May 2024 Wrap-up
- monthly wrap-up
May TBR Pile (18/20):
- Bookworms BC: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
- Friend BC: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
- Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders ✓
- Kid Read Aloud: Much Ado About Baseball by Rajani LaRocca ✓
- Kid Read Aloud: Homer Price by Robert McCloskey ✓
- Kid Read Aloud: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly ✓
- Kid Book Club: We Dream of Space by Erin Estrada Kelly ✓
- Fantasy: A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall ✓
- Fantasy: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor ✓
- Romance: To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt ✓
- Romance: To Desire a Devil by Elizabeth Hoyt ✓
- Romance: The Kraken’s Sacrifice by Katee Robert ✓
- Romance: Funny Story by Emily Henry ✓
- Romance: A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn ✓
- Romance: The Casanova by TL Swan ✓
- Romance: Bookshop Cinderella by Laura Lee Guhrke ✓
- Nonfiction: Unmasking Autism by Devon Price ✓
- Horror: What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher ✓
- Horror: Diavola by Jennifer Thorne ✓
- Historical Fiction: The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 6037 pages Pages Remaining: 236,915 pages
Current Read - Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon by Matt Dinniman; Blood by Jen Gunter; The Morningside by Téa Obreht; The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books Bought/Received (4): I picked up a copy of the retreat book club selection and two books from Book of the Month. I also went to Half Price Books and only came out with one book for me. (I did get a giant stack of homeschool stuff, but that doesn’t count here.)
- The Morningside by Téa Obreht
- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
- The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
- Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
UnRead Shelf Progress
- Starting Number: 329
- Books Read: 3
- Books Acquired: 4
- Books Unshelved: 0
- Finishing Number: 327
June TBR Pile:
- Bookworms BC: The Morningside by Téa Obreht
- Friend BC: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
- Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
- Nerdy Bookish Friends (Buddy Read): The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
- Kid Read Aloud: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
- Kid Read Aloud (Arthur’s rec to me): Loot by Jude Watson
- Kid Book Club: Malamander by Thomas Taylor
- Fantasy: Poison by Sarah Pinborough
- Fantasy: Charm by Sarah Pinborough
- Fantasy: Beauty by Sarah Pinborough
- Romance: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
- Nonfiction: Blood by Jen Gunter
- Horror: Kaiju Battlefield Surgeon by Matt Dinniman
- Horror: Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren
- Horror: Cursed Cruise by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren
Movies Watched
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
- Godzilla Minus One
- Unfrosted
- The Fall Guy
TV Shows Watched
- Dead Boy Detectives S1
- Welcome to Wrexham S1-3
- Shogun S1
- Clarkson’s Farm S1-2
- Fallout S1
- Twisted Metal S1
- The Great Pottery Throw Down S2
- Bridgerton S3
Comments - My reading slowed down this month as I knew that it would. As soon as the weather really gets nice, we are outside most days. Less time to read during the day. My totals will probably hover right around this month’s numbers throughout the rest of the year. Beyond reading, we did watch some good movies this month (The Fall Guy was utterly delightful) and made progress on multiple television shows. We even finished some seasons (Fallout, Shogun, Dead Boy Detectives, Clarkson’s Farm, Welcome to Wrexham).
Next up on the TBR pile:
