May 2018
Throughout the month of May, I felt like I never read a book for longer than 20 minutes at a time. Books I should have finished in 2-3 days took me over a week (something unheard of for me); ARCs began to pile up (though I was good on my promise not to request more); and I scarcely visited my blog (thank goodness for scheduled posts!). My stats for the month don’t really reflect this though when you compare them to last year (16 books last May and 15 this May). But the fact of the matter is, if it wasn’t for my audiobook listening (contributing to 40% of the books completed), my stats for May 2018 would be pretty dismal.
On a more positive note, I did a great job finishing up some series I had on the go so I’m very happy with that! I’m also on track to finish most of my ARCs for the end of June which didn’t seem like a possibility 2 weeks ago. Moving forward, I’m definitely limiting myself for ARCs (work is only going to get crazier now the the summer is here) and that means truly sticking to 2018 Reading Plan limits of no more than 3 ARCs per month max. As for the library, I’ve stopped putting books on hold and will focus on getting the books that are readily available and meet my various reading goals for the year.
I don’t know what June will have in store but I know that I want to get back into the blogging and reading game. And since June is also the halfway point of the year, I also plan on re-evaluting my 2018 Reading Challenges and Goals to see if I am on track or if I need to adjust my numbers.
Total for May 2018: 15 Books Read + 0 Novellas Read
DNF’d: 1 Books
Last May: 16 Books Read + 6 Novellas Read + 3 DNFs
Standout Read (★★★★★)
I’m really kicking myself for not starting this series earlier because I love it! (Well, I don’t have to wait for the sequels as it is now finished so maybe there was a method to my avoidance). This was my favourite in the series so far and I can’t wait to see what will happen in the last 3 books.
Biggest Let Down (DNF)
After waiting a crazy amount of time on the waitlist for this title, I was super disappointed to have to DNF this one pretty early into it. Despite my love of a good jackass hero, I felt zero chemistry between the two leads and the plot was just too far-fetched for me to enjoy.
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Previously posted series reviews that got updates:
You can always get the full details on all my challenges on my dedicated page but here is a quick update:
5 Year 5 Book Challenge: 0 titles added | 5 of 25 Titles Read — Behind
Goodreads Challenge: 15 books added | 115/190 Books — Ahead
52 Sequel Challenge: 7 titles added | 12/52 Sequels — On Track
Tackling the TBR Challenge: 0 book added | 11/36 Books — Behind
View my Challenge Progress Here!
I’ve seen this meme floating around and thought it was a great idea to help me tackle my TBR list and reach that less than 500 goal. The idea is to go through 5-10 books on your Goodreads TBR list chronologically and decide if they should stay or go. I usually do a big Goodreads Purge twice a year but I like the idea of doing a little bit at a time and have decided to do this on a monthly basis.
This month (7 new to me novels + 3 continuing series):
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Pass: 3 | Keep: 7
Should I reconsider any of my decisions? Let me know in the comments below!
You can still join in on these discussions:
Each month I have a list of 11 books I’ve selected to read for that particular month. These books include review copies and reading challenge picks. Here are some of the books I have ready to go for June:
What were your biggest reading or personal accomplishments of the past month?
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