July TBR Pile

June wasn't a good reading month for me, in terms of how much reading I actually got done. With summer classes, I've been swamped with homework and assignments lately, but that will all be over at the end of July! However, I may be spending quite a bit of time studying for my finals, but after this month, I will hopefully have a lot more time to do some summer reading. So without further ado, here's my July to-be-read list! (Maybe I'll actually get to all of them this time haha!)

The Selection - by Keira Cass
I'm playing catch-up here! My younger sister graduated earlier in June and I gave her the sequel to this book, The Elite, as part of her graduation gift (along with a few other books). She loves the first book and couldn't wait to dive into the second, so I thought hey why not give it a go. Also, I don't think I've heard any bad reviews about this book in the book-vlogosphere, and that's always a good thing to look for in a novel.

A Jane Austen novel
Any one will do. I just want some regency-era romance in my life. I think I'm going to go for either Northanger Abbey, as stated in my previous TBR, or maybe Persuasion, since that one takes place at the beach at one point. I mean, perfect for a summer beach read TBR, am I right?

The Death Cure - by James Dashner
I have to confess to something... I have a problem finishing book series'. I KNOW! FOR SHAME! But that's one of my reading resolutions recently: to finish some of the book series I've already started. That includes the Maze Runner series (among many more. I think this might have something to do with some sort of deep-seeded commitment issues I have or something). That's not the only motivation I have for finishing this series though. The first book, The Maze Runner, is being made into a film (starring the crazy cute Dylan O'Brien and the beautiful Kaya Scodelario) and I'm extremely excited since this was one of my favorite books I read last year.

I've pretty much shortened my TBR list significantly from how many books were on the list last month mostly because I don't want to set too high of expectations for myself since I'll be having finals later this month (booooo) and my family and I don't have any vacation trips planned until August, so no beach reading either. It'll be more like I'm-bored-and-waiting-for-class-to-start reading or everyone-is-on-vacation-and-I'm-stuck-at-home reading. In other words, the amoung of reading I get done will be dependent on how much of a social life I end up having between studying and my increasingly frequent naps. On another note, summer classes take a lot out of you.

If I read three or more books this month, that will be an accomplishment. I'm that swamped. By the way, I apologize if I sound overly sassy. My levels of stress usually match my levels of sarcasm and I've been quite stressed lately, what with the swamping. Well, I hope y'all have better reading month than me (that's not saying much but you get what I mean). Happy Reading!