July Reads (2019 edition)

penny on August 1, 2019

July was a good month for reading … candy. I read and read and read some more (often staying up far past my bedtime). Many people enjoy binging TV shows, I do that with books like these! I finished the 29th book in the in Death series and I’ve decided these sorts of books are candy. They are fun and nothing more. I read more of the Wayward Children series and they are the sort of book I wish I could have devoured in Jr High. I started the InCryptid series and I’ll probably finish them because they exist and I haven’t read them all yet.

July’s Reading List

  1. All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells
  2. Ceremony in Death (In Death #5) by J. D. Robb
  3. Halting State (Halting State #1) by Charles Stross
  4. Vengeance in Death (In Death #6) by J. D. Robb
  5. Dinner for Everyone: 100 Iconic Dishes Made 3 Ways–Easy, Vegan, or Perfect for Company by Mark Bittman
  6. Holiday in Death (In Death #7) by J. D. Robb
  7. Conspiracy in Death (In Death, #8) by J. D. Robb
  8. Rule 34 (Halting State, #2) by Charles Stross
  9. Loyalty in Death (In Death, #9) by J. D. Robb
  10. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire
  11. Witness in Death (In Death #10) by J. D. Robb
  12. Judgment in Death (In Death #11) by J. D. Robb
  13. Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children #1) by Seanan McGuire
  14. Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) by Seanan McGuire
  15. Betrayal in Death (In Death, #12) by J. D. Robb
  16. Seduction in Death (In Death, #13) by J. D. Robb
  17. Reunion in Death (In Death, #14) by J. D. Robb
  18. Purity in Death (In Death, #15) by J. D. Robb
  19. Portrait in Death (In Death, #16) by J. D. Robb
  20. Imitation in Death (In Death, #17) by J. D. Robb
  21. Divided in Death (In Death, #18) by J. D. Robb
  22. Visions in Death (In Death, #19) by J. D. Robb
  23. Survivor In Death (In Death, #20) by J. D. Robb
  24. Origin in Death (In Death, #21) by J. D. Robb
  25. Memory in Death (In Death, #22) by J. D. Robb
  26. Born in Death (In Death, #23) by J. D. Robb
  27. Innocent in Death (In Death, #24) by J. D. Robb
  28. Creation in Death (In Death, #25) by J. D. Robb
  29. Strangers in Death (In Death, #26) by J. D. Robb
  30. Salvation in Death (In Death, #27) by J. D. Robb
  31. Promises in Death (In Death, #28) by J. D. Robb
  32. Discount Armageddon (InCryptid #1) by Seanan McGuire
  33. Kindred in Death (In Death, #29) by J. D. Robb

List of Book Covers for titles read in July 2019

Recommendations

This month (and every month) I recommend that you read what you want to read. The In Death series is fun. Do I care much for the romance part? No. Do I find the detective work fun? Yes. Do I most enjoy the EDD part? Yes. Do I want an autochef? Of course. Have I found myself consuming more chocolate bars and coffee than normal (and craving an orange fizzy)? Yes. Many people enjoy binging TV shows, I do that with books like these!

I also highly recommend not continuing to be that 9 year old under the covers with a book and a flashlight (or an ereader). It was painful the next day back then … and I prove time and again, it’s still painful the next day when I stay up late reading now. I’m very thankful for coffee! A friend commented recently that they found their son reading long past his bedtime and all I could recommend was some hot chocolate the next morning.

Next reads

I will finish the in Death series soon. I’m at the whims of the public library systems (I have through book 33 checked out already). I’m not sure what’s going to catch my fancy when that happens. I have a dusty pile of books from Netgalley that I need to read and review. However, I’ve noticed my eyes keep looking at my Valdemar collection and I’m overdue for one of my annual rereads.