May 2024 reading is a wrap! Did you have a productive reading month?

May 2024 Reading Wrap Up

I had an OK reading month. Out of 12 books completed, I had three 5-star reads, six 4-star reads, two 3-3.5-star reads, and one 2-star read. Add to that, one DNF.

My most memorable fiction read in May is Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy because it was the most unique.

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The Forgotten Names by Mario Escobar

5 Stars. (ARC) Historical Fiction (WWII). Well-researched and brilliantly written. Brave souls associated with the French Resistance save over 100 innocent Jewish children. Pub Date: 6/11/24.

Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

5 Stars. Contemporary Fiction. Novella. A lonely woman befriends a homeless mouse. My review of Sipsworth here.

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

5 Stars. REREAD. Contemporary Fiction. My favorite author writes a poignant short story about Alzheimers. My brief review of Every Morning in this blog post.

The Library Girls of the East End (#1) by Patricia McBride

4 Stars. Historical Fiction. WWII “home front.” Friendship. Women’s Fiction. Books About Books. England. My review of the series here.

Hard Times For the East End Library Girls (#2) by Patricia McBride

4 Stars. Historical Fiction. WWII “home front.” Friendship. Women’s Fiction. Books About Books, England. My review of the series here.

House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister

4 Stars. Nonfiction. Essay/Memoir. House renovation. Family Life. Washington (Puget Sound) My review of House Lessons here.

The Book Lover’s Library by Madeline Martin (ARC)

4 Stars. ARC. Historical Fiction. WWII “home front.” Books About Books. England. Pub Date: 9/10/2024.

Second Tide’s the Charm by Chandra Blumberg (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary fiction. Second-chance Romance. STEM. Marine Biology (sharks). Diverse Reads. East Coast. Pub Date: 8/6/2024

Meeting Her Match by Jan Turano (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC). Historical Romance. Gilded Age. Hudson River Valley. Women’s Fiction. Pub Date: 7/16/2024

The Golden Girls’ French Adventure by Judy Leigh (ARC)

3,5 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary Women’s Fiction. Friendship. Romance. France. Pub Date: 6/4/2024.

The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead (MG)

3 Stars. (complimentary copy) Contemporary Middle Grade Fiction. Magical Realism and Ghosts. Not reviewed.

Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center

2 Stars. Contemporary Fiction. Back List. Cliched look at motherhood, marriage, and body image. Not reviewed.

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DNF: Family Family by Laurie Frankel

***Unpopular opinion alert*** Again, I’m an extreme outlier for this popular book. I DNF’d at 50%. Mainly because it comes across as overwritten and trying too hard (blaming the dialogue), and I wasn’t in the right mood. I gave it 2 Stars because I did read half of it.

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QOTD:

Did we read any of the same books?
Did you have a favorite May read?

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May Blog Posts

Last Summer on State Street Review
Authors I’d Love New Books From
House Lessons Review
Sipsworth Review
A Place to Hang the Moon Review
The Library Girls of the East End (#1, #2) Series Review
Book Club Kit: James
Bookish Books Reading Challenge
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle Review
Ten Memorable Book Quotes
Never Closer Review
The Summer Swap Review
Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade Review
Guest Posting: Top 5 All-Time Desert Island Books
Flowers or Books?
The Best Life Book Club Review
Daughter of a Promise Review
Our Last Days in Barcelona Review

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Happy Reading Book Friends!

“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.”
~Rainer Maria Rilke

“I love the world of words, where life and literature connect.”
~Denise J Hughes

“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad ones.”
~Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

“I read because books are a form of transportation, of teaching, and of connection! Books take us to places we’ve never been, they teach us about our world, and they help us to understand human experience.”
~Madeleine Riley, Top Shelf Text

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