Books read in May
Jun. 1st, 2025 11:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
glacier_kittyA book about a road trip: Five Survive by Holly Jackson (Apr 30-May 5). A roadtrip gone very wrong. The narrator kept wondering what design the curtain in the RV reminded her of (which drove people on Goodreads crazy, but I was like "yay, curtains!" haha), but it was never revealed what it reminded her of! That's not nice, I wanted to know!! Haha
A book where the main character is a politician: Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (May 5-9). OMG the second Dune book was SO boring. The movie better be more exciting, though it would be hard to top the awesomeness of Dune Part 2
A book about space tourism: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis (May 9-13). Yay, another book with a character who stutters! I liked the different perspectives from the main characters..like one person was eating and the character who stuttered was his waitress, and the same scene was shown from her perspective too..cool!
A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out: Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs (May 14-19). I really enjoyed this one! Magic, books, a surprising reveal, and some of it took place in Antarctica..nice!
A book featuring an activity on your bucket list: Iceland Summer: Travels along the Ring Road (May 19-21). Iceland seems like such a cool place, I definitely need to go there someday!
A book about a nontraditional education: Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes (May 22-27). A school where you learn how to murder people?? Unique and intriguing, though a bit too complicated. The "thesis" was successfully killing someone..crazy haha
A book that features a character going through menopause: Sandwich by Catherine Newman (May 28-29). Ugh, this book was annoying..the narrator did and said the weirdest things ("If menopause were an actual substance, it would be spraying from my eyeballs." What?? O_o And when she was on her period she reached in the toilet and held one of the clots?!? OMG NO that is so gross! WHY?!? D: I really liked this quote though: "Our food is arriving now because we are the kind of people who like to eat one meal while planning at least two other meals that are occurring in the future." YES haha, it's a huge thing I look forward to throughout the day :P
A book you want to read based on the last sentence: The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepúlveda (May 30-31). It was something about a noble cat..but the cat was more of a bully than noble. And the "humans destroying everything" theme got really annoying. Not the best book for kids :/
A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma
A book you want to read based on the last sentence
A book about space tourism
A book with two or more books on the cover or "book" in the title
A book with a snake on the cover or in the title
A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge
A book about a cult
A book under 250 pages
A book that features a character going through menopause
A book you got for free
A book mentioned in another book
A book about a road trip
A book rated less than three stars on Goodreads
A book about a nontraditional education
A book that an AI chatbot recommends based on your favorite book
A book set in or around a body of water
A book about a run club
A book containing magical creatures that aren't dragons
A highly anticipated read of 2025
A book that fills a 2024 prompt you'd like to do over (or try out)
A book where the main character is a politician
A book about soccer
A book that is considered healing fiction
A book with a happily single woman protagonist
A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee
A book where an adult character changes careers
A book set at a luxury resort
A book that features an unlikely friendship
A book about a food truck
A book that reminds you of your childhood
A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline
A book about an overlooked woman in history
A book featuring an activity on your bucket list
A book written by an author who is neurodivergent
A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out
A book with silver on the cover or in the title
Two books with the same title (1)
Two books with the same title (2)
A classic you've never read
A book about chosen family
Advanced
A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile
A book with a title that starts with the letter Y
A book that includes a nonverbal character
A book you have always avoided reading
A book with a left-handed character
A book where nature is the antagonist
A book of interconnected short stories
A book that features a married couple who don't live together
A dystopian book with a happy ending
A book that features a character with chronic pain
Yay, my birthday's in a week!
June 1: What are your thoughts on cooking? I love when people cook yummy things for me, but I'm terrible at it and don't really have the energy for it. Somehow it just tastes not the same if I cook something :P
A book where the main character is a politician: Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (May 5-9). OMG the second Dune book was SO boring. The movie better be more exciting, though it would be hard to top the awesomeness of Dune Part 2
A book about space tourism: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis (May 9-13). Yay, another book with a character who stutters! I liked the different perspectives from the main characters..like one person was eating and the character who stuttered was his waitress, and the same scene was shown from her perspective too..cool!
A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out: Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs (May 14-19). I really enjoyed this one! Magic, books, a surprising reveal, and some of it took place in Antarctica..nice!
A book featuring an activity on your bucket list: Iceland Summer: Travels along the Ring Road (May 19-21). Iceland seems like such a cool place, I definitely need to go there someday!
A book about a nontraditional education: Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes (May 22-27). A school where you learn how to murder people?? Unique and intriguing, though a bit too complicated. The "thesis" was successfully killing someone..crazy haha
A book that features a character going through menopause: Sandwich by Catherine Newman (May 28-29). Ugh, this book was annoying..the narrator did and said the weirdest things ("If menopause were an actual substance, it would be spraying from my eyeballs." What?? O_o And when she was on her period she reached in the toilet and held one of the clots?!? OMG NO that is so gross! WHY?!? D: I really liked this quote though: "Our food is arriving now because we are the kind of people who like to eat one meal while planning at least two other meals that are occurring in the future." YES haha, it's a huge thing I look forward to throughout the day :P
A book you want to read based on the last sentence: The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepúlveda (May 30-31). It was something about a noble cat..but the cat was more of a bully than noble. And the "humans destroying everything" theme got really annoying. Not the best book for kids :/
A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma
A book mentioned in another book
A book that an AI chatbot recommends based on your favorite book
A book about a run club
A book with a happily single woman protagonist
A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline
Two books with the same title (2)
Advanced
A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile
A book that includes a nonverbal character
A book you have always avoided reading
A book that features a married couple who don't live together
A dystopian book with a happy ending
A book that features a character with chronic pain
Yay, my birthday's in a week!
June 1: What are your thoughts on cooking? I love when people cook yummy things for me, but I'm terrible at it and don't really have the energy for it. Somehow it just tastes not the same if I cook something :P
