Hi Readers!

To combat the impact of my academic obligations on my ability to post regular reviews at the same rate in which I finish books, I’ve decided it would be more efficient to do a monthly rundown of my reads with a brief synopsis and my recommendations.

I do also think some books can be worth reading without necessarily calling for a full-length review, whether that be because of its already reputable popularity or because it was enjoyable without being particularly jaw dropping, and I would still like to share these reads with everyone since the purpose of the blog was to share the many reads I have and will relish.

I will therefore be reserving my long-form, individual reviews for newer/lesser known books and books received from authors for the purpose of reviewing, as of now I have two of these planned for this next month! The rest of my read books will be briefly reviewed in monthly compilations, but they will certainly still include my recommendations.

I’ve also created a new Substack, linked here, as a secondary method of communication and announcements for The Literary Variable, one with a bit more reach that still fosters and maintains a literature-focused environment.

Logistics aside, I finished a meager seven books last month, so please enjoy my June recaps here.

Though let me preface, one may come to notice I seem a bit generous with my reviews, but I tend to pick books I know I will likely enjoy, there are already so many excellent books in the genres I favor that I am less inclined to go into a random and unfamiliar book blind, and maybe I’ve missed out on great works this way but my logic is: I have no way of knowing what I’m missing until I read them! I also have an absurdly endless list of books I would like to read, as most of us do, so I’m afraid the publishing industry has forced me to compartmentalize here. That said, sometimes I will go in blind if it was recommended and is of a genre I gravitate towards, and I have occasionally had very pleasant results, including this month. Also, life is short and I will stop reading a book if I get bored, or just forget about it entirely: the perils of a limited attention span. Thus, in completing a book, I am already admitting to enjoying it to some extent and my ratings will reflect this skew.