The end of June is here, and it is time for yet another wrap up. Buuhuu, I don’t want the summer to end, I’m starting to dread it already. Since I had my big blog pause in May I didn’t do a wrap up for that month, so I’m including the books I read in May in this post.
The format of this post will be a bit different from how I used to do my wrap ups. Instead of writing my thoughts on every book I have read that month in one long post, I will do a summary of my month. My thoughts on the books I read will be in separate posts called 3 IN 1 MINI REVIEWS, that means I will post a blogpost of my thoughts every 3rd book I read. You can read my first 3 IN 1 post HERE.
In May I had my big blog pause. I only wrote 1 post on my blog to let you know I was ok. Even though I was in a blogging slump, I did quite a bit of reading. 7 books isn’t that bad for me. This was also the month I went on vacation to the West of Norway to visit my grandparents and other family. I celebrated 17th of May, Norway’s constitution day, with my family on the West side. It was such a fun day. I wore my Bunad and ate lots of good foods.
Reading Stats:
I rated:
2 books 
1 book 
4 books 
I read:
Ca 2.297 pages
Since I didn’t take any notes from this month, I can’t add the pages I read from books I didn’t finish.
Books I read:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel – 3 stars
American Street by Ibi Zoboi – 4 stars
Stalker (Joona Linna #5) by Lars Kepler – 4 stars
A Living Nightmare (Cirque du Freak #1) by Darren Shan – 3 stars
The Vampire’s Assistant (Cirque du Freak #2) by Darren Shan – 3 stars
Tunnels of Blood (Cirque du Freak #3) by Darren Shan – 3 stars
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn – 3.5 stars
This month has been a roller coaster of anxiety and problems with my chronic illness. The start of the month was absolutely horrible, but thankfully it is better now. Besides not feeling great, I have prepared for my trip to Croatia next month. I have dragged my mom and my brother to the mall to buy things I need for the trip. I have shopped A LOT, and spent so much money. The weather has been absolutely beautiful this month and a lot of my time has been spent on the porch tanning and reading.
Reading Stats:
I rated:
1 book 
2 books
1 book 
1 book 
1 I don’t want to star rate
I read:
Ca 2.885 pages
Books I Read:
To søstre by Åsne Seierstad – 4 stars
I Am Pilgrim (Pilgrim #1) by Terry Hayes – 1 star
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli – 4 stars
An Introduction to the Lightning Process by Phil Parker
The Thief (The Queen’s Thief #1) by Megan Whalen Turner – 2 stars
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami – 5 stars
Books I didn’t manage to finish this month: Unravel Me 13% read – The Book of Strange New Things 86% read – American Gods 11% read – Milk and Honey 30% read – The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women 59% read
Books Bought:
I have been really good with my book ban so far this year, but in June I got really shopping mad and bought so many things, including books. Here are the books I bought this month.
The Ravenclaw editions of the new 20th Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, in both hardback and paperback.
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Every Heart a Doorway By Seanan McGuire
We Are the Ants By Shaun David Hutchinson
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist #1) by Renee Ahdieh
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard #3) by Scott Lynch
The Girls By Emma Cline
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Books received:
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker
Little Monsters by Kara Thomas
The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker
I hope you liked the new monthly wrap up layout. And I’m sorry it got so long,I had to include May. What have you read this month?
❤ -Rakel
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Ohhh I love the 20th anniversary editions of Harry Potter! I might have to get one or two for myself but I don’t know which house to get! I feel like I don’t really belong in just ONE house so I never know what to do XD
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They are gorgeous and I want them all. I like the paperback edition the best. Ah that is a struggle. Hmm you might just buy them all haha.
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Hahaha I wish I had the money to do that XD I think I’ll buy two at most! Maybe Slytherin and Hufflepuff? XD
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Sounds great ^_^ or go with the color that fits your interior design?
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That’s a good idea! It’d have to be the blue Ravenclaw cover then! XD
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I hope you’ll feel better soon! I’m going to Croatia too😃
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Thanks 🙂 Yay! I have heard that it is beautiful there by the coast.
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Wow Norway looks stunning!! Cool post!! And what a haul!! I really want to read Flame in the Mist!
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Thanks ^_^ Norway is beautiful 🙂
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*leh gasp* You bought the house-colored HP books?! I’m soooo jealous! They look so pretty! 😀 Which House are you?
Oo! What is a Bunad? A traditional dress, I am guessing. Is it only worn at festival times? (I’m imagining it’s kind of like the German dirndl? But maybe I’m completely wrong! o.o)
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Yes I bought the Ravenclaw editions. They are so gorgeous, I want them all. Ravenclaw is my house, if you haven’t guessed already, haha. Yes it is Norways traditional costumes. They come in many different colors and patterns, for both men and women. Mine is called Sunnfjordbunad, and it is the bunad from Sunnfjord. It’s very expensive so we only use it for special occasions, like celebrating 17th of May, Norwegian Constitution Day. Or weddings, baptism, confirmation and some also wears it on Christmas eve (we celebrate the 24 and not the 25).
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Hee hee! I guess you might be a Ravenclaw, eh? :p I’m a Slytherin myself and have given myself permission to order a Slytherin copy. Though, only the hardcover. Not really a fan of the solid colored paperbacks. (are the inside pages the same color as the cover, too? Or like normal paper color?)
Oo! That’s so cool! I love how rich culture still is in many parts of the world. (America’s culture is so boring. :p) Thank you for answering my questions! Your Sunnfjordbunad is very pretty! ❤
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Nice! Good choice to order one, you will not regret it 😛 I actually really like the paperback one, the color really pops. But it might be too much with all of the 4 colors together. The blue color is really pretty. The insides of the front of the cover is black with pictures of the four books, and the backside is also black with a picture of J.K. Rowling and some text.
I wished I had some Slytherin traits, and I might do, haha. But I feel at home in Ravenclaw right now, and it is where pottermore placed me.
We definitely have some cultures and traditions that they don’t have in the US 🙂 Thanks ^_^
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