Wednesday, May 31, 2023

LazyDayLit's MAY 2023 Reading Wrap-Up & Challenge Progress


GOODBYE MAY! 

It has been another fantastic reading month! 

I read 24 books in all!
11 fiction novels
6 graphic novels
2 full-length nonfictions
&
4 poetry collections


Visuals of what I read this month:

FICTION READS










GRAPHIC NOVELS READ IN MAY






NONFICTION READS









WHAT I READ TO MY CHILD












CHALLENGE PROGRESS

ABC CHALLENGE


APRIL

Fiction:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
16 / 26
Graphic Novels:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
14 / 26

Nonfiction:
A B C D E F H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
15 / 26

Fiction:


Graphic Novels:

M - The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs
P - Pilu of the Woods
Q - Quiet Girl In A Noisy World

Nonfiction:

E - Empty Bottles Full of Stories



BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge

3/24

JAN: 0/24
FEB: +2
MAR:
APR: 

MAY:

Prompt 23: Read a social horror, mystery, or thriller:
Ghost Eaters


The52BookClub Reading Challenge

12 / 52


JAN: +2
FEB: +6
MAR:
APR:
MAY:

Prompt 3: Title starts with letter G:
Ghost Eaters

Prompt 21: A secondhand book:
Glass

Prompt 27: A Newbery Medal Winner:
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Prompt 28: Includes a funeral:
Demon Copperhead



PopSugar Reading Challenge

Jan: +1
Feb: +4
MAR: 
APR:

MAY:

Prompt 20: A book becoming a tv series or movie in 2023:
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes


Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge

Jan: +3
Feb: +6
MAR:
APR:

MAY:

Prompt 13: A book you can't wait to read:
Demon Copperhead



Nonfiction Reader Challenge

History:

Memoir/Biography:
Lighter Than My Shadow
Ducks: Two Years in the Tar Sands
It's Lonely At the Centre of the Earth
Maya Lin

Crime & Punishment:

Science:

Health:
Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Travel:

Food:

Social Media:

Sports:

Relationships:

The Arts:
To Drink Coffee With A Ghost
Light Filters In
At Blackwater Pond
Empty Bottles Full of Stories

Published in 2023: 



NEW TO ME AUTHORS

FEB: +12
MAR: +12
APR: +12

MAY: +16

Amina Luqman-Dawson
Tiffany D. Jackson
Robin Gow
Caroline Kaufman
Clay Mcleod Chapman
Ainslie Hogarth
Mai K Nguyen
Kate Beaton
Barbara Kingsolver
Mara Rutherford
Debbie Tung
Robert M. Drake
r.h. Sin
Zoe Thorogood
MarcyKate Connolly
Grace Lin





Happy reading! 


Monday, May 1, 2023

LazyDayLit's MAY 2023 TBR & Reading Goals

HELLO MAY!


Hello readers!
April was a pretty great reading month!
I read 25 books in all!
You can see which books in my April WrapUp Post!




I - J Reads for #TBRTACKLECHALLENGE


MY APRIL HOPEFULS

GIFTED/ARCS



Many thanks to Farrar, Strous, and Giroux
Berkley Books
and Kensington Books!


Library Loans






Libby Loans



Nonfiction Picks



Off My Shelves






What are you most looking forward to reading this month?



You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram @LazyDayLit


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