May goal:
I’m setting a low goal again for May due to ongoing pandemic-related work issues, so I’ll commit to 3 books.
What I read:
- The Butterfly Girl—Rene Denfeld
- 3* (May 7)
- Review
- The Little Stranger—Sarah Waters
- 1* (June 1)
- Review
Excuse(s) for Not Reading More: May just wasn’t great for reading. Technically, I only finished 1 book in May, but I’m counting the second since I read 490 of 500 pages last month.
Diversity? Suspense novel, gothic horror.
Star Ratings: Based on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list-view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 2 books
- 4 stars: 7 books
- 3 stars: 6 books
- 2 stars: 1 book
- 1 star: 1 book
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 0 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts, etc.)
- January – 1085
- February – 880
- March – 1753 (in part due to an audiobook that I started way back mid-February)
- April – 837
- May – 789
Reading Goals:
1. Read 48 books – I’m 2 books behind. (my Goodreads Challenge)
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1 – 77 physical / 22 Kindle
- Feb 3 – 74/22
- Mar 2 – 74/26
- Apr 16 – 73/26
- May 1 – 73/26 (no change)
- Jun 1 – 72/27
3. Read 12 not-novels – Nonfiction, poetry, essays, or fiction anthologies all count.
- Jan – 2 (pocket quotes, nonfiction zen)
- Feb – 0
- Mar – 2 (vignettes, audiobook/memoir)
- Apr – 1 (audiobook/memoir)
- May – 0
I set a goal of 3 books and finished 2. It was a disappointing reading month. I didn’t enjoy reading a 500+ page book and rating it only 1*. I’ll commit to 3 books for June.
