Welcome to another My Month is Booked linkup! June was a pretty busy month for me so I only ended up finishing 3 books. (This is also why this post is a few days late, but better late than never?! :’)
My Month Is Booked: June 2026
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Some random fun news — I got to meet my favorite author last month! Her newest book, Daughters of the Sun and Moon, came out in June so she was doing a book tour and I managed to snag a spot since one of her stops was pretty close to where I work + she even signed two of the books I own! :] (My book club chose her book for our next meeting in August so I’m looking forward to discussing it with everyone! :] )
It was so cool to get to hear her talk about her inspiration for this book + how she became a writer and just her thought processes/her meticulous research for the books that she writes. If you’re a fan of historical fiction, I would highly, highly recommend pretty much all her books (I’ve read almost all of em’ at this point!).
The Faraway Inn, by Sarah Beth Durst – The covers for this author’s books are always so pretty! I’ve read several of her previous books + loved The Spellshop as well as The Enchanted Greenhouse, so I was thrilled when I found out she wrote another book! This one’s more of a cozy YA fantasy + is about a teenager who decides to spend her summer helping her eccentric great-aunt to manage her quaint Vermont inn, but soon finds that the inn has a whole lot of magical secrets. If you’re in the mood for a quick/cute read, I’d highly recommend this one! :]
Where the Sea Lavender Grows, by Kitty Johnson – I got this for free from the Amazon First Reads program and I’m glad I picked it out! A split-timeline historical fiction novel about…
…Elise (2006), an artist who is grieving the loss of her son, travels to Norfolk to restore a historic cottage on the coast.
..and Lilias (1939), a woman who opens her house as a sanctuary for London evacuees + meets/befriends a young boy and his parents.
This was a really beautifully written story + really pulls on the heartstrings. There is some romance, but not overtly so, and a supernatural aspect that made the overall story more unique + helps the puzzle pieces to fall together more by the end of the novel.
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, by H.G. Parry – A fantasy about Clover, a “commoner” with no connections or magical blood who manages to scholarship her way into Camford, England’s secret magical academy, in hopes to find a cure for her brother, who is one of the few survivors of a faerie curse/attack during WWI. After befriending Alden Lennox-Fontaine and his friends, she uncovers an entire world previously unknown to her.
It’s written in a flashback-journal-style broken up into 4 parts. Because of how it’s written, there is a fair amount of foreshadowing so there are parts that are easy to predict, but it was a very engaging (albeit long) read that I really enjoyed/had a hard time putting down. It deals with themes on classism + selfishness of humankind quite well.
- Have you ever met any of your favorite authors?
- What did you read this month?
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How fun to meet Lisa See and have her sign your books! I have read a couple of her books, and they are good. I once met Jodi Picoult at a local book signing–it was before she was really famous. But it was very cool.
I considered Where the Sea Lavender Grows but ultimately picked another book. It sounds really good though!
First, that is so cool that you got to meet your favorite author!! I have not met any of my favorite authors but would love the opportunity to. I read 4 books this month and will be making my blog post very soon! As always, thank you for hosting the link up!
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