We are officially halfway through this year and it is freaking me out! I feel like 2021 just started less than a few weeks ago, am I right? With how fast this year has gone I feel like I have seriously lost track of my reading goals which is honestly stressing me out probably more than it should.
In todays post I would like to share my 2021 reading goals, some early awards, life events and some highlights. Lets dive in!
Life Events
Seeing how this is a book blog I want to get this topic up first so we can dive right into what you are really here for.
As of July 1st me and my boyfriend have officially lived in our home for a whole year! This has been such an amazing adventure for us! We have been together for two and a half years and honestly living together has helped us grow so much closer as a couple and has also helped us become “real” adults. (This was one of our first ever pictures together)
This month is also my birthday! Here’s to surviving 22 years of life on this crazy earth! Last year Covid was in full swing so my 21st birthday wasn’t exactly how I expected it to be so I am hoping to celebrate with some of my closest friends this year! I will drop my amazon wish lists below if you would like to check them out.
I have some very exciting news that I am hoping to announce very soon as well! This will be something that I have been working so hard to finally get to, so I hope you are excited as well.
2021 Reading Goals
15/35 I am two books behind schedule according to my goodreads app.
Last year was my first time ever actually choosing to read books for fun. With that said I Started reading in late August and by the end of the year I had finished 15 books. So this year I set my reading goal just slightly above what I could have possibly read in a whole year, that number is 35 books!
35 books seems kind of like a small number to me only because I see so many people who can read half that number in a single month! I need to just stay focused on me though! Take things at my own pace and just enjoy reading.
June Wrap Up
This month I have mostly been focused on getting my blog up and running, which I did! However, at the begging of the month I said I wanted to read four books and honestly I only finished one!
Hopefuls
“The Flatshare” by: Beth O’Leary
“Where The Crawdads Sing” by: Delia Owens
“How Lucky” by: WIll Leitch
“My Husbands Wife” by: Jane Corry
What I Read
“A Deadly Influence” by: Mike Omer
This book wasn’t even on my hopefuls list and yet it was the one book that I actually finished this month. I read this on my kindle and I really enjoyed this whole book!
Check my review out here:
Early Bookish Awards
Best Book I’ve Read So Far
“The Lost Apothecary” by: Sarah Penner is the best book I have read in 2021.
I love the story Sarah is telling to her audience and the beautiful picture that she creates. Also just look at how gorgeous the cover is!
Check my review out here:
Worst Book I’ve Read So Far
“Get a Life Chloe Brown” by: Talia Hibbert gets the title of the worst book so far in 2021.
This is probably not the book you were expecting to see here but unfortunately it’s true. I feel this book was way too over hyped and did not live up to those expectations for me.
Check out my review here:
Best Writing
“Not That Rich” by: Belinda Lei Is receiving the award for best writing so far in 2021.
I have chosen this book for this particular award because Belinda is an amazing story teller! She is able to transport you into her world with her beautiful talent for words. I felt like I was watching a movie rather than reading a book.
Check my review out here:
Most Anticipated Reads For The Rest Of 2021
These three books are currently at the top of my TBR. However, I only own “One Last Stop” by: Casey McQuinston. “The Last Graduate” by: Naomi Novik doesn’t come out for a few more months but I really can’t wait to get my hands on it! “The Guncle” by: Steven Rowley sounds like such a fun and cute read!
Overall
This year has really flown by and I am already a few books behind on my reading schedule. This month I am really hoping to read 4 books to get right on top of that reading goal I have. My TBR is growing very rapidly and I need to start reading a lot faster so I have room on my book shelf.
This year there has been so many amazing books being released, If only I could read them all. I actually have two boxes from Book Of The Month Club arriving soon along with a summer book box from One Night Stand With a book! My summer will hopefully be filled with some amazing summer reads thanks to these two Book Box companies. Down below I will post the link to these two services if you’d like to check them out! Also stay tuned for a few big announcements and a Book Mail post!
Happy reading and stay safe this holiday weekend!
Links for book boxes
Book Of The Month Club: https://www.mybotm.com/wihpnuqty7n?show_box=true
One Night Stand With a Book: https://www.onenightstandwithabook.com/shop
Credits
Lost Apothecary: Google
Get a Life Chloe Brown: My Photo
Not That Rich: My Photo
The Guncle: Google
The Last Graduate: Google
One Last Stop: Google
June Hopefuls: My Photo
A Deadly Influence: Google
World of Bai 