May’s TBR Pile (20/32):
Book of the Month Club: The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
Girly Book Club: A Curve in the Road by Julianne Maclean (iPad) ✓
Friend Book Club: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
UnRead Shelf Pick: The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips ✓
Random TBR Pick: The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg ✓
Ebook: The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Mary Levy (iPad) ✓
Series Pick: Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco ✓
Alphabet Soup: Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi ✓
Monthly Keyword (Daisy): Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ✓
Monthly Motif (One Sitting Reads): Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen ✓
Nonfiction: The Problem of Democracy by Nancy Isenberg
Nonfiction Cities by Monica Smith
Comic: The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 8 ✓
Comic: The Beauty Vol. 5 ✓
Comic: Heathen Vol. 1 ✓
Comic: Giant Days Vol. 8 ✓
Science Fiction: Hope for the Best by Jodi Taylor (iPad)
Horror: The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo ✓
Romance: 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
Romance: The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli ✓
Historical Fiction: The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White ✓
Historical Fiction: The Light Over London by Julia Kelly ✓
Historical Fiction: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton ✓
Historical Fiction: Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
HP Reread: The Chamber of Secrets
HP Reread: The Prisoner of Azkaban
Short Stories: Toil and Trouble
Young Adult: Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta
Young Adult: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Added: Watching You by Lisa Jewell ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 5676 pages
Pages Remaining: 608,435 pages
Current Read - Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter; Secrets of the Greek Revival by Eva Pohler
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books bought/received (0)
June TBR Pile:
Book of the Month Club: The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
Girly Book Club: The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (reread)
Friend Book Club: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Random TBR Pick: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Ebook: Hope for the Best by Jodi Taylor
Series Pick: Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey
Monthly Keyword (Woman): The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Nonfiction: From Scratch by Allen Salkin
Nonfiction: City of Light by Rupert Christiansen
Nonfiction: Cities by Monica L. Smith
Comic: Lumberjanes Vol. 3
Comic: Lumberjanes Vol. 4
Comic: The Umbrella Academy Vol. 2
Science Fiction: Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan
Science Fiction: Alien: Echo by Mira Grant
Science Fiction: If, Then by Kate Hope Day
Horror: Secrets of the Greek Revival by Eva Pohler
Mystery: The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
Romance: The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
Romance: Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan
Romance: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Romance: Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith
Historical Fiction: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Creativity: Craftfulness by Rosemary Davidson
Creativity: My Friend Fear by Meera Lee Patel
Short Stories: Toil and Trouble
Young Adult: Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
Movies watched
Hired Gun - Fascinating documentary about musicians. Wish they would have spent a little less time on the Billy Joel storyline.
Apollo 11 - The story of the Apollo 11 mission told through archival footage and audio transmissions. A work of art in itself!
TV Shows watched
Veep S7 - And with that, the show is over!
Game of Thrones S1 - We restarted the entire series now that the show is ending.
Comments - As predicted, my reading momentum slowed down just a bit. But I’m still really happy at my reading this month. Lots of mediocre reads, but a couple of really good ones.
Next up on the TBR pile:
