Since traveling to Europe in June, I could not read as much as I would have liked; but I still completed some great books that I am excited to share with you. I will give a brief description, my rating, and my thoughts about the books I read.
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For June, I was able to read seven books (not too bad, if I say so myself).
The First Book I completed was Reflection by Elizabeth Lim.
This book is one of the Disney twisted retellings that came out in the last few years. I was a little skeptical about this book because I am such a huge Disney fan; however, Lim did not disappoint. In this work, we follow Mulan as she must go to the Underworld to save General Shang's life; she faces many struggles and has help from a few new sidekicks. I highly recommend reading this if you have not already! The rating I gave was 5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads (that is how much I loved this book!).
Next was George Mason, Reluctant Statesman by Robert A. Rutland.
I received this book from my aunt when she was cleaning out her library, and since I love history, I got the box with some classics and history books. This was not my favorite as it was written in an older style where the reader is supposed to trust everything the author writes, and endnotes are not a thing. However, I found the topic of George Mason interesting as I had never heard of his work as a Virginia Statesmen. Overall I would not go out of my way to purchase this book; however, since it was given to me, I am glad I read it. I gave this book a 3 out of 5 stars rating as I thought it was just an okay read.
On my way to Europe, I read The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.
I watched the movie adaptation of this book a few years ago and loved the movie. However, I found quite a few differences between the book and the movie; I ended up loving this book and will not say much in case someone has not read this because I feel like anything I say would be a spoiler. But I will say I love the prison chapters. They show a perfect picture of the isolation the main character felt. I would highly recommend this book if you have read a few classics. I think it was a little slow even for a classic, and a reader that is new to reading books from a different time than today may struggle to get through this work. I gave this book a 4 out of 5 stars, and I will probably listen to this one instead of physically reading it just to give me something to listen to.
This next one holds a special place in my heart as I bought this book while in London Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre.
This book covers the details of Operation Mincemeat, where Allied forces fooled counter-espionage agents through a corpse (yes, I said corpse). This corpse convinced the Germans that the Allies were going to attack one part of the world when they were going to attack another. This brilliant plan had me in awe the whole time, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I ended up giving this book a 4 out of 5 stars simply because Macintyre sometimes struggled to stay focused on the mission.
My fifth book was Lies Across America What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong by James Loewen.
This was an interesting book as it pointed out so many historic sites that lie about history. While reading this, I kept thinking memorials such as what Loewen mentions are why people are so ignorant about history. I gave this book a 4 out of 5, and I highly recommend everyone to read this book; you might be shocked.
My Favorite book of the month was Clementine The Life of Mrs.Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell.
I love Purnell's writing and cannot say enough great things about the book I have read from her. This book walks the reader through the hardships and joys of Mrs. Churchill's life. I find Mrs. Churchill, an incredible woman, and I respect and love her even more through this book. She gave much to her husband and country to the downfall of her own health. I gave this book a 5 out of 5 stars, and again, I recommend everyone read any of Purnell's books.
The last book I finished was Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.
Honestly, I like the concept of this book, but I felt very bored reading it, and it took me a few months to finish it. This is the second book of his I have tried, and I have not been in love with them. However, I did love the Main character Vin and am glad I finished this book for her sake, but I probably won't be picking up the second book in this series. I gave this a 3 out of 5 stars. It was a well-written book; I just did not like it.
Overall, June was a great reading month for me, and I am excited about all the July books I have picked out (hopefully, I will finish a few more this month).
Have a great day!
Savanah
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