze in during this last week was Watch Me by Lauren Barnholdt. I have read books before by this author and they are usually hit and miss for me. And this one was a bit of a miss, because my main dislike for this book was the main character. She was very over-the-top, dramatic (at times) and naive. But the minor characters and the concept of reality T.V is what made the book interesting for me. Anyways it was very fast paced, and entertaining despite my dislike for the lead character. I gave this book a 3/5.




Well that is finally it for my monthly wrap-up, and I hope you all enjoyed. So this month was a pretty good reading month for me considering I read a ton of books and most of them were pretty great. I am very happy that I get the summer off to read all the books I can, and I'm glad I can share my thoughts on this blog with you all. Until my next post good bye for now.