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My TBR for this May is still me working my way through series I’m in the middle of, reading books so I can watch the show or movie, and classic because I always do. I’m planning on rereading House of Earth and Blood because I’d like to make my way through that series and I don’t quite remember enough from CC1.

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice by Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis
The Ballad of Never After (OUABH #2) by Stephanie Garber
A Curse for True Love (OUABH #3) by Stephanie Garber
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (The Carls #2) by Hank Green
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas
Tell Me Lies by Cara Lovering

The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time #5)
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Finale by Stephanie Garber (Caraval #3)
Mated to the Dark Elf
Fourth Wing (Graphic Audio) by Rebecca Yarros
The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Please Don’t Say You’re Sorry (audiobook) by Nicole Sodoma
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce
Sweet Virginia by Caroline Kepnes
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The Mosquito by B.A. Paris
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone
Path of Vengeance (Star Wars: The High Republic) by Cavan Scott
Tales of Enlightenment (Star Wars: The High Republic) by George Mann
The Eye of Darkness (Star Wars: The High Republic) by George Mann
Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

We are making out way through The Wheel of Time series! Slowly, very slowly. I was influenced to read an elf romance? I read a few novellas to beat some brief reading slumps. And have nearly caught up in The High Republic series. I did not manage to get all of my physical books in a picture this month, but it’s fine. We’re fine.

physical books read: 12
ebooks read: 5
audiobooks: 2
total books: 19

4 & 5 Star Reads

The Fires of Heaven (5) – I checked, and every TWOT book so far has been a five-star rating from me. I love (sometimes love/hate) these characters, this world, and everything that happens in it. It’s been incredibly fun to read.

Finale (4) – Finale wasn’t quite as good as Caraval or Legendary, but still a pretty solid conclusion to this trilogy.

Fourth Wing (5) – For a split second, I gave Fourth Wing 4 stars immediately after reading it the first time last year. But it stuck with me, and I felt excited to read Iron Flame. Fourth Wing is 5 stars from me, and the graphic audio was a whole new five-star experience.

Once Upon a Broken Heart (4) – Stephanie Garber builds such wonderful fantasy worlds. I’m looking forward to finally finishing this series soon.

The Sword of Kaigen (4) – A chunky standalone fantasy book with intense world building, impressive writing.

Dungeons and Drama (4) – This cute YA romance was super nerdy and so adorable.

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (4) – A rich fantasy world with dual POV, plot twists, and leaving me ready to read book #2.

Path of Vengeance, Tales of Enlightenment, The Eye of Darkness (4) – All three of these High Republic books got 4 stars from me. Solid.

Paper Girls, Volume 1 (4) – I picked this up to read just before watching the Prime TV series, and it’s a pretty cool story with great artwork.

One in a Millennial by Kate Kennedy
Star Wars: The High Republic – The Edge of Balance: Precedent by Daniel José Older
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries #6) by Martha Wells
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls #1) by Hank Green
Daisy Haites (Magnolia Parks Universe #2) by Jessa Hastings
Cataclysm (Star Wars: The High Republic) by Lydia Kang

4 & 5 Star Reads

One in a Millennial (4) – As a long-time listener of Kate’s Be there in Five podcast, I knew I’d enjoy her memoir. It’s so relatable!

Fugitive Telemetry (4) – I will read every Murderbot book Martha writes. These are always so good for getting out of a reading slump.

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (4) – I read this for a book club, and I was really impressed with Hank Green’s debut novel. I am looking forward to seeing how this story ends with the sequel.

I didn’t have the best reading month, with no 5-star reads and only 8 books read (low for me!) but March ended up being unexpectedly busy!