Happy May, everyone! I have a surprisingly light review TBR this month—”light” in this case being only eleven books, lol. However, there are still March and April books I’m trying to catch up with, so don’t think for a minute that I’m going to run out of reading material:-) Also, I have a couple of long books that will take some time to read. But wow, some of my most anticipated books of the year fall in May, so I’m anticipating a really good month.
May is also Wyrd & Wonder, a celebration of all things fantasy. I’ve been reading less and less fantasy over the past few years, and in fact I only have two fantasy books scheduled to read this month—Fourth Wing and Spring’s Arcana—but I do have a couple of fantasy lists planned (you know how I love lists!), so look for both an adult and young adult upcoming fantasy books lists at some point during the month.
Wyrd & Wonder is hosted by imyril, Ariana, Annemieke, Jorie and Lisa. You can check out their blogs for more information about the event.
Here’s what’s on my plate:
More Perfect by Temi Oh is probably my MOST anticipated May book. I absolutely loved her last book, so I hope I’m not setting myself up for disappointment, but the excitement is real.
The Endless Vessel by Charles Soule. Soule is another writer who never lets me down. I’ve loved both previous books of his I’ve read, so I’m pretty sure I’ll love this too.
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin. I’ve been hearing amazing things about this book, and the release date is tomorrow, so I’m already behind. But hopefully I can fly through it when I start it.
Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina Monroe. This will be my first time reading this author, and I believe this is very dark and disturbing. Sign me up!
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. I may have started this already when this post goes live. Readers are raving about this book!
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw. I’ve already read this and wow, what a creepy, disturbing horror story. My review will be up tomorrow, don’t miss it!
Deadly Memory by David Walton is the sequel to Living Memory, which was a ton of fun. I’m so glad he’s continuing the series!
All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley. I’m eager to read more YA horror, and I think this sounds very good.
The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O’Keefe. I caved and requested this at the last minute, it just sounds so damn good!
Spring’s Arcana by Lilith Saintcrow. This urban fantasy caught my attention months ago, but since then some of the reviews on Goodreads are turning out to be rather lukewarm. Still, I will give it a try!
Not Alone by Sarah K. Jackson. Here’s another book with lots of 3 star and DNF reviews. Hmmm. I’m still willing to give it a chance. I do love a climate change-focused dystopian:-)
Happy 1st of May! I can’t wait for you to read More Perfect and find out your thoughts on it since I also really wanna read it. 😀
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Thanks Stephanie! I’m so excited to start More Perfect:-)
Can’t wait to hear about More Perfect! I loved the author’s previous book. Enjoy!
I hope to start it soon:-)
I’m looking forward to seeing all the fantasy this month! I just went over to read more about Deadly Memory and wow, I’m super intrigued for that!
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It sounds so good, right? I loved the first book in the series.
Yes! I can’t wait for my copy of Fourth Wing!
I hope we both love it!
You certainly do have a great line up. Can’t wait to see what you make of these. I’m also looking forward to the Cronin.
Lynn 😀
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May has a lot of potential, I’m excited for all my reads this month:-)
11 books… Light… There’s just you out there Tammy to say such things hahahah Happy reading! 😀
Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes recently posted…My Monthly Anticipation | May 2023
LOL I can never keep my TBR under control…
Hey, I also have a “light” month, and I requested the Blighted Stars late because it sounded so good! High five!
Seriously though, maybe we’ll get some sleep in June
High five Will!!
Welcome aboard again! I do like the look of the Rebecca Yarros one but I’m not sure if it is for me.
Annemieke @ A Dance with Books recently posted…The First 10 Randomly Grabbed (Fantasy) Books From My Shelves | #TopTenTuesday 383 #WyrdandWonder
Thank you! I’m looking forward to visiting lots of W&W posts this month:-)
I’m going to request The Blighted Stars as well, even though my reading queue is ready to explode – but I so enjoyed her previous books that I’m unable to resist… 🙂
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I’ve been hearing good things about it, I hope we both have good luck:-)
Wow you really just have two fantasy books on your May list! I have around 7 fantasy must-reads, and 2 more that are from April. I also have about 9-10 books on my reading list in all but in terms of page length it’ll feel more like 16 since a few of them are twice as long as your average novel, lol. I started Springs Arcana too, and so far it’s interesting…
I wasn’t thinking about Wyrd and Wonder so that’s why I ended up with so little fantasy, lol. I need to start Springs Arcana soon:-)
Can you believe it, we have one book in common!
I got an audio version of The Ferryman for review! This will be my first by this author.
Enjoy all the good food on your plate this month!
Emma @ Words And Peace recently posted…The top 7 books to read in May 2023
Thanks Emma! I hope we both enjoy The Ferryman:-)