June's First Class Post & Monthly Recap

First Class Post - because this post is first class!

Books Purchased:

Physical copies:

Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake (15th May 2018)
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson (31st May 2018)
White Rabbit, Red Wolf by Tom Pollock (3rd May 2018)
A Thousand Perfect Notes by C. G. Drews (7th June 2018)
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim (5th June 2018)
My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma (15th May 2018)
The Half Life of Molly Pierce by Katrina Leno (2nd August 2016)

eBooks Purchased:



The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding (3rd April 2018)

Books Won:

The Universe is Expanding and So Am I by Carolyn Mackler (6th September 2018)

Books received for free from the publishers in exchange for an honest review:

Books with an * are reading copies I received as a book seller.

Proofs:

That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger* (28th August 2018)
Here to Stay by Sara Farizan (18th September 2018)

Finished Copies:

Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt (28th June 2018 - UKYA)
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (12th July 2018)

eARCs:

  

The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara (19th June 2018)
All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis (12th July 2018)
Vox by Christina Dalcher (23rd August 2018)

   
An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim (28th June 2018) The Universe is Expanding and So Am I by Carolyn Mackler (6th September 2018) (Just a note on this: I requested on NetGalley weeks before entering the giveaway for a proof that I won. Entered the giveaway as I didn't think I would be accepted on NetGalley as it had been so long... and was accepted a couple of days after it was announced I was winner of the giveaway.) Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount (1st August 2018) Floored by Sara Barnard, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne, Non Pratt, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson & Eleanor Wood (12th July 2018)


The Lost Witch by Melvin Burgess (2nd August 2018)
Wild Blue Wonder by Carlie Sorosiak (26th June 2018)
Easy Prey by Catherine Lo (16th October 2018)
The Definition of Us by Sarah Harris (12th July 2018)

Thank you to Hodder Children's Books, Algonquin Young Readers, Macmillan, and Sky Pony Press, YA HQ, HT Stories, Quercus, Bloomsbury Children's Books, Sourcebooks Fire, Macmillan Children's Books, Andersen Press, Amulet Books, Piatkus via NetGalley for the review copies.

Check out mail memes: The Sunday Post on Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Stacking the Shelves on Tynga's Reviews.
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On the blog:

No reviews this month, as all the reading I've been doing is for next month's Mental Illness in YA Month, but there have been plenty of other posts.

Discussions/Other Posts:

• Representation Matters on Covers, Too - And the UK Doesn't Always Get It Right - On where I compare US and UK covers, and how the UK can go for illustrations over models, and how I don't think it's really good enough.
• Bookish Pet Peeves - Some things about/on/in books that wind me up.
• Book Blog Pet Peeves - Some things about other blogs that I find a little annoying.
• The Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2018 - In which I look back over the books I've read over the last month, and talk about my faves and disappointments.
• My Most Anticipated 2018 Releases From July Onwards - Looking forward to the books I'm excited to read being released over the next six months.

• A Novel Cover Up: Sophie Burdess on the Cover for A Thousand Perfect Notes by C. G. Drews - A look at how the cover for A Thousand Perfect Notes was designed, for the ATPN Blog Tour.

Once Upon a Retelling is my interview series, where authors discuss why they were inspired to put their own spin on old stories or historic events/people.

• The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara - An LGBTQ* retelling of the life of Mary Read, a female pirate who dressed as a boy, and sailed with Calico Jack and Anne Bonny.
• Sweet Black Waves by Kristina Pérez - A fantasy retelling of the legend of Tristan and Eseult, from the perspective of Eseult's handmaid, Branewn.

• Mental Illness in YA Month Is Nearly Here! Want to Get Involved? - Yes, Mental Illness in YA Month starts tomorrow, and this post is annoucing it, giving some info as to what to expect, and info in how you can get involved on your own blog!

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What I've Been Reading Online:

Cover Reveals:

• We Hunt the Flame: YA influencer Hafsah Faizal previews hot debut novel on EW.

Books:

• You Cannot Be 'Well Read' Without Reading Women on The Guardian.
• 10 Must-Read 2018 Bisexual YA Books on BookRiot.
• Our Most Anticipated LGBTQAP YA Books of 2018: July–December on B& Teen Blog.
• Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel You Need to Read From Now Till December by Heidi Heilig on Shondaland.
• Rebecca Roanhorse’s Trail of Lightning: A Splendid Mirror for Indigenous Readers on B&N SSF Blog.

Authors:

• Dashka Slater: The Problem with Simple Messages on BKMRK.
• Laurie Halse Anderson shocked readers with a book about rape. She’s at it again. On the Washington Post.
• Chloe Coles' letter to indie booksellers for IBW 2018 on Internation Bookshop Week.

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