This month was a little harder than the past two months only in that I would have just gotten back from BookExpo had we not been in the middle of this pandemic. While I am still getting books from publishers - some print copies, but mostly e-galleys - I was just sad to not be able to see everyone and be able to hear about all the upcoming new books coming out. This has always been something I look forward to each year and I not only look forward to seeing all the publishers/publicists and authors, but also all my book friends from near and far that I really only get to see in person at this event. Hopefully next year this event will happen and I was excited that they did do some things online, but it was just not the same as being together in person.
Reading-wise, I managed to have another great month, but then again, when you aren't doing much else, reading is definitely a saving grace! The weather has finally turned nice and we ordered our deck furniture so that should be here in the next week or so, so I will be out on my deck as much as possible!
Reading Stats:
- Read this month: 28
- Year to date: 124
Books Read:
- Where the Lost Wander -- Amy Harmon (audio book)
- Take Me Apart -- Sara Sligar
- The Murder List -- Hank Phillippi Ryan (e-book)
- The German Heiress -- Anika Scott
- The Getaway -- Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (audio book)
- The Secrets of Love Story Bridge -- Phaedra Patrick (e-book/audio book)
- My Kind of People -- Lisa Duffy
- The Girl Beneath the Sea -- Andrew Mayne
- The Sun Sister -- Lucinda Riley (audio book)
- The 19th Christmas -- James Patterson
- This Is How I Lied -- Heather Gudenkauf (e-book)
- Ali Cross -- James Patterson
- Daughter of the Reich --Louise Fein
- A Good Marriage -- Kimberly McCreight
- The Echo Killing -- Christi Daugherty
- The Ingredients of You and Me -- Nina Bocci (e-book)
- Humankind -- Brad Aronson
- The Sunday Girl -- Pip Drysdale (e-book)
- The Jane Austen Society -- Natalie Jenner (audio book)
- The Summer Set --Aimee Agresti (e-book)
- The Silence -- Susan Allott
- The Liar's Room -- Simon Lelic (e-book)
- Tough Love -- Lori Foster (e-book/audio book)
- The Wife Stalker -- Liv Constantine
- Buried Angels -- Patricia Gibney (e-book)
- The Paris Hours -- Alex George
- Summer Longing -- Jamie Brenner (audio book)
- The Queen's Secret -- Karen Harper
Favorite Books of May:
- Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar
- The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley
Challenges:
Once again I am participating in #TheUnreadShelfProject2020, hosted by @theunreadshelf. I will be posting monthly updates both here and over on Instagram.
#TheUnReadShelfProject2020:
*These numbers only refer to books that have been sitting on my shelf for a while or that I have recently purchased. It does not include any review books.
- Total # unread books on shelf at beginning of May: 169
- Books read this month (that count): 5
- Books bought/received as gift this month: 8
- Books cleaned off shelf/donated: 0
- Total unread books on shelf at end of May: 172
YTD Stats:
- Total # unread books on shelf at beginning of January: 158
- Total Books read from shelves (that count): 16
- Total Books bought/received as gift: 30
- Total Books cleaned off shelf/donated: 0
- Total unread books on shelf at end of May: 172