So June was a really slow month for my reading, and I think that's cause after this shitty year I'm just becoming so tired of it all. Trying to blog about the books I have read will hopefully kick start my reading again. Each month I am trying to read an average of 8 books, with my goal for the year being 100 books. I am on track at present to do so, but that's only because I was reading so much at the beginning of the year. So let's begin with June.
In June the four books I read were:
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Follows intellectual, feminist Amelia Peabody on her adventures through Egypt in 1884, where she stumbles into a mystery involving a mummy that hints of a curse. I sometimes got Phyrne Fisher vibes from Amelia, which was what I wanted, but overall the book could have been stronger. The other characters were meh, but I did enjoy Emerson. A series I may continue at another time if I can find it on my library's app.
Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple #1) by Carola Dunn
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Daisy is dispatched to Wentwater Court to do an article on the old house and the family, and whilst there becomes involved in a who-dunnit murder mystery.
Another book I picked up because I wanted something vaguely 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'-esque without re-watching the series again. This was good enough, I guess. Had a fun enough time reading it, but the plot was a little paint by numbers. Daisy did seem cute though so I might continue with the series, to see how she grows.
Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare
Rating: ★★★★☆
Set during the English regency period, Charlotte is at a ball when a scandal is brought about that results in an unwanted engagement to a man she doesn't know. She spends the rest of the book trying to right the assumption of what happened and free herself of this unwanted match.Right, so I recently got into trashy historial romance in the month of April and Tessa Dare has since become my prime author for the kind of stuff I want from this. This book is no exception. The premise is ridiculous, the characters make stupid decisions for storytelling purposes but you know what, it's great. I really enjoyed Charlotte and her chemistry with Piers. Had a great time reading this, but it wasn't enough to get a five star from me.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Rating: ★★★★☆
Phileas Fogg takes a bet that he can travel the world in 80 days and bets half his fortune on the matter. This is his journey with his trusty servant Passepartout and other characters they collect along the way.
This year I'm trying to read more classics (I know the last book suggests otherwise) but I'm doing well with that. Jules Verne is one of those authors my dad really enjoys, which has always made me not want to read him. This book was actually quite fun with enough ridiculousness to make the premise work. I learnt things about cultures and the history of some phrasing. Overall I enjoyed it, but it did make me want to watch the completely-inaccurate Steve Coogan and Jackie Chan movie version. I can see why my dad hated that, but it is a lot of fun.
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