Well, despite all the craziness still abound, I think I picked myself up a bit more this month. I did a good job spacing my reading out and taking into account which books I might need more time with. I also am grateful I realized soon enough that I had a couple ARCs that I needed to read this month in time to review, and was able to read them in time.
Anyway, here are my reading accomplishments for this month:
What I Read:
Vicious – V.E. Schwab
Pages: 368
Format: Hardback (Personal Copy)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
Normal People – Sally Rooney
Pages: 273
Format: E-book (Library copy)
My Rating: Ok, But Not My Cup of Tea
A Simple Favor – Darcey Bell (#startonyourshelfathon)
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback (Personal copy)
My Rating: Ok, But Not My Cup of Tea
The Travelling Cat Chronicles – Hiro Arikawa, Translated by Philip Gabriel (Reading Women Challenge, Diversity Reading Challenge)
Pages: 277
Format: E-Audiobook (Library copy)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
The Faithful Spy – John Hendrix (Read Harder Challenge)
Pages: 176
Format: E-book (Library copy)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
The Only Good Indians – Stephen Graham Jones (ARC of the Month)
Pages: 320
Format: E-book (ARC)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
This is How You Lose the Time War – Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (TBR Pick)
Pages: 209
Format: Hardback (Library copy)
My Rating:
Ok, But Not My Cup of Tea
Dragon Pearl – Yoon Ha Lee (Year of the Asian Reading Challenge)
Pages: 312
Format: E-Audiobook (Personal copy)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
The Guest List – Lucy Foley
Pages: 320
Format: E-Book (ARC)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
Queen’s Peril – E.K. Johnston
Pages: 352
Format: E-Book (ARC)
My Rating: Definitely Worth the Read
Total Pages: 2,911
Total Books: 10
Favorite Book of the Month:
Dragon Pearl – Yoon Ha Lee
I love the world that Lee has created here. It’s the perfect blend of sci-fi and Korean culture. I loved getting to know this world full of spirits, gumiho, and other shape-shifters. I loved the space travel and life onboard a spaceship. But, most especially, I love Min. She’s such a great character, so loyal and fierce in her love for her family. I really enjoyed seeing her grow over the course of the novel and I love that she was never self-righteous and always considered how things might be for others. This is such a great book and I would love for Lee to write more books in this world.
Least Favorite Book of the Month:
A Simple Favor – Darcey Bell
This book was very disappointing. I was looking forward to reading it because the premise sounded so mysterious. What actually occurs is a really contrived mystery involving three very unlikable people and a very dissatisfying ending. I was so mad when I reached the final page that I sincerely wished I hadn’t come across this book at all. I wonder how the movie is, because if it follows the book at all directly, I won’t like it. If you enjoy murder mysteries, I’d say skip this one because it’s really just annoying and pointless.
How about you?
How was your month of reading? Did you meet any of your goals? What was your favorite book you read this month? Least favorite? Let me know in the comments!
The Knitpick 
Looks like you had a good reading month! I hope June is just as good!
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Aaah, glad to see you enjoyed Dragon Pearl. I’ve been eyeing this book ever since I’ve seen the cover, it looks amazing!
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Yes! I thought it was great! It was full of action, the characters were really well developed and likeable, and I loved the Korean mythology written in. It was so cool!
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