{"id":24956,"date":"2026-06-20T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=24956"},"modified":"2026-05-30T12:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T19:39:21","slug":"sylum-book-club-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-book-club-june-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylum Book Club: June 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-book-club\/sylumbookclub3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub3.jpg?fit=500%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,208\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"sylumbookclub3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub3.jpg?fit=500%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24438 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub3.jpg?resize=500%2C208&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub3.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub3.jpg?resize=400%2C166&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub3.jpg?resize=150%2C62&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub3.jpg?resize=490%2C204&amp;ssl=1 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What have we been reading for the month of June.<\/p>\n<p>The latest one in my very long TBL (to be listened &#8211; as I do a lot of commuting) list.<\/p>\n<p>There were two that was interesting:<\/p>\n<p>Dangerous to Know (Chronicles of Breed Book 1) by KT Davies.\u00a0 This was a fun adventure of a half human\/half demon spawn that had no fucks to give and didn&#8217;t give a shit about anyone or anything &#8211; until he did.\u00a0 I wasn&#8217;t sure about it at first, but I have to say by the time I got to the end, I put the sequel on my wishlist.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a snark fest of epic proportions and I found myself snorting in laughter more than a few times.<\/p>\n<p>Waking On by Ralph Macciho.\u00a0 I learned a lot about the Karate Kid and how that film came to be.\u00a0 \u00a0A lot of fun insights, and a look into Ralph Macciho&#8217;s life and friendships over the year.\u00a0 \u00a0Actually this book finally gave me the entrance into a story I had been wanting to write &#8211; which you&#8217;ll see at Seven Days.\u00a0 \u00a0But honestly if you loved the Karate Kid &#8211; this book is worth reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What have we been reading for the month of June. The latest one in my very long TBL (to be listened &#8211; as I do a lot of commuting) list. There were two that was interesting: Dangerous to Know (Chronicles of Breed Book 1) by KT Davies.\u00a0 This was &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1145],"tags":[1146],"class_list":["post-24956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sylum-book-club","tag-sylum-book-club"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Da1M-6uw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25112,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-book-club-6\/","url_meta":{"origin":24956,"position":0},"title":"Sylum Book Club","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"August 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Any new readings? This is a bit early in the month for the book club - but today is also Book Lovers Day!\u00a0 Felt it was fitting. The latest book I read was Terry Crews autobiography: Tough - My Journey to True Power.\u00a0 \u00a0It was eye opening, inspiring, and my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sylum Book Club&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sylum Book Club","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/sylum-book-club\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24876,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-book-club-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":24956,"position":1},"title":"Sylum Book Club","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"What are you reading this month? My favorite book for this month was Dick Van Dyke's 100 Rules for Living to 100. This is a fun book, and just makes you want to wrap Dick Van Dyke in bubble wrap.\u00a0 The stories are great, you'll laugh and cry.\u00a0 I highly\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sylum Book Club&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sylum Book Club","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/sylum-book-club\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24407,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-book-club\/","url_meta":{"origin":24956,"position":2},"title":"Sylum Book Club","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"January 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sylum Book Club \u00a0 Thought this would be fun.\u00a0 \u00a0 This won't be us picking a book and we read and discuss. More of - Hey what is everyone reading. Drop a comment on a book you've just finished and let us know what you think. My latest book (via\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sylum Book Club&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sylum Book Club","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/sylum-book-club\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25348,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-book-club-october-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":24956,"position":3},"title":"Sylum Book Club: October 2026","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"October 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Looks at my to be listened to list - what have I read since last time. I read the 2nd book in the Chronicles of Breed series by KT Davies ... Tooth and Claw.\u00a0 I actually enjoy this series as 'Breed' is an asshole and doesn't care what anyone\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sylum Book Club&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sylum Book Club","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/sylum-book-club\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24780,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-book-club-april-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":24956,"position":4},"title":"Sylum Book Club: April 2026","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"April 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 What is everyone reading this month? I recently worked my way through the Hunger Games Series.\u00a0 I had read it a while back, but picked it up for really cheap on audible.\u00a0 \u00a0I finished the series by reading Sunrise on the Reaping one of the side novels.\u00a0 \u00a0It was\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sylum Book Club&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sylum Book Club","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/sylum-book-club\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylumbookclub3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25268,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-book-club-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":24956,"position":5},"title":"Sylum Book Club","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"September 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 I've had some interesting ones in the past month.\u00a0 I read Sarah Maas The Court of Thorns and Roses.\u00a0 \u00a0It wasn't bad, not the best thing I've read - might continue with the series as like a pallet cleanser, but good. 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