June 2016 Recap

Books read in previous months but reviewed in June:

(Links will take you to my reviews)

1. Their Fractured Light - Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Read in January, reviewed in June)
2. Ice Planet Barbarians - Ruby Dixon (Read in February, reviewed in June)
3. Morning Star - Pierce Brown (Read in February, reviewed in June)
4. The Dark Days Club - Alison Goodman (Read in February, reviewed in June)
5. The Shadow Queen - C.J. Redwine (Read in March, reviewed in June)
6. Bound to Danger - Katie Reus (Read in March, reviewed in June)
7. Hollywood Dirt - Alessandra Torre (Read in March, reviewed in June)
8. The Hostage Bargain - Annika Martin (Read in March, reviewed in June)
9. Wickedly Wonderful - Deborah Blake (Read in March, reviewed in June)
10. Begging for It - Lilah Pace (Read in March, reviewed in June)
11. Owl and the City of Angels - Kristi Charish (Read in March, reviewed in June)
12. Allegiance of Honour - Nalini Singh (Read in April, review coming soon)
13. Flamecaster - Cinda Williams Chima (Read in April, reviewed in June)
14. Hot Six - Janet Evanovich (Read in May, reviewed in June)
15. Shadowed Blade - J.C. Daniels (Read in May, reviewed in June)
16. Violet Tendencies - Jay Wells (Novella) (Read in May, reviewed in June)

Books read in June:

(Links will take you to my reviews)

1. Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells
2. The Fires of Heaven - Robert Jordan
3. Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge - Paul Krueger
4. Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews (I re-read this book before posting my review)
5. The Wrath and the Dawn - Renee Ahdieh (Review coming soon)
6. Magic Mourns - Ilona Andrews (Novella) (I re-read this book before posting my review)
7. Chaos Rises - Pippa DaCosta
8. The Loneliness of Distant Beings - Kate Ling
9. Poison or Protect - Gail Carriger (Novella)
10. Stripped Bear - Kate Baxter (Novella) (Review coming soon)
11. Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison (Review coming soon)
12. Inseverable - Cecy Robson
13. Secret of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain
14. Blood Shadows - Lindsay J. Pryor (Review coming soon)
15. Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews (I re-read this book before posting my review)
16. Magic Dreams - Ilona Andrews (Novella) (I re-read this book before posting my review)
17. Hard Ever After - Laura Kaye (Novella) (Review coming soon)
18. Glory In Death - J.D. Robb (Review coming soon)
19. Ride Hard - Laura Kaye (Review coming soon)
20. Seven Up - Janet Evanovich (Review coming soon)

Other June Posts:

1. Cover Reveal: Shadows on the Moon - Zoe Marriott
2. Guest Post: Strong Female Characters by Paul Krueger (Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge Blog Tour)
3. Spotlight: Inseverable - Cecy Robson (Excerpt, Guest Post + Giveaway)
4. Cover Reveal: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh
5. Spotlight: Secret of the Gargoyles (+ Giveaway)
6. Favourite Romance Beach Reads
7. Movie Review: The Choice - Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks (+ UK Giveaway for 3 copies of the DVD)

June Books of the Month:

(Choices are made from books reviewed this month and the links will take you to my reviews)

My top YA reads in June:

I actually read the first two of these months ago and they're fantastic books but I've only just got around to posting my reviews I had to include them here.

Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (read my review here)

Morning Star by Pierce Brown (read my review here)

Secret of the Gargoyles by Rebecca Chastain (read my review here)

My top NA read in June:

Inseverable by Cecy Robson (read my review here)

My top adult reads in June:

Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre (read my review here)
Chaos Rises by Pippa DaCosta (read my review here)

June Events:

I've been pretty hopeless at writing up events recently so I've decided to start mentioning them in my monthly wrap up posts so they at least get a little attention!

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to Walker's offices for their Ink Slingers Summer Picnic. We spent a brilliant morning talking about lots of exciting upcoming books they have lined up for us, eating cake and chatting with three of their authors: Siobhan Curham, Zoe Marriott, and Lauren James. All three authors have books coming out soon: The Moonlight Dreamers, Barefoot on the Wind (which is one of my most longed for releases of the year!) and The Last Beginning, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the author's talk about their newest books and getting to chat with them as well as meeting some of the new Walker publicity team. They have lots of exciting things planned for us so you definitely need to keep an eye out for their new releases!

Siobhan Curham, Zoe Marriott, and Lauren James

Thanks so much to everyone at Walker Books for inviting me and being so enthusiastic about working with bloggers! I came away with lots of exciting books to read so keep an eye out for reviews over the next few months :o)

My Challenge Updates:

These are the challenges I've signed up for in 2016:

2016 Read 100 Books in a Year Challenge - Read 116/200
2016 British Books Challenge - Read 18/50
2016 New Author Challenge - Read 25/50
2016 Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Challenge - 53/100
2016 Contemporary Romance Challenge - 12/20
2016 Romantic Suspense Challenge - 8/20