My May 2024 reading month was comprised of ten books (plus one DNF) that certainly made the end of spring extra entertaining.
This past month, I checked three books off my Priority 24 reading list, reread a recent favorite, made it through several books that had been generously sent to me from publishers, and added another title to my 2024 favorites list! I completed almost my entire TBR for May minus one book that I DNF’d at around 35% because I just wasn’t vibing with it and then proceeded to read a few additional novels that I hadn’t originally planned on picking up. Overall, I’d consider that a pretty good reading month.
Since June is also Pride Month, my whole TBR list is comprised of books with queer rep. Now, around here, we read queer all year, but this particular month is one where I focus on highlighting only diverse authors and titles. I’ve been really excited about several of these books, so I truly can’t wait to dive in!
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The 10 Books I Read in May 2024
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May 2024 Reading Stats
Books That Got a 5-Star Rating (*reread)
Funny Story*
by Emily Henry
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Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades #1)
by Mai Corland
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Books That Got a 4 or 4.5-Star Rating
The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo
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Since You’ve Been Gone
by Morgan Matson
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
by Christopher Paolini
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The Partner Plot
by Kristina Forest
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Books That Got a 3 or 3.5-Star Rating
Betting On You (Betting On You #1)
by Lynn Painter
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The No-Girlfriend Rule
by Christen Randall
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To Have and To Heist
by Sara Desai
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A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea #1)
by Hafsah Faizal
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June 2024 TBR
Girls of Paper and Fire (Girls of Paper and Fire #1) by Natasha Ngan
The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
Here for the Wrong Reasons by Lydia Wang & Annabel Paulsen
Change of Heart by Clare Lydon
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Looks like you had a good reading month! I finally read Funny Story in May and I loved it as well