I read 30 books in July with an average score of 3.83. I read 14 YA books and 5 graphic novels. My most-read genres were contemporary, romance, and fantasy.

My favorite book was Charged: the New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration - Emily Bazelon, even though it was a tough read. My least favorite is no contest at all: We Know It Was You - Maggie Thrash. I haven't had a one star read in a long time, but there was no question on what I was rating this.

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Books by author gender:

• Male: 6
• Female: 23
• Male/Female Mix: 1

Books by format:

• Physical: 10
• Audio: 20

I read 33 books this month with an average score of 3.89 stars. 18 of my books were young adult and 7 were graphic novels. My most-read genres were contemporary and romance.

 My favorite books are quite a bit different from each other. Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World - Mackenzi Lee,Ms. Petra Eriksson is a nonfiction book featuring women who aren't well-known in history, and Bodysuit Fetish - Uni Yamasaki is a BL manga where one of the main characters has a fabric fetish and gets the other to model for him in exchange for costume designing skills. My least favorite book was Dark Nights: Metal: Deluxe Edition - Greg Capullo,Scott Snyder which was a big crossover in the DC universe where the Dark Multiverse is discovered and beings from there (led by Dark Knights/evil Batmen) invade Earth.

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Books by author gender:

• Male: 7
• Female: 23
• Male/Female Mix: 1
• Unknown: 2

Books by format:

• Physical: 20
• Audio: 13

I read 34 books in July. 17 of them were graphic novels. 9 were audio books. I had a few disappointing reads, but I had quite a few great books to make up for them.

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July starts with a bang and plenty of fireworks!

From the most highly anticipated crime, suspense,
and mystery thrillers --to fun and entertaining chick-lit
 for your summer lazy days and nights. 

30 Top July Books To Get On Your List 
For your hammock, lakeside chilling,
and summer beach reading escape!    

 TRULY MADLY GUILTY

Liane Moriarty

July 26

GUILTY MINDS

Joseph Finder

Nick Heller #3

July 19 

ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN 

Wendy Walker 

July 12 

FALLING

Jane Green

July 19

THE PERFECT NEIGHBORS

Sarah Pekkanen

July 5

IN TWENTY YEARS

Allison Winn Scotch

July 1

 DAUGHTERS OF THE BRIDE

Susan Mallery

July 12 

BAGGAGE CHECK 

 M. J. Pullen

July 12

I'VE GOT SAND IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES 

Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella

July 12  

Blog Tour July 14 

ONE LESS PROBLEM WITHOUT YOU 

 Beth Harbison

July 26

GOOD AS GONE

Amy Gentry 

July 26

UNTOUCHABLE 

Sibel Hodge

July 18

   THE HATCHING

Ezekiel Boone 

July 5

EVERYTHING I DON'T REMEMBER  

Jonas Hassen Khemiri 

July 12

THE INNOCENTS

Ace Atkins

Quinn Colson #6 

July 12  

THE TRAP 

 Melanie Raabe

July 5 

THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10

Ruth Ware 

July 19

YOU WILL KNOW ME

Megan Abbott 

July 26  

BABY DOLL 

 Hollie Overton 

July 12  

THE SISTER

Louise Jensen 

July 7

THE STEPMOTHER

Claire Seeber

July 15

        

THROW AWAY GIRLS
Jaycee Wilder Series
Jennifer Vaughn 

July 15 

YOU'LL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE 

Kevin O'Brien

July 26 

THE BEAUTY OF THE END 

 Debbie Howells

July 26

AGE OF CONSENT

Marti Leimbach

July 26

THE LIGHT OF PARIS

Eleanor Brown 

July 12

THE CHOICES WE MAKE 

Karma Brown

July 12   

WHAT MATTERS MOST  

Texas Gold Collection #4

Kellie Coates Gilbert

July 5

TOBY

 David Johnson

July 26

OUTFOXED 

David Rosenfelt

July 19

Non-Fiction Food Corner  . . .  Want to Eat Healthy?

As a Vegan, with a history of food allergies,
I stay away from additives and nasty preservatives.   
Have been on a plant based diet for five years.  It works!

Two Awesome Books Coming July
You Must Read! 

PURE FOOD

A Chef's Handbook for Eating Clean, with Healthy, Delicious Recipes

By: Kurt Beecher Dammeier

July 5

FOOD FORENSICS

The Hidden Toxins Lurking in Your Food and How You Can
Avoid Them for Lifelong Health

  Mike Adams

July 26   

I'VE GOT SAND IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES 

Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella

Blog Tour July 14

Pre-order Now and Enter to WIN

What's On My Radar for August 2016

JDCMustReadBooks 

After receiving two annotated editions of Pride and Prejudice for my birthday in June, I started July by reading both at once, which took some figuring out. I soon settled on reading Austen's text on my Kindle so the flow of the story wouldn't be interrupted--those side notes were too tempting otherwise. Every chapter or two I'd go to the physical books to catch-up on the often fascinating annotations.

I loved reading Pride and Prejudice again, of course, but I'd forgotten how unsuited Elizabeth and Darcy seem at first. Even though I knew how the story goes it added some delightful tension to the story. 

The Patricia Meyer Spacks edition of P&P is a gorgeous hardback with color illustrations and more emphasis on discussing literary criticism critiques of Austen's work than David H. Shepherd's offering. Shepherd's book is a paperback with lovely black and white illustrations, and his book gave a little more attention to interesting bits of historical background than Spacks book did. 

While I was reading Austen I was also reading a pretty good Kindle freebie, Imitation by Heather Hildenbrand, that had piqued my interest by having a clone as a main character. It wasn't Orphan Black wonderful, but the story did hold me to the end. 

Below are links to the books I read and reviewed in July:

The Science of Herself

The Philosopher Kings

The Star Side of Bird Hill

China to Me 

Crystal Kingdom 

Ross Poldark