2016 July Wrap Up & August TBR

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I can’t believe it’s August and almost a month since I launched Reanna’s Book Realm! I have been reading and watching monthly wrap ups and TBRs for so long, and I am so excited to finally do one! In the month of July I read a total of of eight books. Not as much as I would’ve like to, but a lot of the books I read this month were 400+ pages. Let’s take a look!
The first book I read in the month of July was The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton. This is a book with magical realism, the deals with quite heavy subjects, though overall have a light feel. I wasn’t overly impressed with the it, and gave it 3 out of 5 stars.
See my review here


Next I read Half Wild by Sally Green, which is the sequel to Half Bad, which I really enjoyed. I love that this series is about witches, but also focuses on a male perspective. I have to admit, I was a little confused at the beginning because it been so long since I read the first one. Ultimately, I gave it 4 out of 5 stars.




Image result for falling kingdomsOh boy, I absolutely loved Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes. Such a great high fantasy that was completely readable and told 4 perspectives very nicely. Right now, I am impatiently waiting on reading the second one, which I have on hold at the library. 5 out of 5 stars!
See my review here
To be honest, the only reason I read The Running Dream is because there’s a side character with cerebral palsy, which is what I have. However, I was pretty disappointed with this book, and gave it 3 out of 5 stars
Read my commentary here




Read this book. Right now. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir was so amazing, and it was a debut. It offered so much reflection on our society, as well as just human beings in general. I cannot wait until the second one, which comes out at the end of August. I gave this one 5 out of 5 stars!
See my review here



It’s safe to say, I was not impressed with Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. It probably wouldn’t have been so disappointing, but I’ve heard just so many good things about this book. Overall, it was kind of flat, and had a lot of typical YA troupes. 3 out of 5 stars.
See my review here



For a long time, I thought The Wrath & The Dawn was full of magic, simply because the cover. There was some magical aspects, but it was really poorly done. I found this book to also glorify abusive relationships, which really turned me off to the story. There is a second one, but I don’t know if I’ll be reading it. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars.
See my review here



Image result for vampire academy book 1The last book I read in the month of July is Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. For a long time, I was set on never reading this, but I’m glad I did because it was actually really good! I already bought the sequel, and plan to get to it soon.
See my review here




Now, for my TBR! I’m planning to read a lot of books in August before I go back to school, but I’m  going to try to keep this list short, since I don’t know for sure which books I’ll be reading.
For starters, I know for a fact that I’ll be reading Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin, because it’s the book of the month for my book club. All I know is it’s a biography about the author’s experience with the Vietnam War.





If all things go well, I plan to read Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare, which is a beast of a book. I’ve had this book forever, and I love the Shadowhunter world, so I’m really excited to get to this.
In case you didn’t know it. Andrew Smith is my favorite author of all time. I have already read almost all of his books, but I plan to re-read them all because he’s coming to my library soon. First, I plan to read In the Path of Falling Objects, which is his only book I haven’t read.
Lastly, I really want to read Rebel Spring by Morgan Rhodes, which is the sequel to Falling Kingdoms, which I read in July. I already love this series, and can’t wait to continue the story.

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