In this episode, O’Dell shares his high-level thoughts on all of the books he read in June, including a few ARCS of July releases. He then gives a look at which books are on his July TBR.

Books discussed include:

1. The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
2. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
3. Evocation by S.T. Gibson
4. We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
5. Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
6. Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman
7. Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
8. Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
9. Last Call by Elon Green
10. Swift River by Essie Chambers
11. Joe Nuthin’s Guide to Life by Helen Fisher
12. Wranglestone by Darren Charlton
13. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
14. Margo’s Got Money Trouble by Rufi Thorpe
15. Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin

July ARCs Discussed:

1. The Lost Story by Meg Sheffer
2. Where Are You, Echo Blue? by Hayley Kirscher
3. The Astrology House by Carrin Jade
4. I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
5. The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff

July Hopefuls:

1. I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle
2. Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight
3. Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning
4. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
5. The Wedding People by Alison Espoch
6. The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
7. Eye of the Beholder by Emma Bamford
8. Strange Folk by Alli Dyer
9. The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
10. The Chamber by Will Dean