May Wrap Up

Hi everyone, I hope you’ve all had an amazing month. I’ve been failing this year with keeping up with wrap ups but they are something that I plan on getting back into starting with May’s wrap up.

Books

I manged to read quite a mixture this month from full length novels to graphic novels, poetry collections and anthology.

This first book I read this month was Seven Blades in Black by Same Sykes. This was a brilliant fast paced fantasy and I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. Review here.

 

I read a lot of poetry this month starting with The Princess Saves Herself in This One which I gave 4 stars to and The Mermaid’s Voice Returns in This One which I gave 3 stars to. Both of these are by Amanda Lovelace.

 

It’s taken me a year but I have finally reread all of the Shadowhunter books by Cassandra Clare. I finished up with The Dark Artifices series, this was definitely the most sophisticated series to date and you can really see how Cassandra has grown as a writer since The Mortal Instruments. I gave all of these 5 out of 5 stars.

 

The next three books I read were poetry collections. The first was A Am More Than A Daydream by Jennae Cecelia which I gave 3 stars. The next was Confessions of a Wallflower by Juansen Dizon which I gave 4 stars. The last was Kaleidoscopic Skies by Ekta Daryani which I gave 3 stars.

 

I read two graphic novels this month Pilu of the Woods and A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities. The artwork in both of these is adorable and I gave both 4 out of 5 stars. Reviews here.

I this month I also read New Suns an Anthology of speculative fiction by POC. I gave this 4 out of 5 stars. Review here.

I also read Across the Void by S.K. Vaughn this month. This was a great suspenseful sci-fi that I gave 4 out of 5 stars to. Review here.

 

 

The last three poetry collections I read this month were Reverie, Voyage and Dreamscape by Erin Hanson. These were by far my favourite poetry collections and I related so much with a lot of these poems. I gave all of these 5 out of 5 stars.

Haul

This month I had no self control what so ever and bought way too many books, my Bank account is not happy with me.

The physical books I bought were:

• Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry.
• Pet Sematary by Stephan King
• The Princess Saves Herself in This One and The Mermaid’s Voice returns in this One by Amanda Lovelace.
• Confessions of a Wallflower by Juansen Dizon.
• Kaleidoscopic Skies by Ekta Daryani.
• I Am More Than A Daydream by Jennae Cecelia.
• Reverie by Erin Hanson.
• Voyage by Erin Hanson.
• Dreamscape by Erin Hanson.

The ebooks I bought were:

• Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed.
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth.
• How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake.
• Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy.
• Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno.
• Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali.

The Arcs I received were:

• Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes.
• Across the Void by S.K. Vaughn.
• Soul of The Sword by Julie Kagawa.
• Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke.
• The Return of King Lillian by Susie Plakson.
• A Violet Fire by Kelsey Quick.

TBR

This month is pride month so I plan on reading some LGBTQ+ books. I also plan on taking part in the Summerathon hosted by Mel To The Any, A Court of Crowns and Quills, Bookables, Pinto and Pages and Aimee Reads.

• The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth.
• How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake.
• Ramona Blue by Julie Murthy.
• Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno.

 

Posts

• Mystical May TBR
• Top Ten Tuesday
• Darksoul Review
• Versatile Blogger Award
• Mini Reviews
• Top Ten Tuesday
• Across the Void Review
• I Spy Book Tag

Favourite Posts

• What is Fantasy by Perfectly Tolerable.
• 5 reasons I Keep on Writing Book Reviews by Drizzle and Hurricane Books.
• Book plots should not be changed in tv/movie adaptions by Meeghan Reads and Bakes.

 

Movies/TV/Music

 

This was a great instalment to the Conjuring Universe, not my favourite but still enjoyable.

I’m a big fan of Lord of the Rings and enjoyed learning more about Tolkien’s life however, I did find it to be boring at times and felt my mind drifting away several times throughout the movie.

This was definitely the best movie I’ve seen this month.

How has it taken me so long to watch this. I’m a big Jack Whitehall fan and this was hilarious, I also loved seeing the dynamic between him and his father.

I decided to give The Good Place a shot this month and loved it. This is a really funny and entertaining show and I can’t wait to see what they come up with in season 4.

 

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How has your month been?