June, The Wrap-Up

June is always a great month for me because it happens to be my birthday month. It also is one out of the two times a year I splurge and purchase an unusual amount of books at one time. By unusual amount I mean buying more than a dozen in one month. So, in light of my June purchases I will share what I've read this month and below that what I've bought with my birthday money! Enjoy!

Books Read

• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

• The Wide Window, A Series of Unfortunate Events Book #3 by Lemony Snicket

• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

• Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Number of books read: 5*
Number of pages read: 1,260*

Number of books read YTD: 29
Number of pages read YTD: 7,951

Birthday Books Purchased:

• The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
• Revenge Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel
• The Odd Thomas Series (5 novels) by Dean Koontz
• The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett
• A Midsummer Nights Scream by R.L. Stine
• Joyland by Stephen King
• Insurgent by Veronica Roth

*I’m using Daytum to keep track of my reading for the 2013 year. You can see my progress here.