If April was one of my worst reading months ever, May balanced it out.
May goal:
May’s goal? April was pathetic, so I’m going to commit to 2 books in May.
What I read:
- The Summer Skies—Jenny Colgan
- Kindle / 334p
- May 3 – 7
- 3.5⭐
- Review
- Me—Elton John
- Audiobook 🎧 / 8h 57m
- Apr 5 – May 7
- 3.5⭐
- Review
- West End Girls—Jenny Colgan
- Kindle / 336p
- May 8 – 13
- 2.5⭐
- Review
- The Five-Star Weekend—Elin Hilderbrand
- Kindle / 400p
- May 14 – 19
- 4⭐
- Review
- None of This Is True—Lisa Jewell
- Kindle / 370p
- May 20 – 28
- 3.25⭐
- Review
In-progress:
- The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians (True Stories of the Magic of Reading)—James Patterson & Matt Eversmann
- Audiobook 🎧
- 77%
- Invisible Girl—Lisa Jewell
- Kindle
- 39%
2025 Note: I quit linking titles to that big site that funds the rich dude and fascism a while ago—and the same guy owns Goodreads, so now I link to Storygraph. Regardless, I recommend supporting independent bookstores. My favorite is Old Town Books (they ship!). You can also support my favorite podcast through their Bookshop.org link at KickBezosInTheBalls.org (or pick a local shop of your choosing). And you can never go wrong with your local library!
2025 Progress
Star Ratings:
Based on the flat stars, not the quarter stars I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 1 book
- 4 stars: 6 books
- 3 stars: 9 books
- 2 stars: 1 book
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 1 book
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read/Hours Listened:
(Does not include partial books, abandoned books, or edited manuscripts)
- January – 1359p, 4h 13m
- February – 766p, 8h 0m
- March – 1475p*, 15h 49m
- April – 0p, 4h 22m
- May – 1840p, 8h 57m
*Note: Storygraph has a slightly different number because they count what they think I actually read each day based on when I update my progress. I always count the entire book in the month it was completed, even if I read everything but the last page in the previous month.
Reading Goals:
Read 36 books
I finished 5 books toward my Goodreads Challenge and I’m 2 ahead.
- Audiobooks: 7
- Kindle: 9
- Physical books: 0
*Note: I edited a book in April/May and read the 297 pages 3 times in the process, so I feel like I could count another 3 books and 891 pages toward my total.
Decrease my TBR
- Jan 1: 59 physical / 20 digital
- Feb 2: 59/20
- Mar 2: 59/20
- Apr 6: 59/20
- May 2: 59/20
- Jun 4: 59/21
Read 25 minutes per day
May 31 was Day 1354 of my reading streak.
May was a much better reading month. After an abysmally poor showing in April, I deliberately picked up easier and faster reads. I asked a book friend to recommend a light romance, which isn’t typically a go-to genre for me, but I can see why people enjoy them. I ended up reading 2 by the author (Jenny Colgan), and while they’re a bit predictable, the real world is currently a trash fire, and it’s nice to know there will be a happy outcome.
I’m in the middle of 2 books right now and I’m excited about a few upcoming reads, so I’ll commit to 4 books in June.
As always, you can find me online to see what I’m reading:
