Bookish Reflections – May 2024

Reading Goals for April 2024

My monthly reading goal for May was 4 books, which at the time I thought too steep to achieve. Yet, I was definitely in a reading mood in May. I managed to read 8 books, which is so many more than I thought I could do. Some of them had, for the most part, been read before May started. (Death at Devil’s Bridge had been a slow read throughout the year so far, and I was currently reading Indigo Slam when May began). I have also listened to a couple of audiobooks too, which has helped in the numbers game. All this means is that I am already over halfway towards my year target of 60 books read, with a whole month to go before the halfway point is reached. Yay!

What did I read in May 2024?

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1. The King’s Wife by Crispina Kemp – 5 /5
2. Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith – 4 / 5
3. Death at Devil’s Bridge by Robin Page – 3 / 5
4. Indigo Slam by Robert Crais – 5 / 5
5. Adrien Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend – 4 / 5
6. Adrien Mole: The Cappuccino Years by Sue Townsend – 4 / 5
7. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith – 5 / 5
8. Death is Now My Neighbour by Colin Dexter – 5 / 5

What did I listen to in May 2024

• The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy – 4 / 5
• The Chain of Destiny by Bram Stoker – 3 / 5 (probably closer to 2.5!)

Currently Reading

• The Return of The King by J.R.R. Tolkien (year-long read-along)
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (listening to, slowly)
• Haunted Britain and Ireland by Derek Acorah (slow read)
• The Raven’s Head by Karen Maitland (re-read)
• Eragon by Christopher Paolini (re-read)

Number of books read in 2024

33 books so far!

What books did I buy in May 2024?

• Hill of Bones by The Medieval Murderers

Reading Goals for June 2024?

• I don’t think there is much chance of getting anywhere near this month’s numbers, so I will keep the goal at 4 books, as I have lots of editing of my own writing planned, which usually means I’m too tired to read…