In July, I was able to read 53 books. 10 were audiobooks and the rest were mostly ARC Kindle books with a few library books. This brings me to 333 books read for 2021 so far. I also finished four diamond paintings in July, and, since I use text to speech or audiobooks while diamond painting, I am including them in this post. My stats are included in a screenshot, but my average book length was 328 pages, and I read an average of 561 pages per day.
My favorite reads for this month were The New York Secret and The Lost Girl of Berlin by Ella Carey. I am slowly working my way through Christina Lauren’s backlist, so this month I read and loved Roomies. I finished the Sacramento trilogy by Karen Rose by reading Say Goodbye. This was an excellent book and a great end to the series. I all but inhaled Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (11/30/21). Sajni Patel’s books were great - The Trouble With Hating You and First Love, Take Two ( 9/21/21). I read the last two the Aurora Cycle series, Aurora Burning and Aurora’s End (9/21/21). I am glad that I read the second book in the series just before the third because it ended on a cliffhanger. The series ended with a bang and I can’t wait to read more by them.
Iris Johansen has a new series and a new protagonist, this time a male, and that book was High Stakes. It was a fast paced, exciting read and it will be out on September 7th. I also really enjoyed Lisa Jewell‘s latest book, The Night She Disappeared. The only book that I didn’t really enjoy this month was Cold Case, True Crime by Denise N. Wheatley.
From the Goodreads Challenge group - all covers are clickable
Monthly # pages: 17,359
Books read this month: 53
Running total # pages: 113,088
Running total # books read: 332
![The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1626296512l/55922299._SY75_.jpg)
![The Husbands by Chandler Baker](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600741982l/54860592._SY75_.jpg)
![Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1622427709l/57701764._SY75_.jpg)
![Gone Too Far (Devlin & Falco, #2) by Debra Webb](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600327004l/53813738._SY75_.jpg)
![Can't Go Back (Devlin & Falco #3) by Debra Webb](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1618186922l/57699289._SX50_.jpg)
![The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1) by Ann Cleeves](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551047656l/43263552._SY75_.jpg)
![The Heron's Cry (Two Rivers, #2) by Ann Cleeves](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1623116403l/56269063._SY75_.jpg)
![Aurora's End (The Aurora Cycle, #3) by Amie Kaufman](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1616792223l/40516976._SY75_.jpg)
![Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1618293107l/55404546._SY75_.jpg)
![High Stakes by Iris Johansen](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617820510l/56625092._SY75_.jpg)
![Just One Look by Lindsay Cameron](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1621245417l/54326407._SY75_.jpg)
![Courage Under Fire (Silver Creek, #2) by Lindsay McKenna](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1607323143l/54230910._SX50_.jpg)
![Strength Under Fire (Silver Creek, #3) by Lindsay McKenna](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1610636929l/56666414._SX50_.jpg)
![Silver Creek Fire (Silver Creek, #1) by Lindsay McKenna](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582085143l/51161305._SY75_.jpg)
![Aurora Burning (The Aurora Cycle, #2) by Amie Kaufman](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574498270l/40516960._SY75_.jpg)
![Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1) by Linda Castillo](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388818184l/6115138._SY75_.jpg)
![Say Goodbye (Romantic Suspense, #25; Sacramento, #3) by Karen Rose](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1604867670l/55550737._SY75_.jpg)
![The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1532711745l/40961230._SX50_.jpg)
![First Love, Take Two (The Trouble with Hating You, #2) by Sajni Patel](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1626723611l/56625100._SY75_.jpg)
![The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1) by Sajni Patel](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567800749l/49624654._SX50_SY75_.jpg)
![The Engagement Arrangement (Boots and Bouquets #2) by Jaci Burton](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1616061447l/55654504._SY75_.jpg)
![Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1399179135l/17788401._SY75_.jpg)
![Fast Girls A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574331187l/52584241._SY75_.jpg)
![Mystery at the Abbey Hotel (Eve Mallow Mystery #5) by Clare Chase](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1607599962l/56239547._SY75_.jpg)
![Mystery at the Church (Eve Mallow Mystery #6) by Clare Chase](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617108895l/57579425._SY75_.jpg)
![Roomies by Christina Lauren](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1492478146l/34466910._SY75_.jpg)
![Delia Suits Up by Amanda Aksel](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1611553231l/55994366._SX50_.jpg)
![The Little Island Secret by Emma Davies](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1624378095l/58402724._SY75_.jpg)
![Peril on the Ranch by Lynette Eason](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612737379l/55871002._SY75_.jpg)
![Cold Case True Crime (Unsolved Mystery #5) by Denise N. Wheatley](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1614685123l/56646660._SY75_.jpg)
![Guarding Colton's Child by Lara Lacombe](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612739318l/55504213._SY75_.jpg)
![Missing in the Desert (Desert Justice Book 2) by Dana Mentink](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1614518823l/57232764._SY75_.jpg)
![Framed in Death Valley by Dana Mentink](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1604991865l/54823482._SY75_.jpg)
![Safeguarding the Surrogate (Mercy Ridge Lawmen, #2) by Delores Fossen](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1614986188l/57321191._SY75_.jpg)
![Trouble in Big Timber & Twelve-Gauge Guardian by B.J. Daniels](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1611804747l/56863853._SX50_.jpg)
![Double Action Deputy (Cardwell Ranch Montana Legacy Book 4) by B.J. Daniels](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590642537l/53545069._SY75_.jpg)
