Month in Review: May 2019

May has been a busy month, but it's also managed to be a great reading month at the same time. Most of the books I read this past month were ones I really enjoyed also and only rated a couple less than four stars. Down Among the Sticks and Bones has become a new favorite, and The Unbound Empire was a stunning, epic conclusion to a highly underrated trilogy. Also, if you haven't checked out the Licanius trilogy (An Echo of Things to Come, which I read this month, is the second book), you absolutely should. The final book comes out this year and it's really an incredible epic fantasy series with some of the best characters.

In non-book news, I don't really have a lot to say! Things seem to be going on as usual in my life, which in all honesty is probably a good thing, haha. We have had a lot of small earthquakes where I am these past few days (1-2s), so let's hope they don't get any bigger! But moving on from all that, let's just jump into the wrap-up!

Anyway, how was your reading month? Did you read any great books? Have you read any of the books I read?

# books read: 13
 

Westside by W.M. Akers  ★★★.5
Source: eARC (NetGalley)

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire ★★★★★
Source: Owned || Format: Hardcover

Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang ★★★★★ 
Source: ARC (Publisher)

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling ★★★★★
Source: Library || Format: Paperback

Inspection by Josh Malerman  ★★★★
Source: Library || Format: Hardcover

The Hunger by Alma Katsu ★★★★
Source: Library|| Format: Hardcover

Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Ami Kaufman - ★★
Source: Owned (but probably not for long...) || Format: Hardcover

The Girl in Red by Christina Henry ★★★★★

Source: eARC (NetGalley)

Alice by Christina Henry ★★★★★

Source: Owned || Format: Paperback

The Surface Breaks by Louise O'Neill ★★★★

Source: Owned || Format: Hardcover

An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington ★★★★★
Source: Owner || Format: Paperback

The Unbound Empire by Melissa Caruso ★★★★★

Source: Review copy (Publisher) || Format: Paperback

DNF:

The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Source: ARC (Publisher)
I was so excited for this book, but I just could not get into it and decided to DNF around 300 or so pages in. It wasn't bad at all, but it just didn't feel up to par with Mosse' other work







A Time of Blood (Of Blood and Bone #2) by John Gwynne ★★★★
Westside by W.M. Akers ★★★
Romanov by Nadine Brandes ★★★★
Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang ★★★★★
Mini-Review: The Test by Sylvain Neuvel ★★★★
Mini-Review: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire ★★★★★
Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin ★★★★
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling ★★★★★
Under Ordshaw by Phil Williams ★★★★

Month in Review: April 2019

Blog Tour: Spotlight on Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small

Anticipated June 2019 Releases

Top Ten Tuesday:
Characters That Inspire Me
Anticipated 2019 Book-to-Film Adaptations (& A Few I Missed)
Please Don't Touch These Books
Favorite Books Published in the Past Ten Years

Can't-Wait Wednesday:


Lent by Jo Walton and Middlegame by Sean McGuire
The Grand Dark by Richard Kadrey & Mythic Journeys edited by Paula Guran
The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse & Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron & The Mask Collectors by Ruvanee Pietersz Vilhauer
Deep River by Karl Marlantes & The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter

The Friday Face-Off:
A Party
A Fantasy Beast

Have you read any of these? What books did you read this month? I hope you all had a great month-- comment below and let me know!

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