July 2016 in Reflection - Best and Worst Reads

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Let's reflect on the best and worst of the previous month's books.....

I know I can get so focused on what is next that I forget about all the wonderful books I read for the previous month's challenges! It is really easy to get distracted with the crazy hot weather that seems to be going around!

Did you find some gems? DNF a few? Find your new book boyfriend or a heroine who personifies TSTL? Come on, we all want to know! What were your standouts for July?

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I read a lot of really good books in July - Creation in Death, MacRieve, Sweet Little Lies, The Countess Conspiracy and Sidebarred to name a few!

The only one that was just ok for me was Spellbound Falls and I think that was mostly the narrator. I'll give the series another chance because I've enjoyed the author in the past, but not right away.

I actually had one dud, started it in July and finished it today. Cowboy Heat is shelved repeatedly as erotic romance - so that is what I was expecting. Imagine my surprise when I ended up getting inspirational posing as erotic romance with the additional squick factor of weird names and euphemisms. It would have been better with the added sex and marketed as a sweet romance. Not for me, but it worked for a challenge so I finished it. =P

[NayNay]

I read some really good books this month my favourites were -


I did not read any bad books but there were two that I was expecting to like and they were just okay

[Connie N.]

Didn't read as many books as usual this month--not sure why.

My favorites were:
(of course)
(a new-to-me series that I can't wait to continue)

I loved the audio version of: (rated it 4.5 stars)

I was caught up in the excitement of (also 4.5 stars)

And, as usual, I laughed through another Stephanie Plum adventure:

The one I was most disappointed with was: - As a Virgin River fan, I was expecting more than an OK story with OK characters (rated it 3 stars).

[MountainKat, Moderator]

The Sin Brothers series was really good! And of course, so are the In Death books!

[Sandra J]

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I love that series too Sandra!

[Fran, Moderator]

My favorites of July were , and .

I had a bunch of others that I liked, and only one that I was disappointed with.

I didn't love . Lots of typos and grammatical errors that pulled me out of the story.

[Amber]

July was a very slow month for me too.

I only read two and the were both good, but not great.

[Dee]

i went on a binge listen of Kylie Scott's Stage Dive series - listened to all 4 of them in about a 2 week period - the narrator (Andi Arndt) made the experience enjoyable

Lick was the first one

[JoAnne]

Dee wrote: "i went on a binge listen of Kylie Scott's Stage Dive series - listened to all 4 of them in about a 2 week period - the narrator (Andi Arndt) made the experience enjoyable

Lick was ..."

Have you read ? You'll love it!!

[Connie N.]

Dee wrote: "i went on a binge listen of Kylie Scott's Stage Dive series - listened to all 4 of them in about a 2 week period - the narrator (Andi Arndt) made the experience enjoyable"

Love that series! Glad to know the audio is good for when I'm in the mood for a re-read.

[Elaine]

Best books I read in July were

Worst was just wasn't for me

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I enjoyed the Kresley Cole books too! Love IAD, especially in audio and those MacCarrick Brothers were wonderful too!