July Wrap-Up: Slowly Pulling Myself Out of Slumpville

Alright, last June and a large chunk of July was pretty rough for me, but I’m back on the saddle and have my bookish gears turning again! I’m reading, writing, and being productive everywhere else in my life, too! Do you know what’s changed? I’VE SLOWED DOWN QUERYING my novel. Because that stuff is sooo depressing, I don’t need that bringing me down right now. I’ve got a tons of queries pending, so I’ll just sit on those and continue to do fun bookish things like read and write.

One Classic and One ARC Per Month

Part of my blogging resolutions is to read a classic and advanced readers copy each month.
Classic: I’m in the middle of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte!
ARC: Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (review out soon1)

July Book Reviews

• [10 Jul] Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian ★★★★★
• [28 Jul] Twilight by Stephenie Meyer ★★★½

Miscellaneous July Posts

• [4 Jul] Bookstagram: Red, White, and Blue Books
• [7 Jul] Mid-Year Book Freak Out: 2018 Edition
• [13 Jul] Book Slump: Everything is terrible and I’m dying.
• [17 Jul] Favorite Bookish Couples
• [21 Jul] What I’m Reading Now (Am I Even Reading?)
• [31 Jul] July Wrap-Up: Slowly Pulling Myself Out of Slumpville

July’s Best of Bookstagram

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Your Rep Discounts!

I occasionally “rep” for companies/brands on Instagram. That works in your favor, because if you decide you like what I’m repping, you can purchase the product using my discount code and save yourself some money!

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Did you do anything fun this July??

A.S. Thornton

A.S. Thornton has evolved from book blogger to author with a particular fondness for writing forbidden love in ancient deserts. When not writing, she’s caring for dogs and cats as a veterinarian. You’ll never find animals at the center of her writing, though, because those fictional worlds don’t have veterinarians and her literal brain can’t accept that the poor critters would be without parasite prevention. Thornton’s debut, DAUGHTER OF THE SALT KING is available wherever books are sold.