July 2026 Book Reviews
- Ash
- Jul 29
- 3 min read
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Hi friends! Curious about what I've been reading this month? Check out my July 2026 book reviews here!
I'm up to 22 out of 50 books read (I know, I know, I'm slacking). I'm getting there!! I've got two 14-hour plane rides to catch up on reading haha.
Previous 2026 Book Reviews:
January 2026 Book Reviews (3 min read)
February 2026 Book Reviews (3 min read)
March & April 2026 Book Reviews (4 min read)
May 2026 Book Reviews (4 min read)
June 2026 Book Reviews (4 min read)
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July 2026 Book Reviews
The Greatest Hoaxes in History: How Lies Shaped the World - Daniel Whitmore: This was an interesting read; a lot of the things I already knew about, so I skimmed a few parts. Some of it was written as if it were written by an AI, and that weirded me out a little bit; I don't know for sure and accusing someone of using AI is a big accusation without any proof, but it's just my opinion. I'm hopeful that it was written fully by Daniel Whitmore. Nonetheless, everything was interesting to read, and I did learn some stuff. So I give this book a 6.5/10. I do wish there were fewer common knowledge hoaxes and some more niche ones though.
The Australian Dream: sell everything and move to Betoota - The Betoota Advocate: I LOVE satire. This book WAS SOOOO funny. I loved reading it. I give this book a 9/10. I'd give it a 10/10 but the font was just a tad too small for my blind a$$. The thing that stuck out to me most was the analogy they used for a man who was "shaving the carrot". I am sure you can work out what that one means, but oh my god, icky.
I Catch Killers - Gary Jubelin: This book has taken me SO long to read because it's very intense, there's some hard stuff to read in here, and it's worth a read; it just might take you a while to get through. It's interesting to hear about the life of a former detective and his own perspective on things, as well as everything he went through personally. It does have a lot about the William Tyrell case, and that really got to me - especially because it's still unsolved, and I definitely felt empathy when Gary talked about how he was accused of falsifying evidence. I give this book a 7/10. Worth a read if you're a true crime buff.
Thank you for reading! I'm hoping that on the plane rides to and from Canada, I will get a lot of reading done for next month's book reviews (I think I'll download some of the Reacher and/or Tracker books for the ride). I'm also still reading Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and just started Science's Biggest Oops by Ella Factfinder, so getting through a lot of books slowly, but surely.
What's on your TBR list right now? Let me know in the comments. Much love,
Ash
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