Hello and welcome to this months reading wrap up! This month has been a stand out for me for this year and not for the best reasons. This year I have managed to read double digits every single month before this month, this month I struggled to read what I did read. I am not really sure what the reason was, I was not in a reading slump. I think I was just tired, I am not really sure how to explain it. I tried to turn it around in the later part of the month by doing a challenge, you can read about that in my post called, Challenge | One Week Reading Before Bed. This was nice because it kind of restarted my habit of reading, I am thankful I gave it a go. Well, even though this was not the best reading month, I still managed to read a few books and here they are!
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Since this is the fifth book in the series, I don’t want to say so much. But, I will say that this is a wonderful continuation of the series. As always the writing is wonderful, the research put in is apparent, and the characters are still written amazingly.
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Overall, this was a pretty alright read. There were parts that I really disliked about this play. First how t8765423533523242e “shrew” is treated really kinda pissed me off to no end. I might have annotated this with a few “WTF!” throughout. I did like the other aspects such as the “pretending”, I wont say more than this because I don’t want to ruin this play for others. Honestly, part of me wants to rate this lower than I have as more time passes. Might come back and do that.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was such a wonderful graphic novel. I loved the relationship characters, a plot through and through.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I actually wrote up a whole review on this book for a my series called, Someone Picks My Books. If you want to hear all of my thoughts and why I enjoyed it so much please check out my review here: Someone Picks My Books | Evelyn Reads | Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was a fantastic end to the series and it took some surprising turns and new characters. I felt like a lot of growth happened between book 2 and 3 for quite a few characters as well. I really liked how a lot was resolved, but also the ending leaves a lot open as well to let you think of what might have happened.
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really loved the use of novels and story telling throughout this novel and how it impacted the main characters imagination. This was a very good novel and I enjoyed reading it immensely. I might even like this more than Pride and Prejudice.
Start of 2020: 51
Current: 10
What was your favorite book this month?
How did you do in your OWLs?
Classic Bhaer 
I’m so glad you liked the Magician’s Trilogy and Mooncakes!
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Me too! So glad you got me to read them. 😊A series I will be rereading in the future.
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Looks like quite a good reading month! I hope June is just as good!
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Thank you Evelyn! It was a small, but good one. So, I am thankful for that.
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I really want to read Mooncakes and Middlegame! This looks like an amazing reading month! I can’t believe you managed almost all 4 or 5 stars, that’s great!
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I know, I was so happy that most of my books were so highly rated. I hope you get to read Mooncakes and Middlegame, I really liked them both so much!
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