Showing posts with label may. Show all posts
Showing posts with label may. Show all posts

Friday, May 31, 2019

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
 

WestsideDown Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2)ExhalationThe Luminous Dead
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

InspectionThe HungerAurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1)The Girl in Red
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 (The Chronicles of Alice, #1)The Surface BreaksAn Echo of Things to Come (The Licanius Trilogy, #2)The Unbound Empire

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
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)WestsideRomanovExhalation: StoriesThe TestDown Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2)Mistress of the RitzThe Luminous DeadUnder Ordshaw

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 ★★★★
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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Friday, June 1, 2018

Month in Review: May 2018


May has been an odd month. Stressful at times, but nice at others. Somehow today is June and my birthday is tomorrow and I just can't fathom how another year has gone by. Life is crazy, isn't it?

In bookish news, I had a pretty decent reading month. I read some longer books this month that took up more time than usual, and I read a good handful of five-star books. In fact, almost all of the books I read this month were four stars or more I think, with only about two or three exceptions. I've also started in on reading some TBRindr self-published books and so far they have been amazing (Kingshold was one of them and I cannot recommend it enough!). I know a lot of bloggers can be skeptical of self-published novels (and believe me, I understand why), but I've been reading such incredible ones lately that I'm really looking forward to reading more as well. 
As always, everything that I did over the past month on the blog is posted below. How was your month? Did you read any great books? Bad books? Be sure to let me know!

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Books read: 10

        
  
A Cavern of Black Ice by J.V. Jones ★★★★★
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang ★★★★★
Kingshold by DP Woolliscroft ★★★★★
Furyborn by Claire Legrand ★★★★★
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant ★★★★
LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff ★★
 Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman ★★★
Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon ★★★★
A Star-Reckoner's Lot by Darrell Drake ★★★★
Windsworn by Derek Siddoway ★★vv

(this month)


 
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik ★★★★ (review coming in July!)
84K by Claire North ★★★ (review coming soon!)
The Glass Town Game by Catherynne M. Valente ★★★★
Torn by Rowenna Miller ★★★★
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas ★★★★
The Friday Face-Off:
Gravestones

Have you read any of these? What books did you read this month? I hope you all have a great month-- comment below!

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