Oh, look, it's almost July, and here I am about to talk about what I read in May, not at all surprised that I'm almost a month behind again. At this point, it's becoming a running theme for 2025. Or, let's face it, most of my adult life. Haha!
Basically, I've had another month of relentless headaches, blurry vision, and Fibro flares, so I haven't been able to tolerate a lot of screen time. It's obviously been making it impossible to get any blogging done, which is frustrating the hell out of me as I have a so many things I want to post about.
Hopefully, I'll be able to catch up properly soon, but for now, let's start with a look back at what I read in May:
May Reading Stats:
📖 10 books completed, 3 started.
📖 2 hardbacks.
📖 2 paperbacks.
🎧 6 audiobooks
📖 3152 pages (including audiobooks).
🎧 47 hours 49 minutes listened at 1.1x speed.
📖 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reads!
📖 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reads!
📖Average rating: 4.1 stars.
📖Average book length: 354 pages.
📖Average time to finish: 6 days.
I Read:
📖Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver. 4⭐
📖Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. 5⭐ (Reread).
📖Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver. 3.5⭐
📖Powerful by Lauren Roberts. 2.5⭐
🎧Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo. 4⭐.(Reread). *5 star in print.
🎧The Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo. 4⭐ (Reread).
🎧The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. 4⭐
🎧Artemis by Andy Weir. 4⭐
🎧Onyx Storm Graphic Audio Part 1 by Rebecca Yarros. 5⭐ (Reread).
🎧The Crown of Gilded Bones Graphic Audio Part One by Jennifer L. Armentrout. 5⭐ (Reread).
And I Started:
🎧A Duel with the Vampire Lord by Elise Kova.
📖Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent.
📖Fearless by Lauren Roberts.
Favourite Reads: I'd probably choose Mockingjay as my favourite physical read for May- even if I wasn't thinking when I voluntarily put myself through the trauma of it again. I was an emotional wreck over Peeta and Finnick from start to finish. I've read The Hunger Games series four or five times over the years, and it never hurts any less.
Another series I continued was The Ruinous Love trilogy, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Leather & Lark, and Scythe & Sparrow, as they're not my usual type of reads at all. Okay, the writing is never going to win any literary awards, they're a bit messed up, and they're very smutty, but they made me laugh, and I got emotionally invested in the main characters' romances. I found them perfect for a bit of easy reading. If graphic serial killing with a fixation on eyeballs can count as easy reading... They have a lot of trigger warnings and aren't for the faint-hearted or under-18s, so please check exercise caution before reading. Thanks to these books, I don't think I'll be eating cookies and cream ice cream, pizza, or candy floss again any time soon... Avoid eating these things while reading them!
Favourite Listens: That's a tough one, as I listened to so many great audiobooks last month. The Graphic Audios of Onyx Storm and A Crown of Gilded Bones were both really fun to listen to, and I thoroughly enjoyed my reread of Rule of Wolves. But Artemis, and The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy were also entertaining as they were both hilarious. I honestly don't think I can pick this month!
Least Favourites: Powerful, without a doubt. The writing was atrocious, and the dialogue was extremely cringe-worthy, although, I have to admit, I liked both of the main characters, and thought their grumpy/ sunshine relationship was really cute. I've just not been enjoying the Powerless series at all, and can't understand why the books are so popular. If someone tries to make you read this series, run hard, and run fast.
Have you read anything good lately?
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