@kris.and.mads: Two sisters and all the books they read in July 💙 BOOKS MENTIONED: The Odyssey by Stephen Fry The Odyssey by Homer translated by Emily Wilson Lucky by Marissa Stapley The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Wellness by Nathan Hill A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Mansfield Park by Jane Austen The Bone Ships by R. J. Barker Theo of Golden by Allen Levi Land by Maggie O’Farrell The Housemaid by Freida McFadden Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy #bookstagram #monthlyreadingwrapup #bookrecs #classics #thrillers
lol the way my jaw dropped when you ended with The House Maid 😂 love that for you!
2026-08-04 16:22:16
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Lauren Nicole :
The Correspondent was amazing! I told everyone that I felt on the verge of tears the whole time, knew how it would end, and once the tears started, I didn’t stop. Literally wrecked me, so naturally, I have recommended it nonstop since.
2026-08-04 16:13:58
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Re :
I think if you come back to Theo of Golden at a different time in a different mood when you’re ready for a slower read, you MIGHT like it. That’s what my aunt had to do. That’s what I had to do with the invisible life of Addie LaRue - I was HATING it. Put it down for a month and came back to it later on and quite liked it.
2026-08-05 04:09:18
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Marissa.11.01 :
The Correspondent and A Man Called Ove are cut from the same cloth and I love it.
2026-08-07 20:23:49
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Emilia Diaz :
anything fredrik backman is great!!
2026-08-04 17:03:37
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Kristen and Maddie :
What was your best read of July?? Any DNFs? 😬
2026-08-04 16:10:30
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Nicole :
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me was absolutely my favorite this month! Plus a nod to Emma M Lion cause 😍
2026-08-04 19:25:41
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Chelsea :
Oh no!! Not Theo of Golden!
2026-08-04 16:15:02
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gingerbreadandeggnog :
I loved Theo of Golden. But it has some very specific spiritual and reflective tones that may not be for everyone or at every time.
2026-08-04 17:44:48
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kristin 📚 :
you guys are both glowing!!
2026-08-04 16:32:00
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Betsy Moore :
I despised Theo of Golden. It woulda been a DNF for me, but it was a book club read. That I picked. Oooooops. Not always a good idea to go in blind. 😬😬
2026-08-04 16:56:57
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Abbey Maerie📚 :
Yesss I feel like the shift from Greek mythology to pirate summer got all of us🤣 I think Emily Wilson’s The Odyssey might’ve been my best this month but I also binged Heartstopper and just exploded with joy so it’s a tough call hahaha
2026-08-04 16:15:16
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Rachel Lynn :
More thoughts on the Bone Ships? It’s been on my TBR foreverrrrrr.
2026-08-05 01:13:56
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tiana :
If you're having a fun pirate time you should try fable by Adrienne Young!!
2026-08-06 17:43:06
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MKreads26 :
The natural progression to pirates
2026-08-05 12:55:00
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Books with Phil :
A Man Called Ove was an amazing book! Secured Backman as a must read author for me
2026-08-05 09:33:59
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alex au telemanus :
a man called ove is still my favorite book. here’s me with backman when i was 12, after handing him my swedish essay about him and Ove. 🥹 i’m 25 now and it still means so much to me! 😭 as his biggest fan i just have to recommend his novella “and the way home gets longer and longer”. he has so many famous works now but this one is his best imo!!! i think you guys would like anxious people too. 🫡
2026-08-04 19:20:27
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Knife Wife :
drew starkey mentioned!!!!!
2026-08-05 10:01:54
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Just cat and Juneau :
Best read of July was The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol 1 & 2 (thanks to y’all’s recommendation!) and my DNF for now (I’ll pick it up again in the future) Tress of the Emerald Sea
2026-08-04 17:05:09
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amies.bookshelf :
It’s been a rough month so I’ve only read one book in July, but it was Under the Iron Sky and it was SO SO GOOD
2026-08-04 17:29:27
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Cookiemj :
I also DNF Theo of Golden, too preachy for me!
2026-08-06 13:41:18
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Allie :
Tho was terrible 👏👏 wish I had DNFed
2026-08-06 06:55:04
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user3877417725538 :
lol the Odyssey and The Housmaid in the same list🤭
2026-08-07 18:27:35
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