Book Reviews
* The Reboot with Joe Juice Diet: + The Reboot with Joe Juice Diet Cookbook by Joe Cross
*** You Know Me Well by David Levithan & Nina LaCour
* Reboot with Joe: Fully Charged: 7 Keys to Losing Weight, Staying Healthy and Thriving by Joe Cross
*** Right of First Refusal by Dahlia Adler
* Juice It to Lose It: Lose Weight and Feel Great in Just 5 Days by Joe Cross
*** Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler
*** Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
*** Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
*** Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland
*** Booked by Kwame Alexander
*** You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay by Alyssa Wong (Short Story)
*** How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon (Audiobook)
E-book/Book/ARC/Audiobook Haul
* Heart Made Whole: Turning Your Unhealed Pain into Your Greatest Strength by Christa Black Gifford
* This Is Where the World Ends by Amy Zhang
* Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
* Words and Their Meanings by Kate Bassett
* The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
* Time Traders by Andre Norton
* More Than This by Patrick Ness
Movie, Blu-ray, DVD, & TV Reviews
* Blu-ray: How To Be Single
* Blu-ray: The Finest Hours
* Blu-ray: Mr. Right
* Blu-ray: Midnight Special
* DVD: Ballers The Complete First Season
* DVD: How to Get Away With Murder The Complete Second Season
* Blu-ray: Haven The Final Season
* Movie Review: Electra Woman And Dyna Girl
* Movie Review: Jessica Darling’s It List
Music Review
* Broadway Tour: If/Then
June Notes
* The Summer Reading Diversity Spotlight has begun! Every other day this summer, I’ll be reviewing a diverse read! Feel free to participate on your own blog for as long as you’d like – be sure to let me know as a courtesy and so that I can cross promote!
* Buy Indie Press continues! This month, I put the spotlight on a number of self published authors. You can join in and tweet along using #BuyIndiePress.
* My latest Loot Crate haul is here!
* The 5k in YA Runs A 5K took place in Philly and was a great success! YA Runs A 5K raises money for the non-profit organization, We Need Diverse Books and offers signed books, writing critiques and more as rewards for those who donate. View the full list of rewards here and donate here.
Books I Read
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Physical Books I Read From My Shelf:
1. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
E-Books I Read on My Kindle:
1. Unremembered by Jessica Brody
2. Juice It to Lose It: Lose Weight and Feel Great in Just 5 Days by Joe Cross
3. You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour & David Levithan
4. Right of First Refusal by Dahlia Adler
5. Out On Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler
6. Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
7. The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow
Library Audiobooks That I Listened To:
1. Winning Balance: What I’ve Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams by Shawn Johnson with Nancy French
2. Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
3. Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming
Library Books That I Read:
1. The Walking Dead Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams by Robert Kirkman, Illustrated by Charlie Adlard
Library E-Books That I Read On My Kindle:
1. Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland
2. Booked by Kwame Alexander
Audiobooks I Own That I Listened To:
1. How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
Books That I Read Online:
1. The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Vol. 3 Edited by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (YouTube)
2. You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay by Alyssa Wong (Uncanny Magazine)
My favorite book this month: How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
Movies & Documentaries I Watched
Watched in June 2016
Stonewall (Netflix DVD)
How To Be Single (Blu-ray)
The Finest Hours (Blu-ray)
Mr. Right (Blu-ray)
Electra Woman And Dyna Girl (Streaming Link From Publicist)
Minions (Netflix Streaming)
Jessica Darling’s It List (PR Screener)
My favorite movie this month: Minions
Until next month, happy reading and viewing!