I was talking on the phone to my sister the other day, and we were discussing books as we often do. I expressed a little bit of guilt at how many books I buy, compared to how many books I own that remain unread, and something clicked in me. I realized that never, ever am I going to complete my TBR list. There will always be new books that are being released, there will always be newly discovered series, and there will always be pretty books that I buy based solely on looks that remain forever unread.
And once I came to this conclusion, I no longer felt guilty about loading up my book outlet shopping cart (they were having a site wide sale, okay?!) and also picking up a few anticipated reads at Barnes & Noble throughout the month. So without further ado, here is my June book haul!
“Well hello you beautiful, perfect, summery book! You’re coming home with me tonight.” – this is me talking to myself as I pet the bookshelves in Barnes & Noble last week.
I received Ruined in my May FairyLoot box, and decided to catapult it up to the top of my TBR list for the pure reason that it seemed like a fast read and I was in the mood for quick fantasy. In that sense, Ruined did not disappoint.
I totally gave into the bookstagram hype on this book. There were several contributing factors to jumping aboard the hype train, and I shall list them below:
I got the book for Christmas from my mother, who deviated away from our usual book presents of fiction, to self-help and self-awareness book presents this year. (Thanks Mom?)
I want to start by saying congrats to JM Storin for publishing a book. I cannot imagine the hardship and trials that she must have endured and pushed through in order to make an idea from her mind, put into existence. I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Storin this year at BookCon, which was great since we have been Instagram friends since I had joined the bookstagram community.