Hi everyone!
Today we will be sharing our reading wrap up for the month of July. We hope that you had a fantastic month!
During the month of July, I read a lot of very informative and lighthearted reads. This isn’t surprising as many of my books were children’s books or middle grades up for review. Though, many of them were also emotional.
I tended to enjoy reading medium paced books but I do like that there were some fast and slow paced books thrown in.
We were craving and loving so many nonfiction reads!
And of course, many of the books we read were children’s literature and therefore on the shorter page limit.
We took a break from readathons this month – it sure was a busy month. I worked quite a bit and didn’t have too much time extra time. Plus we had family visiting! I wanted to join Grinchathon in July. This is hosted by Izzy from Punk Rock Girl PA – we had a lot of fun participating last year and hope to next year!
We reviewed 8 electronic Galleys from NetGalley – 7 of these were advanced reader copies. We only completed 4/7 July TBR game books; however, we are completing the fifth one tonight, DNFing one for now, and transferring over Lore to August.
Yes, here are our 12 books! All of our NetGalley books have a little sticker on them the image above.
Below are full reviews of all of the books for which I have reviews that haven’t been posted yet.
If I have already reviewed them, I’ve provided the link.
And there are some outstanding reviews are still to come.
Enjoy!
Reviews:
How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 stars)
With the Right to Fight: Planting Peace
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 stars)
Review:
What a beautifully illustrated nonfiction book!
The book beautifully illustrates the story of Wangari Muri Maathai from childhood to adulthood, where we go from Kenya to the USA, then back back again. Themes include the importance of nature, education, resourcefulness, imagination, community, ingenuity, and female empowerment.
I’m such a fan of the art style and the composition of the book. It flows, reads, and illustrates the story’s beautifully.
I think that this book should be read in as many classrooms as possible! I wish I learned Wangari Muri Maathai’s story and her amazing Novel Peace Prize achievement much earlier. This is an inspirational and informative book perfect for young readers (and adults, too!)
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 stars)
Review:
Beautiful book filled with various illustrations and descriptions of diverse women throughout history and their accomplishments/works of advocacy.
There were a lot of women that I learned about from this collection! I love that this is now in board book format. Each of the illustrations are so uniquely drawn yet the colour palette is consistent throughout, with bright and bold colours.
I definitely recommend this one!
Lola and the New School
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.25 stars)
Surviving the City
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.25 stars)
4.25.
This was an impactful graphic novel about very important topics. You are introduced to the main characters Miikwan (Anishinaabe) and Dez (Inninew) who are both best friends. Dez’s grandmother falls ill and Dez is told she’s not able to live at home with her anymore and the threat of having to live in a group home is looming. Dez, overwhelmed, runs away and goes missing and Miikwan is desperate to find her.
I found the story to be quite emotional and impactful. The illustration style is very beautiful and the writing is well done. It is a fairly quick read but I think it’s an important story that includes a dialogue on missing and murdered indigenous women.
Wildseed Witch
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 stars)
From Eve to Dawn
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 stars)
Review to come …
See our interim thoughts here.
Yasmin the Detective
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 stars)
Radium Girls
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.6 stars)
Review to come …
Shoo!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5 stars)
Review to come …
Always Never
⭐️⭐️ (2 stars)
Review:
Honestly, this one just fell completely flat for me. The art style and story.
I am a Cat
*undecided*
I am not sure how to review this one. I’ll need some time before I do!
That’s everything for our wrap-up!
Note: Chart data collected from Storygraph; graphs constructed using Canva.
QOTD: What was your favourite book read this July? Let us know!
You did have a great month of reading! I love all your cute graphs, they tell a lot about your reading. And I love seeing Oliva!
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It looks like July was a good month with 12 good reads ❤️. I love the graphs and that you’ve been enjoying so much nonfiction. Hope August is just as good!
What a great mix of reading!
I love your mood graph. And, the others too. I’m a stats lover.
Glad you found some light and fun ones to balance with your informative reads. I’m curious to pick up Planting Peace now.
Have a good August!
Aw, thank you so much! Stats are wonderful. Happy reading!
You had a great month! I think the cover for Wildseed Witch is so pretty! I love your layout actually, the graphs, and everything! Great Wrap-Up and I know August is great for you!
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Thank you so much, Leslie! Wildseed Witch was great! And yes the cover is stunning!
As usual Olivia looks so pretty! Looks like you had a nice reading month. I love how you broke it all down! Happy reading, Sara! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Rachel! From Olivia and I!
You had a great July Sara and, I love how you showcased all that you read. I enjoy a dose of children’s books (mostly picture or middle grades) as well now and then and I just remembered that I have a few reviews that I wanted to post for a few as well. I hope AUgust is a good month for you as well.
It looks like you had an awesome July as far as reading. Sorry work was so busy. I’m glad you had a chance to visit with your family. I hope you have an awesome August.
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