Hi, loves! I actually had a different blog post scheduled to go up today, but I had this overwhelming urge to do a mid-month reading update post instead. 😂 This is probably something I’ll do on the blog every mid-month from now on (maybe)! Once a month seems too sparse, and every week seems too often (at least for me, since I only can only post once or twice a week right now).
If you guys want more semi-realtime reading updates from me, feel free to friend or follow me on Goodreads where I’m super active! 😊💖
ANYWAY, here we go! May has been a major rollercoaster of reads for me so far. I absolutely ADORED 2 reads (4 & 4.5 stars!), but reaaally didn’t enjoy the other 3 reads (all 2 stars).
Books I’ve Read
- Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig (⭐⭐⭐⭐½): I absolutely LOVED this book (and was so surprised that I did)! I did a series review for this one and the first book, so please check that out if you haven’t yet. I hope I can convince you to read this duology. 😉
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (⭐⭐): I really, really thought that I was going to love this one. I put it off for YEARS because I wanted to be in the perfect mood for it (and not at all because it was chunky and intimidating…). I might have enjoyed this more if I read it as a teenager.
- Happily Never After by Lynn Painter (⭐⭐): The concept of the MCs being wedding crashers was fun at first, and the humor was okay, but towards the middle, the scenes just became incredibly repetitive, and I can’t even remember the MCs’ names. 🤷♀️
- The Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby (⭐⭐): This was my first shot at the dark romance genre that has apparently been getting super popular lately. It was unsurprisingly (and unfortunately) of poor quality. I weirdly had a lot of thoughts about this one, and I have a slightly lengthy review for this series scheduled to go up next week. My general thoughts are on my GR review, though, if you want a heads up.
- Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young (⭐⭐⭐⭐): MY HEART. This was the most wholesome book I’ve read in a while. The MCs were both sweet and charming, and they had a glorious romance full of mutual pining. I’m not sure if I’ll write a full review for this one, but general thoughts are also here on my GR review. 😊
Books I’m Currently Reading
I’m in the middle of (as of writing this post) Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater. I was just in the mood for a light romantasy because there’s still remnants of the Mindf*ck insanity in my brain. 😂 Also, it’s been so long since I’ve read a Fae book that I really loved… the last time might have been the Iron Fey books way back in 2011 (which I need to reread to see if I still like them). 😭
So far, it’s giving Emily Wilde but for people with shorter attention spans (AKA me), which is nice. Nothing particularly amazing so far, but enjoyable.
Books I Plan to Read
- The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang: I’ve been meaning to read for years now! I posted a poll on GR asking my friends to *gently* pressure me into reading something I’m intimidated to read, and The Poppy War won!
- Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater: I’m liking Half a Soul well enough, so I might just read the sequel when I finish The Poppy War. Or will I end up reading the sequels to The Poppy War instead? We shall see!
- Flawless by Elsie Silver / Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh: I’m definitely going to want a contemporary romance after all the fantasies, so we’ll see what romance read I’ll be in the mood for… I’m thinking Flawless or Binding 13. Let me know in the comments if you’ve read any of these!
Let’s chat!
Any books on here that you’ve read or want to read? Do you like to constantly switch genres when reading books, or can you go 5 books in a row of all the same genre?
Let's chat! 🙂