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June Reading Wrap-Up

I can't believe its July already!  Here's my recap of June.  It was a great month.  I liked everything I read.  I read seven books six of which were ARCs.  
A Ballad for the Broken was another 6 star read for me.  I've gotten physical copies of that whole series now.  There is a Novella that falls in between the two which I will also read when I get the time.  
To Drown Among the Stars was good solid fantasy.  I loved that it was from the MMCs perspective.  
Starfire's Heir was amazing.  The MMC, Griff, was extra special and has become one of my absolute favorite MMCs.  He's on the list with 99th Commander and Lucas Scott.  I'm still floored that was a debut novel.
The Merrow's Wrath was just plain fun.  Pirates, Mermaids, the high seas and a second chance at the love they should have both had years ago.  
Whisked Away blew my mind.  The world building, the imagery, the story, the characters.  It was so amazing.  I'm so glad I stumbled upon it and this author.  Again, debut novel, mind blown.
Cast Off is the next book in that series and it was also amazing.  Much darker in terms of subject matter but absolutely beautifully written.  They can be read as stand alones but it certainly makes more sense to read them in order.  
I finished out the month with Vows of Blood and Deception.  It was a great second book in the series.  Lots of secrets revealed, twists and turns, its a great example of the romantasy genre.  The audio was exceptional as usual.

I read about 500 more pages in June than I did in May.  My average book length was longer but I got through them on average a day faster.  

My trophy day was 408 pages, which might be a record for me.  I'll have to look.  It helps that I was reading two books at the time and listened to my audio book on the commute back from my second job.  That's a wrap for June!

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