As I didn’t get around to doing a post on May this will be a combined May & June in review. Thanks to my vacation my reading was off the charts.
In May I read four books: Journey to Munich by Jaqueline Winspear; ‘Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick; The Expatriates by Janice K. Y. Lee; Fellside by M.R. Carey
Although I didn’t read that many books in May I enjoyed these quite a bit. Especially The Expatriates. Of course a Maisie Dobbs book is also always a good thing.
Now June was quite a great month thanks to vacation I read 14 books this month:
The Forgotten Girls by Sara Blaedel
Missing, Presumed by Susie Stiner
The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell
Happy People Read and Drink Coffee by Agnes Martin-Lugand
That Darkness by Lisa Black
Hostage by Kristin Ohlsson
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen
Seashell Season by Holly Chamberlin
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
Now and Then Friends by Kate Hewitt
Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica
Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Alridge
All Yours by Claudia Pineiro
A couple of duds but overall entertaining reads and yes, mainly crime fiction.
When it comes to my reading challenges unfortunately I didn’t read a single book for the Once Upon A Time Challenge. I think that’s a first. But I made some progress on my Books in Translation challenge and now year to date I’ve read six books in translation. Yay.
You would think that with all of these mystery reads I would be in the mood for something different but I can’t say that I am. Who knows, maybe that will change tomorrow. I will try to do some mini reviews of all the books I read but don’t hold your breath as it may take me quite a while.
Now for those of you in the States I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July weekend. I’m off to Monterrey for a family wedding so that should be tons of fun. Have a great weekend and more book talk soon!
Looks like an awesome month!
Wow! What a great month! Monterrey California? Nice! Have a great time!
You made up for me in June, I think. 🙂 You read some great sounding books! One of your May reads is in my TBR poll this month. 🙂 Here’s to a wonderful bookish July! Have a Happy Fourth of July and a great week, Iliana!
🙂 A great month!
P.S. I never really get tired of crime fiction.
Wow! You sure do read a lot on vacation. I’m just the opposite.
I’ve got The Life We Bury on my phone, ready to listen as soon as I finish Before the Fall. Good stuff!
I can never get any reading done during vacation so I love that you can!! That was a great reading month you had in June!
What did you think of the Stiner novel? I just brought it home from the library and typical of library books–it is a, do I read it or not since I won’t be able to renew it. I have so many good books of my own on the go, library books these days always pose a dilemma for me. I’ve heard good things about it. Sounds like you managed lots of good reading time while you were away AND saw lots of wonderful things! I love good reading months like that–and I hope you’ll share what you thought about the rest of the books, too–even if only really briefly.
Wow, looks like you’ve had a great reading month! Looking forward to your reviews. 🙂