I had such hopes for this month – but my reading was erratic at best and I have not finished a single fantasy book – even though I planned to prioritize them.
Books I read in May:
- No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood: 2.5 out of 5 stars
- Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh: 3 out of 5 stars
- Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters: 4 out of 5 stars
Favourite of the Month:
The best book I finished was definitely Detransition, Baby – I adored many things about it and I am a bit miffed that it didn’t make the Women’s Prize shortlist. I loved its exploration of gender and motherhood, Reese is such a wonderfully realized character that made my heart hurt – it is not perfectly structured and sometimes a bit too sprawling for me, but what an excellent, excellent cast of characters.
Stats(ish):
I finished three books, all of them fiction written by women.
Currently Reading:
What I should be getting to next:
I do not even know how to get my reading mojo back – and I will be going back to work in two weeks and my tiny reading time will probably disappear completely. The only thing I reliably get to is audiobook listening, so I will probably be switching near completely to that format.
One thing I do know, however, and that is that I will be reading Brood by Jackie Polzin with the possibly most chaotic group chat I will ever be part of. I am excited! (and the audiobook is only about 5 hours long, so I should manage to actually read the book in June.)
I have thoughts on books 
Empire of Gold is SO GOOD. though the subject matter is very much different from Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe’s writing is just as good as ever. I hope you end up enjoying it as much you did Say Nothing!! ive also had my eye on Pure Gold for a while, always a sucker for Irish short story collections and this one’s received so many rave reviews!
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