April was a great reading month for me! Until the last week or so, I thought I was doing pretty poorly, but looking back, I had 3 or 4 five-star reads out of the 9 books I read, which is nothing to complain about! I didn’t get through all of my April TBR list, but that’s okay; I’ll get to those books one day.
For May, I’ve decided to try to keep my list a little shorter than normal—I aimed for seven books, then remembered that I have an ARC in the queue for May, so I ended up with eight on the list.
Upcoming release:
Publishing May 19: The Deep End of Love by Christina Suzann Nelson. After What Happens Next blew me away last year, I knew I wanted to read more of Nelson’s books. I realized recently that I haven’t followed through with the determination to find more of her titles, so when I saw this story come up, I jumped on it. I have high hopes for another solid story!
Read Your Bookshelf Challenge:
A place in the title: Rilla of Ingleside is one of the books I didn’t get to last month, but I’m still eagerly anticipating reading it. I was delighted to realize the title fit May’s prompt!
A-Z Reading Challenge:
H: Here Burns My Candle is a book a friend recommended to me last year. I believe it’s something of a Biblical retelling, set in Scotland. Since I love books that feature both of those subjects, I’m eager to dive into it!
P: Pirate Sealer was a second-hand find somewhere. I loved Catherall’s Camel Caravan when I was younger, so I’m intrigued to see what I think of this story!
Z: I heard about Louis Zamperini in a devotional recently, and his story sounded interesting. I was delighted to realize we have a biography about him on the shelf, so this became my nonfiction pick for the month.
5 x 5 Reading Challenge:
A backlisted title: I’ve been wanting to read Memory’s Door for several months now, after being pleasantly surprised by Soul’s Gate (which I was not expecting to enjoy…at all!). This has been on my TBR list for a good 5+ years now, and since I keep thinking about it, I think it’s about time to pick it up.
Just for fun:
I got A Month of Summer and The Book Thief out of the library a couple of weeks ago, and haven’t had time to pick either up yet, but I’d love to get to at least one (preferably both) before they have to go back! Lisa Wingate has written several books I thoroughly enjoyed, and I’ve heard a lot of good things about The Book Thief (WWII, Nazi book burnings, hiding Jews…I’m certain it’ll be good), so I’m looking forward to both stories.
What are you hoping to read in May?
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