Always With a Book

Month in Review: May 2024

 

I can’t believe it’s already June! Where is this year going? We’ve finally had some consist warm days and I’ve been spending my days outside reading when I can. There is nothing better than sitting on the porch in the afternoon, enjoying the late day sun and winding down with a good book and feeling that sun on your face.

Because of life, my reading and getting reviews done have taken a bit of a hit lately. I’m trying to balance it all, but it’s going to be a bit slower here for a while. I am definitely leaning into those audiobooks though, as I am in the car a lot driving back and forth to appointments and such, but hopefully things will settle down soon.

 

READING STATS:

  • Read this month: 23
  • Year to date: 112

 

  1. The Alone Time — Elle Marr (audio book)
  2. Original Twin — Paula Gleeson (audio book)
  3. Part of Your World — Abby Jimenez (audio book)
  4. The Man on the Train — Debbie Babitt
  5. Real Americans — Rachel Khong (audio book)
  6. The Girls of Summer — Katie Bishop (audio book)
  7. Their Divine Fires — Wendy Chen (audio book)
  8. The Return of Ellie Black — Emiko Jean (audio book)
  9. Mad Love — Wendy Walker (audio book)
  10. Five Days in Bogota — Linda Moore
  11. Middletide — Sarah Crouch (audio book)
  12. Locked in Pursuit — Ashley Weaver
  13. Hush, Dear Sister — Audra McElyea (e-book)
  14. Swiped — L.M. Chilton (audio book)
  15. Long Time Gone — Charlie Donlea (audio book)
  16. Yours Truly — Abby Jimenez (audio book)
  17. When We Were Silent — Fiona McPhillips (audio book)
  18. Mind Games — Nora Roberts (audio book)
  19. In a Dark Mirror — Kat Davis (audio book)
  20. Pete & Alice in Maine — Caitlin Shetterly
  21. The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt — Edward F. O’Keefe (audio book)
  22. The Last Murder at the End of the World — Stuart Turton
  23. What the Wife Knew — Darby Kane (e-book)

 

 

MY TOP 5 OF MAY: 

***I did this last year and am going to continue it again this year, with a few modifications.

  1. Favorite book(s) of May – these books are the ones I absolutely loved and will be recommending to everyone. They will be staying on my shelf and might even be rereads at some point in the future.
    • Real Americans
    • The Return of Ellie Black
    • Middletide
    • Mind Games
    • In a Dark Mirror
  2. Biggest Surprise of May: No big surprises this month.
  3. Newly Acquired Books I’m Super Excited About: This month I received quite a few books I cannot wait to read:
    • The Briar Club by Kate Quinn, out July 9th
    • Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jonasson, out September 10th
    • The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins, out October 29th
  4. Favorite Part of May – Attending Thrillerfest as staff this year. I had a blast working as part of the social media team and being there most of the week. I loved seeing so many of my author friends, meeting new authors and hanging out with some of my bookstagram buddies. Cannot wait to do it again next year!!!
  5. 5 Books I’m most looking forward to reading next month:
    • A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson – A new twisty thriller with appearances from Lily and Henry…I love these characters!!! Out June 11th.
    • Shadowheart by Meg Gardiner– This is the4th book in the UNSUB series and I love this series!!! Out June 18th.
    • The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley – A new locked-room mystery from Lucy Foley – yes, please! Out June 18th.
    • Trust Her by Flynn Berry– This is a follow-up to Northern Spy and one of my most anticipated reads of the year! I’m a huge fan of this author!!!  Out June 25th.
    • All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker– I loved his last book, We Begin at the End, and have been waiting to read his next book. Out June 25th.

 

 

So tell me, what was your favorite read of the month? What are you looking forward to reading in the next month?

 

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