May TBR Pile (20/31):
Book of the Month Club: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd ✓
Girly Book Club: Circe by Madeline Miller (reread, no review) ✓
Friend Book Club: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson ✓
Unread Shelf Random (Jan): Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
UnRead Shelf Selection (Feb): Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
UnRead Shelf Random (April): Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
UnRead Shelf Random (May): Asylum by Madeleine Roux
Goodreads To Read Random (Jan): Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Goodreads To Read Random (May): The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ✓
TBR Jar Random (April): The Five by Hallie Rubenhold ✓
TBR Jar Random (May): A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer ✓
April Theme Wrap-up: The Oracle Code ✓
April Theme Wrap-up: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
April Theme Wrap-up: Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin ✓
Theme 1: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Theme 1: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller ✓
Theme 1: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Theme 2: The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Theme 2: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Theme 2: TBD
Romance: The Undoing of a Lady by Nicola Cornick ✓
Added: Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen ✓
Added: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey ✓
Added: The Deep by Alma Katsu ✓
Added: All Systems Red by Martha Wells ✓
Kid Read-Aloud: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl ✓
Kid Read-Aloud: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 6518 pages
Pages Remaining: 542,121 pages
Current Read - The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte; Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books bought/received (1) - I skipped Book of the Month for May. Nothing really called to me. But I did pick up a copy of A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson for book club. I am hoping J will read it this year also.
June TBR Pile:
Book of the Month Club: One Day in December by Josie Silver
BOTM: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
Girly Book Club: Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Friend Book Club: The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
Unread Shelf Random (Jan): Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
UnRead Shelf Selection (Feb): Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
UnRead Shelf Random (April): Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
UnRead Shelf Random (May): Asylum by Madeleine Roux
UnRead Shelf Random (June): Craft a Life You Love by Amy Tangerine
Goodreads To Read Random (Jan): Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Goodreads To Read Random (June): The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe
TBR Jar Random (June): Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
May Theme Wrap-up: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
May Theme Wrap-up: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
May Theme Wrap-up: The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
May Theme Wrap-up: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Theme 1: Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
Theme 1: Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn
Theme 1: Empress of the Seven Hills by Kate Quinn
Theme 2: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Theme 2: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Theme 2: TBD
Mystery: Cocaine Blues by Kerry Washington
Historical Fiction: Lady of the Eternal City by Kate Quinn
Historical Fiction: The Paris Hours by Alex George
Science Fiction: Sever by Lauren DeStefano
Science Fiction: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Science Fiction: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
Science Fiction: Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
Science Fiction: Network Effect by Martha Wells
Romance: Whisper of Scandal by Nicola Cornick
Romance: One Wicked Sin by Nicola Cornick
Romance: Mistress of Midnight by Nicola Cornick
Romance: Notorious by Nicola Cornick
Nonfiction: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte
Ebook: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
UnRead Shelf Plans
For June, the prompt a book from a series. I am hoping to read one of my historical fiction series or a romance series from my stacks.
Movies watched
Frankenstein from the National Theatre - We watched the one with Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor Frankenstein and Jonny Lee Miller as the monster. So good!
1917 - Absolutely gorgeous and horrifying. Amazing!
VHYes - So weird, but strangely entertaining.
Love Wedding Repeat - Enjoyed this romcom.
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot - Meh.
20 Feet from Stardom - Pretty decent documentary.
Ford v. Ferrari - Really enjoyed this movie about car racing, who knew?
General Magic - Fascinating look at an almost mythical company.
Jumanji: The Next Level - It had moments of humor. Mostly Kevin Hart being Danny Glover.
The Darkest Minds - Terrible confusing movie (and I’ve read the book).
Mortal Engines - Very cool models and set design, less exciting story and characters.
Alita: Battle Angel - It had promise, I just wanted less teeny-bopper romance and more battle with the Big Bad.
It Stains the Sands Red - Not the worst zombie movie I’ve seen, but the ending really killed it for me.
F/X - Great 80s action movie!
2010 - Except for the voiceovers, I loved this one.
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss - Quirky and pretty fun.
A Trip to Greece - A fourth trip! I found this one to be more uplifting than the previous ones.
Spaceship Earth - A confused muddle of a documentary.
Color Out of Space - Hate Lovecraft as a person, love Lovecraftian horror. This was terrifying and amazing!
The Lovebirds - That was delightful!
Jupiter Ascending - What a trainwreck of a movie…
Extraction - Pretty good action film
Bad Times at the El Royale - Pretty intriguing
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
TV Shows watched
Last Week Tonight
What We Do in the Shadows S2
Rick and Morty S4
Living With Yourself S1
Below Deck S5
Comments - Another month in quarantine. At least I had a really good media month. Lots of books read. Lots of movies watched. Lots of schoolwork done with Arthur.
Next up on the TBR pile:
