1. "Kirke" ("Circe") by Madeline Miller
2. "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
3. "Call me by your name" by André Aciman
4. "Rör mig
5. "Animal Farm" by George Orwell
6. "The DUFF" by Kody Keplinger
7. "Liftarens guide till galaxen" ("The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy") by Douglas Adams
8. "Siddharta" by Herman Hesse
9. "The Copper Gauntlet" by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
10. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
Star of July
It must be "Kirke" by Madeline Miller! This was given to me as an arc by Bokus at the end of June to read and review. I'd wanted to read it since its release, so this opportunity was amazing to me! I really enjoyed the story and writing style, and I will definitely recommend it to a lot of my friends :)
However, I also want to mention "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky, which was a very sweet and emotional book that I actually gave a higher rating than "Kirke". But because "Kirke" was a bigger deal to me, it's gonna be the star anyways ;P
Biggest disappointment of July
Unfortunately, I encountered a few disappointments in July. The first was "We Were Liars", which just didn't deliver anything but a shocking plot twist. Then there was "Shatter Me" (which I read in Swedish as my first read for the Reading Rush this year. That one started out good, but failed to deliver anything beyond a good 50 first pages. "The DUFF" wasn't great either, though none of these compare to how little I enjoyed "Siddhartha". Not because it was a bad book to my standards (the writing and story weren't super bad), but it just gave me nothing. No enjoyment, no new wisdom, no nothing. Just a waste of time.
Surprise of July
Honestly? I didn't expect to like "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" as much as I did! If it doesn't get the spot as star, it gets the spot as pleasant surprise <3
Theme of July
The theme of July was "historical fiction"; a theme that I managed to read several books for! (depending on if you count a 1980's setting as historical). I read "Kirke", which is set in Ancient Greek times, and "Call me by your name" is set during the 1980's (but was written in the 2000's). I enjoyed both of these books!
Series started
1. "Call Me By Your Name" by André Aciman
2. "Shatter Me" by Tahereh Mafi
3. "Liftarens guide till galaxen" ("Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy") by Douglas Adams
Oldest on the shelf
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and "Historien om Leon" have been in my possession for the same amount of time, since I purchased them at the Book Fair in Gothenburg in 2017. However, I'm unsure if I bought "The Copper Gauntlet" before then. I think I must have, because as I remember it I bought it not long after its release in 2015... either way, it was about time I read all of them anyway!
Overall thoughts
A month of several short books, but a bunch of intense reading! I'm happy that I got through the Reading Rush and met all my goals. I hope August brings me good books and productive reading :P
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