Monthly Wrap-Up: May 2023

In May I read 6 books, for a total of 1527 pages (that's about 580 pages less than the previous month).

• All of them were part of a series
• I started 1 series, but I also finished it!
• Two were 5-star reads, three 4-stars, and one was a 3-star read
• 5 were finished copies, and 1 ARC
• 1 was adult, and 5 YA
• 1 sci-fi, 4 thrillers, 1 historical
• All were from authors I've previously read

Books read this month:

I was in the very rare mood where I wanted something a little historical, and I think it was because I spent so much time with the Shadowhunters of the late 1800s/early 1900s in The Last Hours, that I just wanted more. Lol. So I read My Plain Jane! And I loved it! It was a lot of fun and I liked the added bonus of ghosts! I think I enjoyed this book more than I did My Lady Jane, which I read last year. (And I also liked this version of events as opposed to the OG Jane Eyre 😆).

I loved Only Good Enemies SO much!! I knew it was going to be good, but still. Lol. I just love the blend of sci-fi elements with fantasy elements, and I especially love to slow burn romance and enemies-to-lovers trope... it was all done so well!! And now I can't wait for the next book in the series even though this book isn't even out yet 😆 Oh, the problem with reading ARCs. Lol.

And then I read the entirety of the New Fear Street series after not having read a single Fear Street book for over a year! And they were all pretty solid reads! Fear Street books tend to be hit or miss, but I really liked these, especially because 3 out of the 4 had a supernatural element to them. Those are always my favorite. And it was nice to be back in Shadyside after so long.

Favorite books of the month:

I loved My Plain Jane more than I thought I would! It was so much fun and I loved the added element of the ghosts! And I of course loved the latest book from Jennifer Estep. Lol. It was just SO good!

Least favorite book of the month:

All of them were pretty solid reads, so no dislikes this month! Yay! Lol.

Books reviewed this month:

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban | ★★★☆☆ Fear Hall: The Conclusion (Fear Street: Fear Hall #2) by R.L. Stine | ★★☆☆☆ Bot Duct Skeleton (Space Janitor #0.8) by Julia Huni | ★★★★☆ Abandoned World (Recycled World #0.5) by Julia Huni | ★★★☆☆ Dirt the Vacu-bot Missed by Julia Huni | ★★★★★

Deep Black Sea by David M. Salkin | ☆☆☆☆☆ The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown | ★★★☆☆ Chain of Iron (The Last Hours #2) by Cassandra Clare | ★★★★★ We Jace you a Clary Xmas by Cassandra Clare | ★★★★★ Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang & Nate Pedersen | ★★★★★

Other posts:

April 2023

My Library Gave Me Book Recs, Did I Read Them?

Books Are Better Than People

#4: Perpetually Behind

Let me know what your favorite read this month was and what you are looking forward to reading next month!