My Goings-On in July:
Here are the things that stand out to me this month:
- I started training for a marathon! Now, I am not a runner. At all. The farthest I’ve ever run was a 5k, and that was like 10 years ago (and I thought it was amazing that I even accomplished that at the time). I haven’t run since. But World Vision came to our church and talked about the importance of bringing clean water to developing countries, a cause I’m already passionate about. Many people walk miles every day to get clean water, so I figured I can run a few to help them. (Okay, more than a few, but it’s worth it.) I’ve been training, and have made it up to a half-marathon, which already felt more than a little impossible! If you want to donate toward my run to bring clean water to developing countries, you can do so by clicking the link!
My 2022 Reading Progress:
I read 16 books in July, bringing my total for the year to 82. This puts me 23 books ahead of schedule so far for the year.
I’ve also read 18 picture books and 6 manuscripts for fellow authors! (I don’t include either in my main Goodreads count.)
July 2022 Reviews
- Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older
- Spineless by Samantha San Miguel
- Lia Park and the Missing Jewel by Jenna Yoon
- Mina by Matthew Forsythe
July Best of the Bunch:
(Best of the Bunch is hosted over at Cocoon of Books. We link up our favorite reads of the month!)
I didn’t review much in July, and while I really liked all of the books (I wouldn’t feature them on the blog if I didn’t), my favorite ended up being the picture book. I think that’s a first! I just adore the dreamy quality of the illustrations in MINA and the multi-layered story where the text starts out telling a different tale than the illustrations at first is delightful!
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