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May Wrap up and June TBR

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I knew going into this month I probably bit off more than I could chew. By some miracle, I'd read 18 books in April and I thought I could do it again this month. No such luck, unfortunately. My digital pile of ARCs from NetGalley is still far too large and I'm struggling to make my way through it all. Have you ever felt like you might disappoint someone if you didn't get through all of the "for fun but sorta assigned" reading? No? Maybe it's just me.

If you're interested, I'll make a running list for all the ARCs I need to read but haven't been able to get to yet. 

In May, I read a total of  13 books, with two DNFs, for a total of 3,269 pages read this month.

  • The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
  • Again, but Better by Christine Riccio
  • Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
  • Death of a King by Andrew H. Vanderwal
  • Sold by Patricia McCormick
  • Forest Talk: How Trees Communicate by Melissa Koch-- DNF'd
  • Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
  • Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle
  • The Voice in my Head by Dana L. Davis
  • The Bone Charmer by Breeana Shields
  • Island Book by Evan Dahm
  • Switch Back by Danika Stone-- DNF'd
  • Romanov by Nadine Brandes
 There are 11 more books that I wanted to try to get to from NetGalley which I'll try to integrate into June's TBR but that also has 10 books I need to read . . . Are you seeing the struggle of a book reviewer?

Anyway, June's TBR is going to consist mostly of ARCs though I'll be traveling a but so I'll have to read at least one physical book. Right now I'm not sure what I want to read, which is usually a good indicator of a slump coming on. Anyway, all of the ARCs from NetGalley for the month of  June include:
  • Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry by Jen Conley (available June 3rd)
  • Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas (available June 4th)
  • Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout (available June 11th)
  • Rules We're Meant to Break by Natalie Williamson (available June 11th)
  • Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan (available June 11th)
  • Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron (available June 18th)
  • All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil (available June 18th)
  • Risking it All by SM Koz (available June 18th)
  • You Can Change the World by Margaret Rooke (available June 21st)
  • Sea Change by Sylvia Hehir (available June 24th)
Out of curiosity, are you mood readers or can you just pick up anything and roll with it? Or are you someone who has to plan out all of their reading ahead of time?

I also have some great news. I have a second story published with Z Publishing House. It's a retelling of Beowulf from the perspective of Freawaru. If you're interested in reading it, you can find it here :
http://www.zpublishinghouse.com?rfsn=1831564.e6264 
in the Emerging Writers of Science Fiction and Fantasy from Michigan and Ohio. I do get a small commission from anything purchased through this link but I would love to hear what you think of the story.


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