A Month in Review: July 2014

Wow! I can’t believe it’s August already. Where did the summer go!? In just a few weeks, my boys will be going back to school and we’ll be back to our insanely busy schedule.  I need to get going on my reading!  First, let’s look back on what happened on the blog in July.

Books Reviewed

•  A Better World by Marcus Sakey
• This Is the Water by Yannick Murphy
• The Young World by Chris Weitz
• The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
• The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon (Audiobook)
• The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness
• World of Trouble (Last Policeman #03) by Ben Winters
• The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier
• The Competition by Marcia Clark
• Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
• Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion
• The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

Total books reviewed: 12

Pick of the month: Why do I even bother? When was the last time I picked just one book? So this month, I won’t even narrow it down to my top two or three. They were all excellent!

Special Events

What books am I looking forward to in August?

Summer Book Preview: August 2014, Part I
Summer Book Preview: August 2014, Part II

You may remember my post mentioning I wanted to do something to give back to my subscribers: hosting a monthly giveaway of all the print books reviewed that month. Well, here is your opportunity!

Now, many of the copies I review are electronic and unfortunately there is no way for me to share those titles. So, following are the print copies the selected winner will receive:

•  A Better World by Marcus Sakey
• This Is the Water by Yannick Murphy
• The Young World by Chris Weitz
• The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness
• World of Trouble (Last Policeman #03) by Ben Winters
• The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier
• The Competition by Marcia Clark
• Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion
• The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

How do you enter to win? Simply fill out the form below. You must be a subscriber of this blog in order to win (I will check before selecting the winner).  I don’t care if you’ve been a subscriber for years or if you just signed up. The winner will be contacted next Friday, August 8. Since I am paying for the shipping, open to US & Canadian residents only. Good luck!