July Reading Wrap-up

July has been quite hot and humid where I live.  I read 10 books this month and did not finish one.  It appears that the majority were in the mystery genre.  Here's the break down:

Contemporary Fiction:  2

Cozy Mystery:  3

Suspense:  2

Mystery:  1

Middle Grade:  1

Non-fiction:  1

DNF:  1

Well, when broken down like this it looks a little more diverse.  As I was typing this I realized that both of my contemporary fiction reads took place in the winter.  I guess reading winter books when it is stifling hot out isn't such a bad idea.

Contemporary Fiction:

Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher

A story of friendship, tragedy, grief and found family in Scotland.

Beartown by Frederik Backman

A hockey town struck by tragedy and how they got there.  An out-of-my-comfort-zone read.

Cozy Mystery:

The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith

The 5th book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.  An outrageous request from Mma. Potokwani at the Orphan Farm and tracking down a husband for a wealthy woman occupy Mma. Ramotswe during this visit.

Clammed Up by Barbara Ross

The 1st Book in the Maine Clambake series.  Julia Snowden has returned to her hometown in Maine to help out with the family clambake business. But on the first day of the new season, a body is discovered on the island.  Julia and the police must solve the mystery before the family loses the business.

The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun

The 4th book in The Cat Who... series.  Qwilleran and the cats move to a new apartment in a large house where things aren't quite what they seem.

Suspense:

The Way of the Brave by Susan May Warren

The 1st book in the Global Search & Rescue series.  Full of non-stop action, the story follows some climbers up Denali.

Dead End by Nancy Mehl

The 3rd book in the Kaely Quinn, Profiler series.  This is the final book in this series and was a great finish.  Lots of psychological aspects as Kaely comes face to face with her father.

Mystery:

Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky

The first in the V. I. Warshawski series.  Old school detective novel with a female heroine.  A little out of my comfort zone.

Middle Grade:

Soar by Joan Bauer

A young boy who was abandoned as a baby but adopted by the man who found him.  He and his father share a love of baseball and this is what allows them to become part of the new town they move to.  Very uplifting read.

Non-fiction:

Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney

Succinct, practical, Biblical advice on being a wife and mother.

What did you read in July?