Skip to main content

Monthly Roundup: May 2017



Here I was, thinking that I wouldn't have as much time to read in May, with the two busy vacations that were planned this month, and yet I read eleven books. That brings my current total of the year up to 44! I actually changed my book goal on Goodreads. It was originally 80, but I moved it to 100 since that's obviously the track I'm on. I hope to beat my record of 101 from last year!

This month, I read a LOT of good books:
  1. To All The Boys I've Loved Before - Jenny Han (4 stars)
  2. A Court of Wings and Ruin - Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)
  3. Beneath a Burning Sky - Jenny Ashcroft (4 stars)
  4. The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas (4.5 stars)
  5. Defy the Stars - Claudia Gray (5 stars)
  6. The Hundredth Queen - Emily R. King (4.5 stars)
  7. Ensnared - Rita Spalding (2 stars)
  8. Leviathan Wakes - James S. A. Corey (4 stars)
  9. Flame in the Mist - Renée Ahdieh (3 stars)
  10. Illuminae - Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman (5 stars)
  11. PS: I Still Love You - Jenny Han (4 stars)
I started the Lara Jean series by Jenny Han and they are so cute and sweet and perfect for a light-hearted (and clean!) romance!

Sci-fi was a big theme this month too, with Defy the Stars, Leviathan Wakes, and Illuminae. ALL of those were seriously amazing.

My FairyLoot box came with Flame in the Mist (as I had expected). It was a good story, though some of the aspects of the book just weren't for me. I'll be posting a review soon!

The Hate U Give was this month's book club pick, and it was amazing. Go read my review!

I also started a Bookstagram account (an Instagram account about books). Go check it out @BooksViaAshley. 


In June, I've already got a nice TBR pile! I found the book Nevernight by Jay Kristoff on sale at the local bookstore, so of course I snatched that up because I've been wanting to read it for AGES. I'll also be getting a new book towards the end of June with my FairyLoot box! I think I know what it is, but it's always a surprise! Plus I'm waiting on a few holds at my library, including the sequels to a few books I read this month. 

I'll be in Africa for over half of June, with no internet! We'll see how much reading I get done, but I have a LOT stockpiled on my Kindle!

What did you read this month? What are you looking forward to?
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

This Savage Song

This Savage Song - Victoria Schwab Review: The newest book by one of my favorite authors, V.E. Schwab (She goes by "Victoria" for her YA novels). I love the premise for the book: violent acts create actual monsters. The two main characters are a human girl named Kate who desperately wants to be a (figurative) monster: a big, bad crime boss like her father, who runs one half of V-City. The other is August, who is a literal monster, a Malchai, one that drains the souls of his victims through his music, who desperately seeks his own personal humanity. I loved them both, and their personalities and characters and drives are so multi-faceted and real. They interact with other characters in believable and different ways. The juxtaposition of these two characters in and of itself is one of the driving things behind this story, and one of the things that makes it so compelling. Even though marketed as a YA, it really delves into the deep questions: What makes us human? W...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Reader

The Reader by Traci Chee Synopsis (from Goodreads) "Sefia lives her life on the run. After her father is viciously murdered, she flees to the forest with her aunt Nin, the only person left she can trust. . . . But when Nin is kidnapped, Sefia is suddenly on her own, with no way to know who’s taken Nin or where she is. Her only clue is a strange rectangular object that once belonged to her father left behind, something she comes to realize is a book." Review The main reason I picked up this book was that it got a LOT of hype. I thought it was a good book, but I'd say more for younger YA. I think if I were 12-14, I would have REALLY loved this book. The premise is interesting: In a world where reading doesn't exist, Sefia has a rare book. However, I found at times the story was a bit too  meta... stories within stories within stories, and how reading is literally magic. The pacing was quite slow. I also found the feel or tone of the story jumped around. Fi...
Post a Comment
Read more

Anticipated September Releases

September is looking like THE month for book publications! Here are 5 books that I'm looking forward to: 1) The Reader - Traci Chee Release date: 13 September I've heard a lot of hype about this book and the premise sounds interesting. A world where reading is illegal. After Sefia's father is murdered, she finds the only thing that holds the answers is a strange, rectangular object he left behind--a book. 2) A Shadow Bright and Burning - Jessica Cluess Release date: 20 September Again, a book that has received a lot of attention. Henrietta Howel is the first female sorcerer in a hundred years and has been heralded as the Chosen One. Except she isn't. But she can't let them know. 3) Three Dark Crowns - Kendare Blake Release date: 20 September I love Kendare Blake and everything she's ever written, so when I heard about this new series I was beyond excited. Besides that, the story sounds very intriguing. And, knowing Blake, it will b...
Post a Comment
Read more