![Iron Will & Justice at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571876702l/42274206._SY75_.jpg)
![Steel Resolve (Cardwell Ranch Montana Legacy, #1) by B.J. Daniels](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551799999l/42641425._SY75_.jpg)
![Building a Surprise Family (Butterfly Harbor, #10) by Anna J. Stewart](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617715810l/56124818._SY75_.jpg)
![The Marine's Mission (Rocky Mountain Family #3) by Deb Kastner](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1615240269l/55887521._SY75_.jpg)
![Opening Her Heart (Rocky Mountain Family #2) by Deb Kastner](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1609477460l/56498900._SY75_.jpg)
![The Black Sheep's Salvation by Deb Kastner](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588045494l/49374488._SX50_.jpg)
![Courting His Amish Wife by Emma Miller](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617433493l/56667652._SY75_.jpg)
![Her Small Town Secret by Brenda Minton](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1619915474l/55883853._SY75_.jpg)
![The Cowgirl's Sacrifice by Tina Radcliffe](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617716131l/56756701._SY75_.jpg)
![A Duke in Time (The Widow Rules #1) by Janna MacGregor](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1620792228l/54860289._SX50_.jpg)
![The Woman in the Water by Kelly Heard](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1620237584l/57955950._SY75_.jpg)
![One Left Behind (Gina Harte #9) by Carla Kovach](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1625225213l/58083690._SY75_.jpg)
![Other People's Marriages by Kerry Fisher](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1619314890l/57841258._SY75_.jpg)
![The Lost Girl of Berlin (Daughters of New York, #2) by Ella Carey](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1620133452l/57944602._SY75_.jpg)
![A New York Secret (Daughters of New York, #1) by Ella Carey](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1613196999l/57045211._SY75_.jpg)
![Her Sister's Secret by S.E. Lynes](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1625649979l/57835070._SY75_.jpg)
![Just Married by Kiersten Modglin](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1620667876l/58007610._SY75_.jpg)
The Night She Disappeared 7/30 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Husbands 7/30 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wish You Were Here 7/28 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Gone Too Far 7/24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Can't Go Back 7/27 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Long Call 7/23 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Heron's Cry 7/24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Aurora's End 7/23 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Malibu Rising 7/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
High Stakes 7/21 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just One Look 7/21 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Courage Under Fire 7/21 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Strength Under Fire 7/21 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Silver Creek Fire 7/20 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Aurora Burning 7/20 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sworn to Silence 7/19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Say Goodbye 7/19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Travelling Cat Chronicles 7/17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
First Love, Take Two 7/18 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Trouble with Hating You 7/17 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Engagement Arrangement 7/17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ugly Love 7/17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team 7/16 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mystery at the Abbey Hotel 7/15 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mystery at the Church 7/15 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Delia Suits Up 7/13 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Little Island Secret 7/13 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Peril on the Ranch 7/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cold Case True Crime 7/12 ⭐️⭐️
Guarding Colton's Child 7/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Missing in the Desert 7/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Framed in Death Valley 7/11 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Safeguarding the Surrogate 7/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trouble in Big Timber & Twelve-Gauge Guardian 7/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Double Action Deputy 7/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Iron Will & Justice at Cardwell Ranch 7/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steel Resolve 7/9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Building a Surprise Family: A Clean Romance 7/9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Marine's Mission 7/9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Opening Her Heart 7/8 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Black Sheep's Salvation 7/8 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Courting His Amish Wife 7/8 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Her Small Town Secret 7/7 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Cowgirl's Sacrifice 7/6 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Duke in Time 7/6 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Woman in the Water 7/6 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
One Left Behind 7/4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Other People's Marriages 7/3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Lost Girl of Berlin 7/3 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
A New York Secret 7/2 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The One to Blame 7/1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just Married 7/1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gorgeous diamond paintings! I've just gotten into them, as well. Quite relaxing!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Enjoy diamond painting!
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