July 2026 Reading Wrap-up - This month was so good to me

Dear book lovers, What did I read last month? Here you'll find out how many books I read and, of course, which ones. Were there any highlights or more flops? Sit back and enjoy my September reading review! I give honest reviews, regardless of whether it's a review copy from the publisher or not. I don't receive any payment for my reviews. #readingmonth #booktube #review #bookrecommendation #books Information about my star ratings: I always rate the books I read within the context of their genre and not according to their "literary merit." So, for example, a New Adult book might get 5 stars if the love story captivates me and it meets all the criteria of a good NA book for me, while a book that is more literary but didn't appeal to me might only get 3 stars. You can interpret the number of stars as follows: 5 stars - A highlight of my life or year, a book that will always be on my shelf and deeply touched me. 4.5 stars - A very, very good book - it just lacked that final spark to be a 5-star book. It will most likely remain on my shelf forever. 4 stars - A very good book. A few minor things bothered me, but the book entertained and moved me very well and will probably stay on my shelf. 3.5 stars - A good book with a few weaknesses. The style or storyline isn't quite right, or the ending wasn't satisfying enough for me. It might stay on my shelf. 3 stars - An average book. I can still recommend it. There's still plenty of room for improvement, only exceptions remain on my shelf. 2.5 stars - A book with major flaws, but something about it captivated me - will be removed. 2 stars - Just barely finished it, but it wasn't enjoyable to read, will be removed. 1.5 stars - A book I didn't like at all, one that is carelessly or poorly written, or whose content is bad in some way - naturally, it's removed. 1 star - abandoned the project; the star is for the effort involved in reading a book... or it just wasn't the right fit and will be given another chance later. Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome 00:58 Announcement 01:40 Current Read 03:11 Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov, Rowohlt 12:32 Fine Cracks, Elisa Hoven, S. Fischer 17:30 Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ullstein 24:06 Lori, Anousch Müller, CH Beck 31:32 The Laws of Love and Logic, Debra Curtis, Ullstein 39:02 The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath, Suhrkamp 44:46 King of Hearts, Lily King, C.H. Beck 49:54 Beuys, Lenz Mosbacher, Avant 53:53 Bumblebee Brain, Judith Holofernes, Kiwi 01:05:11 Heartstopper 6, Alice Oseman, Loewe 01:08:15 Powder, Johann Reißer, FVA 01:14:24 The Ladies' Restroom, Friedericke Schilbach (ed.), Park X Ullstein 01:20:13 A Book of Days, Patti Smith, Random House 01:22:45 Winter Recipes from the Collective, Louise Glück, Giroux 01:26:09 Someone Who Loves You, Beth Revis, Penguin 01:29:40 The Club of Unyielding, btb 01:35:00 Milking, Sanna Samuelsson, Hanser 01:41:16 Maybe Love Is Like This, Katja Früh, Diogenes 01:47:41 Punk with Breasts, Magali Le Huche, Reprodukt 01:50:54 The Wind Maker, Maja Lunde, btb 01:54:18 Statistics and Goodbye Channels Mentioned @bookfriends4ever