May has been an absolute whirlwind month, a juggling act of my Wyrd and Wonder TBR and ARC requests that I let myself make. I sadly only ended up reading 4 books from my original Wyrd and Wonder TBR, but two of those were backlist reads that were high priority, so there was still success! I also finished an audiobook for the first time in years, and let myself have the rare pleasure of reading an ARC a number of months before its actual release. Other updates:
The Great Series Read Project
I didn’t read any sequels this month (CROOKED KINGDOM I finished at the end of April), but I’m calling that fine because I managed to at least START a couple series that have been on my list. I read JADE CITY, ahead of JADE WAR releasing this summer, and RED SISTER, first of THE BOOK OF THE ANCESTOR trilogy. Next month I’m planning on reading THE ROSEWATER INSURRECTION and catch up on that series before the trilogy concludes in the fall.
Notable Posts
- Things I Love: Mercy Thompson
- YALLWest Book Haul and Recap
- Wyrd and Wonder Things I Love: Maps in Books
- The Beginning of an Obesession: JEREMY THATCHER, DRAGON HATCHER by Bruce Coville
Reviews/Books Read
- CROOKED KINGDOM by Leigh Bardugo 5/5 Stars
- STORM CURSED by Patricia Briggs 4/5 Stars
- ONE WORD KILL by Mark Lawrence – 3.5/5 Stars
- AN ILLUSION OF THIEVES by Cate Glass – 3/5 Stars
- JADE CITY by Fonda Lee – 4.5/5 Stars
- THE KINGDOM by Jess Rothenberg – 3.5/5 Stars
- RED SISTER by Mark Lawrence – 4/5 Stars
- SNOWSPELLED by Stephanie Burgis – 4/5 Stars (Review to Come)
- THE GRACE YEAR by Kim Liggett (Review coming later this summer)
- THE OUTLAW DEMON WAILS by Kim Harrison (Audiobook)
Beat the Backlist Bingo Progress – 16/24
- Over 400 Pages – JADE CITY by Fonda Lee
- Borrowed or Gifted – THE OUTLAW DEMON WAILS (Library)
- Cover Love – RED SISTER by Mark Lawrence
- Less than 1000 Ratings on Goodreads – SNOWSPELLED by Stephanie Burgis
r/Fantasy Book Bingo – 8/25
- Novel featuring an AI – THE KINGDOM by Jess Rothenberg
- Audiobook – THE OUTLAW DEMON WAILS by Kim Harrison
- Small Scale SFF – AN ILLUSION OF THIEVES by Cate Glass
Retellings Bingo Progress – 3/24
- N/A
Realms of My Mind 
YES CROOKED KINGDOM! I’m so glad you had a good reading month!💜
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Really curious to hear what you thought of The Grace Year. NetGalley just turned me down for it so not sure I’ll get to read it😥
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I’m thinking of trying Red sister.
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Looks like you still had a pretty good month! I think I only got through three? Of my tbr pile for May myself lol. Have a great June!
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Your continued enthusiasm for Jade City makes me want to pick it up so badly. You are doing so much better at the Backlist challenge than I am. I need to step it up. Hope you have a wonderful June!
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I owe some of my Backlist to success to getting approval for sequels on series I haven’t started yet. 🙂 I’m still amazed I’ve managed to keep my split almost 50/50, it’s not intentional at all!
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May was definitely a whirlwind month, indeed! I’m so glad you enjoyed Crooked Kingdom because I loved those two books so much! I’m definitely intrigued when it comes to Red Sister and I’m super interested in The Grace Year because I’ve heard it’s similar in concept to The Handmaids Tale. I hope you have a great month of June! c:
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