May 2019 Wrap-up
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- monthly wrap-up
May’s TBR Pile (20/32):
- Book of the Month Club: The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
- Girly Book Club: A Curve in the Road by Julianne Maclean (iPad) ✓
- Friend Book Club: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
- UnRead Shelf Pick: The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips ✓
- Random TBR Pick: The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg ✓
- Ebook: The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Mary Levy (iPad) ✓
- Series Pick: Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco ✓
- Alphabet Soup: Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi ✓
- Monthly Keyword (Daisy): Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ✓
- Monthly Motif (One Sitting Reads): Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen ✓
- Nonfiction: The Problem of Democracy by Nancy Isenberg
- Nonfiction Cities by Monica Smith
- Comic: The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 8 ✓
- Comic: The Beauty Vol. 5 ✓
- Comic: Heathen Vol. 1 ✓
- Comic: Giant Days Vol. 8 ✓
- Science Fiction: Hope for the Best by Jodi Taylor (iPad)
- Horror: The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo ✓
- Romance: 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
- Romance: The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli ✓
- Historical Fiction: The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White ✓
- Historical Fiction: The Light Over London by Julia Kelly ✓
- Historical Fiction: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton ✓
- Historical Fiction: Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
- HP Reread: The Chamber of Secrets
- HP Reread: The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Short Stories: Toil and Trouble
- Young Adult: Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta
- Young Adult: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
- Added: Royals (Prince Charming) by Rachel Hawkins ✓
- Added: A Brief History of Nebraska by Ronald Naugle ✓
- Added: Watching You by Lisa Jewell ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 5676 pages Pages Remaining: 608,435 pages
Current Read - Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter; Secrets of the Greek Revival by Eva Pohler
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books bought/received (0)
June TBR Pile:
- Book of the Month Club: The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
- Girly Book Club: The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (reread)
- Friend Book Club: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
- Random TBR Pick: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
- Ebook: Hope for the Best by Jodi Taylor
- Series Pick: Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey
- Monthly Keyword (Woman): The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
- Nonfiction: From Scratch by Allen Salkin
- Nonfiction: City of Light by Rupert Christiansen
- Nonfiction: Cities by Monica L. Smith
- Comic: Lumberjanes Vol. 3
- Comic: Lumberjanes Vol. 4
- Comic: The Umbrella Academy Vol. 2
- Science Fiction: Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan
- Science Fiction: Alien: Echo by Mira Grant
- Science Fiction: If, Then by Kate Hope Day
- Horror: Secrets of the Greek Revival by Eva Pohler
- Mystery: The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
- Romance: The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
- Romance: Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan
- Romance: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
- Romance: Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith
- Historical Fiction: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
- Creativity: Craftfulness by Rosemary Davidson
- Creativity: My Friend Fear by Meera Lee Patel
- Short Stories: Toil and Trouble
- Young Adult: Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
Movies watched
- Hired Gun - Fascinating documentary about musicians. Wish they would have spent a little less time on the Billy Joel storyline.
- Apollo 11 - The story of the Apollo 11 mission told through archival footage and audio transmissions. A work of art in itself!
TV Shows watched
- Veep S7 - And with that, the show is over!
- Game of Thrones S1 - We restarted the entire series now that the show is ending.
Comments - As predicted, my reading momentum slowed down just a bit. But I’m still really happy at my reading this month. Lots of mediocre reads, but a couple of really good ones.
Next up on the TBR pile:
