LazyDayLit's MAY 2024 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress

GOODBYE MAY! 

Hello readers!
Spring is on its way out and we've been in a drought for the majority of it so it already looks and feels like summer here. I've been fitting in as much outdoor time as possible before I'll need to hibernate inside thanks to the heat and humidity! 


What I read in May:

FICTION READS

If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Safe and Sound by Laura McHugh

Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer
Bumps In the Night by Amalie Howard

Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A Craig

The Book of Thorns by Hester Fox
Where the Dark Stands Still by AB Poranek
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (reread)

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese


NONFICTION READS

Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future by Daniel Lewis

CHALLENGE PROGRESS

ABC CHALLENGE

(My ABC Challenge Post)


Jan - May

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
17 / 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
8 / 26
Nonfiction/Poetry:
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
10 / 26

May ABC Reads:

Fiction: 
T - Tress of the Emerald Sea

Graphic novels:


Nonfiction:


May TBR Tackle Challenge
(hosted by @booksare42 on Storygraph)

1. Starts with H or M:     👍
Hester
The House in the Pines

2.  Science Fiction   👍
Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer

3.  White on the cover  👍
If the Tide Turns

4. Maternal figure  👍
The House in the Pines
The Scarlet Letter 

5. Flowers on the cover  👍
The Book of Thorns

Challenge completed?
Yes 👍


Devour Your TBR
May prompt: __Mysterious May__
(all about reading mysteries!)

📖 Safe and Sound
📖 The House in the Pines

BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge
(my Read Harder blog post)

9/24

JAN: +5
FEB: +2
Mar: +2
Apr: +1

May: 

Prompt 23: Read a 'howdunit' or 'whydunit' mystery:
The House in the Pines 

The52BookClub Reading Challenge
(My 52BookClub Challenge blog post)

16 / 52

JAN: +6

FEB: +5
MAR: +5
APR: +2

MAY:

Prompt 26: Hybrid genre:
House of Roots & Ruin

Prompt 30: Picked without reading the blurb
Lore of the Wilds
Where the Dark Stands Still


PopSugar Reading Challenge
(my PopSugar Challenge blog post)

Jan: +6
FEB: +7
MAR: +3
April: +0

May: +0


Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge

Jan: +4
FEB: +9

MAR: +6 
April: +2

May: 

Books that have:
Blood: Safe and Sound
Pirates: If the Tide Turns
Friendship: Tress of the Emerald Sea

Books that made me feel:
Unsure: Poor Things
Adventurous: If the Tide Turns & Tress



2024 NONFICTION READER CHALLENGE
(my Nonfiction Challenge blog post)

History:

Memoir/Biography:

Crime & Punishment:

Science:
Twelve Trees

Mental Health:

Travel:

Food: 

Social Media:

Sport:

Relationships:

The Arts:

Published in 2024:


NEW TO ME AUTHORS

May:

Rachel Rueckert
Brandan Sanderson
Alasdair Gray
Amalie Howard
Ana Reyes
Analeigh Sbrana
A.B. Poranek
Laurie Lico Albanese
Daniel Lewis

Happy reading! 

LazyDayLit's MAY 2024 TBR & Reading Goals

Hello readers! It's MAY!

I've been in a garden/cottagecore mood lately and need to finish up my Spring TBR pile but it already feels like summer here so I'm starting to switch up my TBR list to reflect that.


What are you hoping to read this month?



MY MAY HOPEFULS

FOR REVIEW

If The Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert
(Many thanks to Goodreads & Kensington Books!)

LIBRARY LOANS

Off My Shelves

March TBR Tackle Challenge

Starts with H or M:
H - Hester
M - The Midnight Children

Science Fiction:
Acceptance (Southern Reach trilogy)

White on the cover:
Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart

Maternal Figure:
Hester

Flowers on the cover:
Hester
The Book of Thorns

What are you looking forward to reading in May?

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

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