Monthly Wrap-up: May 2021
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My best reading month so far.
May seemed to go on forever, but I’m still surprised that I managed to read almost 30 books this month! Of course, I am unemployed, and most of these are romance novels, which are fast-paced and easy to get through in a day, but still! Unfortunately, I didn’t write as many book reviews as I wanted to this month, but it’s also a good thing because I’ve started writing stories again, so all of my energy has been going towards that. I love writing reviews, but creative writing is my main passion. It felt so good to get back into the saddle again after four years of writer’s block.
But I’m going to try and get a balance going between writing stories and writing reviews, so we’ll see how that goes. Especially because June is going to be a busy month for me. I’m having surgery this Friday, and while it’s a routine, minor operation it will still take me a month to recover, which should leave plenty of time for reading. Hopefully I’ll feel good enough to work some more on my stories and get some reviews up. Fingers crossed!
Thanks for reading!
Books I Finished
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Rating: 2 stars
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (reread)
Rating: 5 stars
Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare (library)
Rating: 3.5 stars
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips (library)
Rating: 3.5 stars
The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert
Rating: 3.5 stars
The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert
Rating: 4 stars
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley (library)
Rating: 3 stars
Whiteout by Adriana Anders (library)
Rating: 4 stars
Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran (library)
Rating: 3.5 stars
Captain of All Pleasures by Kresley Cole
Rating: 2 stars
The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (library)
Rating: 5 stars
A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare (library)
Rating: 3 stars
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (reread)
Rating: 4 stars
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
Rating: 5 stars
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Rating: 4.5 stars
The Heroine’s Journey by Gail Carriger
Rating: 4 stars
Creating Characters by Writer’s Digest Books
Rating: 4 stars
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Haynes
Rating: 4 stars
Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (library)
Rating: 3 stars
A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare (library)
Rating: 4 stars
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (reread)
Rating: 5 stars
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Rating: 3 stars
A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare (library)
Rating: 2 stars
The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (library)
Rating: 4.5 stars
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
Rating: 5 stars
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Rating: 4 stars
Did Not Finish:
You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe (library)
Her Night with the Duke by Diana Quincy (library)
Outlawed by Anna North (library)
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (library)