June didn’t have a good feeling reading month wise for me. I read a good amount of books, but I just felt a lot less productive reading wise than I usually do. It was also end of the school year wrap up time so that added a bit of stress to the plate and made it so I had less time to read than usual. There was a lot that piled up this month on my to do list.
Archives for June 2021
Book Review | You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell
**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of You Died by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this opportunity.
You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell is a graphic novel anthology about death and the afterlife. It was published on September 22nd, 2020. I rated it 5 stars on Goodreads.
Book Review | Touch is Really Strange by Steve Haines
**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Touch is Really Strange by Steve Haines through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.
Touch is Really Strange by Steve Haines is an informative graphic novel about the sense of touch. It’s an interesting read. It was published on April 21st, 2021. I rated it three stars on Goodreads.
Book Review | The Secret Garden Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden
**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of The Secret Garden Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.
The Secret Garden Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden and Hannah Luechtefeld is a graphic novel adaptation of the classic novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published on June 15th, 2021. I rated it four stars on Goodreads.
Book Review | The Minamata Story: An Ecotragedy by Sean Michael Wilson
**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of The Minamata Story: An Ecotragedy by Sean Michael Wilson through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and to the publishers for this opportunity.
The Minamata Story: An Ecotragedy by Sean Michael Wilson and Akiko Shimojima is a graphic novel that helps to bring light to real events. It switches back and forth between the modern timeline and looking back on events that happened in the past. It was published on June 15th, 2021. I rated it three stars on Goodreads.
Book Review | An Unkindness of Ravens by Dan Panosian
**Disclaimer: I received a free copy of An Unkindness of Ravens by Dan Panosian through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.
An Unkindness of Ravens by Dan Panosian is a YA fantasy graphic novel about a teenage girl who returns to the town her father was from, and mysteriously looks very similar to a girl who just disappeared. She quickly finds that things are not what they seem. An Unkindness of Ravens published on June 8th, 2021. I rated it 3 stars on Goodreads.
Misc Monday | Ashley’s 29th Year Books – Six Months Update
It’s been just about six months since my birthday, so I thought it would be a good time to do a quick update on how many books from my 29 Reads for My 29th Year post. If I have read it, I’ll give it a quick review.
Ashley’s June TBR Hopefuls
I didn’t do a TBR in May because I had disappointed myself the previous month by not achieving all of the TBR challenge prompts I was supposed to do. I didn’t do that in May either. I technically read books that applied to all the prompts but I didn’t read all of the books I had planned for the prompts. However, I still kind of wanted to do this post because I like talking about the books that I’m going to read. So I will do so below the cut. However, I want to emphasize that I don’t plan on reading all of these, but I know I will get to a fair few of them.