May was a great month! The best month so far this year for my reading life! And also a great month for discovering new series, and a great month for reading some already beloved authors. It was very much an overall great month, even despite some of the few more disappointing reads. Because even with some disappointing reads, there were many more very enjoyable books.
May was a great reading month! :D
May Reads
Books Dropped/Put On Hold
None this month! Yay!
Currently Reading
Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
Second Sight by Amanda Quick
Second Sight by Amanda Quick
May Reading Stats
Total works read: 18- 14 full length novels
- 3 novellas
- 1 short story
Average rating: 3.39 Stars
- Highest Rated: Written In Red by Anne Bishope // 4.5 Stars
- Lowest Rated: Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann // 1.5 Stars
- The Others by Anne Bishop
- Tall, Dark & Dangerous by Suzanne Brockmann
- Colorado High Country by Pamela Clare
- A Witchcraft Mystery by Juliet Blackwell
- Starbound by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
- Heather Wells by Meg Cabot
- Harmony/Ghost Hunter series by Jayne Castle
- Lucky Harbor by Jill Shalvis
Favorite reads: Written in Red was immensely enjoyable and I look forward to reading the rest of the series. Barely Breathing is Pamela Clare's newest book and I just adore Pamela Clare, so this one was definitely a favorite this month--again, I look forward to seeing new installments. And while Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick's books weren't all that perfect, they were immensely enjoyable!
Disappointing reads: Really, the biggest disappointment was the one book that got a very, very low rating: Prince Joe. It really just was NOT what I'd been expecting.
Reviews & Notable Posts
Reviews Written
- The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
- Big Boned by Meg Cabot
- If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell
- Written in Red by Anne Bishop
- Barely Breathing by Pamela Clare
- Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann
- Forever Blue by Suzanne Brockmann
- Heather Wells series by Meg Cabot -- End of series review
- Harmony series by Jayne Castle -- Series Start review
- These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
- This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
- Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis
- 'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick
- Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick
Memes
- 5/3/2016 Top Ten Tuesday: Characters To Visit Past and Future
- 5/5/2016 Cover Crush: 'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick
- 5/7/2016 May My TBR List: Voting
- 5/12/2016 Cover Crush: Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones
- 5/14/2016 May My TBR List: Winning Book Announcement
- 5/17/2016 Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I Picked Up On a Whim
- 5/19/2016 Cover Crush: The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd
- 5/26/2016 Cover Crush: The Bride Wore Size 12 by Meg Cabot
- 5/31/2016 Top Ten Tuesday: Beach Reads Week
Other Posts
- First Impression: Written In Red @ Chapt. 1
- Bout of Books 16 -- Participation Announcement Post
- Bout of Books 16: Starting Post
- Reading Progress Update: Prince Joe @ 40% into book
- Bout of Books 16: Day One Update
- Bout of Books 16: Midweek Update (Day 2, 3, 4)
- Bout of Books 16: End of Week Wrap Up (Day 5, 6, 7)
- Recipe #2: Sweet Potato Patties
- First Impression: Wait Until Midnight
Coming Up In June
Tentative TBR
Other Stuff
With June comes a nice vacation time that I am immensely looking forward to. And while half of that vacation time will be spent running around with the family, the rest of it is ALL MINE to do as I wish! And what I wish is to read. And read. And READ! I've got a pretty big list of books I'm hoping to finish in June. But, just as well, I've also got some non-bookish activities I need to take care of.So... while I've got a big reading list going, I'm not entirely sure I'll get to all the books on that list. Or maybe I will. It's hard to say. It's so hard to keep myself in control when I go to the library. And for my birthday, I am also going to be taking my happy ass to the bookstore for a gift to myself. And it will be hard not to want to buy ALL THE BOOKS! Much like it'll be hard for me to try not to check out ALL THE BOOKS when I go to the library...
2016 Wrap-Ups
See Also: 2015 Reading Wrap-Up posts (scroll to bottom of page)Monthly Reading Wrap Up -- January 2016
Monthly Reading Wrap Up -- February 2016
Monthly Reading Wrap Up -- March 2016
Monthly Reading Wrap Up -- April 2016
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