Welcome to June’s Monthly Minutes at Midnight!

 Here’s the deal: I’ll share the books I’ve obtained, posts of interest from others, giveaways I have happening, and just general random shenanigans. You know I love a shenanigan.  Also, covers all link to Goodreads, because I am awesome. As always, I link up with the Wrap Up Round Up, too! 

The Books

For Review/From Publishers: 

The Ravening by Daniel Church ♦ Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield ♦ Drown Me With Dreams by Gabi Burton ♦ Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Baron

Thanks to the publishers for these amazing books- so many most anticipated here, friends! 

eARCs:

Huge thanks to the publishers for these lovelies! This is what we refer to as “progress”. See also: “Temporary”.

Purchased:

Kiss the Undertow ♦ Past Present Future ♦ The Stardust Grail ♦ Mirrored Heavens

Welp, I’ve been worse, eh? In fact I actually tried to cancel a couple pre-orders but B&N sent them anyway, and frankly, I was too tired to argue, so.

Won/Gifted/Traded:

Huge Thanks to the publisher for this much anticipated book!

Shenanigans Since Last Time:

I read 17 books this month. That’s more like it! Of course, I am still horribly behind, but that is on me.

Pretty good bunch too! One may have been a DNF? Stay tuned! 

Giveaways: Click Here, or on Sidebar

Blogosphere Bulletin

Here are some of the loveliest/most entertaining/super helpful/just plain interesting posts I found this month! 

Fancy & New Since Last I Saw You!

I love looking at pretty covers! So here are some new ones that I have fallen in love with since our last update!

Pretty covers are pretty.

Things we need to talk about at this juncture:

  • Look, I am going to need time to slow down. This month flew by, too! What even? Best part is, summer is here! I am so desperately in need of a break. I have officially gotten my special ed teaching certification in PA, now if you could all please send some good juju into the universe that someone, anyone calls me about a job? I am begging, friends. Anyway, Lena and my aunt Arla put together a lovely lunch celebration at a local restaurant- I was very surprised, too, which is why I look extra hoboriffic in the pictures heh. It was just nice to see family, tbh.
  • Speaking of being done with school… I started school again! Why am I like this? Anyway, I am now 2/10 classes done with my Master’s, assuming I pass these classes I just finished yesterday! 
  • The kids have been very busy! Lena finished up her last year of Little League softball. It was kind of sad! They did a senior night and it was very sweet. Sam has been playing basketball and doing karate non-stop. I wish I had a fraction of his energy, tbh. Lena also got to to go to the beach with her best friend, so I am pretty jealous! Here, have a collage!
  • What have I been up to? Well, school, applying for jobs like a madwoman (see above), falling down an Ancestry rabbit hole (there was an offer for $15/three months and I plan to take advantage!), reading a ton (also see above) even though I am still behind, I have caught up a little! Also watched the final two seasons of Sweet Tooth (it was very good, if at times a bit easy, and I was so stoked to see Neil Sandilands (aka Titus on The 100) and Cara Gee (The Expanse, Extrapolations) have such big roles! I also started Dark Matter. I may finish it soon. Then I may regress to watching The 100 again, I miss it. At least until Snowpiercer comes back at the end of the month- I am so excited for us to finally get the final season! 
  • The Olympic Book Tag will be back next month! Yes friends, it is the Olympics again already! And I am prepared, with the one creative thing I ever spawned! That link at the start will take you to a Google Doc if you like to plan ahead- I plan to post about a week out so you can join me! I also plan to do another The 100 post, because it has been a minute. 

Have a great July, loves! Let me know how your month was! Looking forward to anything coming up?

Posted June 30, 2024 by Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight in Blog Recaps / 9 Comments

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9 responses to “Monthly Minutes at Midnight: June 2024”

  1. Sam@WLABB

    Love all the pictures. I hope you and the kids make some more amazing memories this summer. Good luck with the job search. When I was teaching, special ed was a shortage area, and with the way they over classify kids, they seem to need more and more special ed teachers. You have the new Forman. I am eager to see what she has for us. May the summer grant you the rest you need and bring some great opportunities your way.

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  2. Lory

    Sending job juju to the universe for you! I had an excellent reading month too but I also need a break, so am taking some time off from blogging. I am excited to travel to France next week (though missing the Olympics) and will share on the blog at some point. Have a great month!

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  3. Roberta R.

    “I actually tried to cancel a couple pre-orders but B&N sent them anyway, and frankly, I was too tired to argue
    EXCUSES 😛😂.

    I’m in awe of how much you manage to accomplish. School (SO MUCH SCHOOL), reading (SO MUCH READING), reviewing (SO MUCH…OK, you got the gist 😂). I’m crossing all my crossable body parts trying to manifest a job for you! It’s great that your kids are so passionate about sports (says the woman who used to barely do PE in high school 😅).

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  5. Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature)

    I can’t imagine how you wouldn’t get a job! We need teachers so bad in Missouri, especially in my own school district, although there are reasons for that, like teachers leaving due to conditions. You did have a really busy month too! I need to have a nice laid back July, and I hope it goes by slowly before I’m back into the school stuff again. Here’s to July being good and slow for both of us!
    https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2024/07/01/the-looooong-and-the-short-of-it-june-2024-wrap-up-post-and-looking-forward-to-july/

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  8. Beth W

    Thanks for the heads up on the Olympics book tag! A couple of nights ago I realized the Paris Olympics hadn’t already happened. Whoops! 😀 That should be a bit of fun to enjoy, though I don’t yet know which sports I want to watch/follow for it.

    Thanks for linking my discussion post in your wrap up! And congrats on the Ancestry deal. What a fun rabbit hole to fall into!

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