The Year in Books: July

My book for July is George RR Martin's A Game of Thrones.  Yes, I am quite late to A Song of Ice and Fire series of books, but oh my goodness I've only read a few pages of this first book and I'm hooked already!  Fantasy really is not my cup of tea, but these books aren't too fantastical, if that makes sense - yes there are dragons and other such things, but the whole saga is so much more than that.  I love it!  I downloaded the book on to my Kindle, as they're rather long books.

As predicted, June was a very busy month, and so reading took a backseat amongst everything else going on.  I didn't read any short stories as I said I would, I eventually got too engrossed in A Game of Thrones!  (Reading this series of books is not going to help me with my Goodreads challenge this year - each of the books in this series must surely count as two books, they're so long!)

I did however read one other book in June, The Windsurf Girl by M.A. Meadowcroft*.  It was a quick read, which is what I needed at the time, given how busy I was.  The story follows Fran, a young mother who suspects her husband is having an affair and escapes to the seaside to recuperate and sort out various relationships.  I found the whole plot a tad daft in places, there were lots of characters in the seaside location who all had history to explore, but some of these histories seemed a bit far-fetched and almost contrived in places.  The plot also occasionally took massive leaps, and the twists at the end were even further-fetched.  Overall, it was a pleasant enough read, and didn't take too much concentration, but I think the plot had the potential for so much more.

Joining in with Laura.

*NetGalley sent me a copy to review.  All opinions are, of course, my own.