Queen of Books: MAY '21 WRAP-UP

Monday, 31 May 2021

MAY '21 WRAP-UP

Time for another wrap up!

Hey everyone. I took an extended leave of absence from this blog to focus on college and work but I think I am back for now. I hope everyone is doing well.

I mostly read backlisted books this month but I had a pretty good reading month and managed to read a total of eight books.

Time to talk about the books I read this month.

PHYSICAL BOOKS

The first book I read was Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf. This is the sequel to Bring Me Their Hearts which was one of my favorite books of 2020. The first book ended on a cliffhanger and this book immediately dives back in right where the first one left off. I can't say much without spoiling anything but I loved the character development of all the characters and the development of the friendships and romantic relationships. I rated it 4 Crowns.

The second book I read was Send Me Their Souls by Sara Wolf which is the last book in the Bring Me Their Hearts series. This was a pretty satisfying conclusion to the series and I really enjoyed it overall. I rated it 4 Crowns as well.

The third book I read was Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri. This is the companion book to Empire of Sand which I read awhile ago. This follows a girl named Arwa who has just been widowed and moves to the palace to live with a bunch of other widows. There she pledges service to the royal family and is joined by Zahir who is the illegitimate prince who has turned to forbidden magic in order to save those he loves. It is pretty slow-paced book but makes up for it with the twists it throws at you in the second half of the book. I rated this one 3.5 Crowns.

The fourth, fifth and sixth books I read were the three books in the And I Darken series by Kiersten White. I binge-read this entire series and while I do not recommend this as the way to read this series, I still ended up enjoying them for the most part. This is a Vlad the Impaler gender-bent retelling. My favorite part of the series was probably the characters and I enjoyed seeing their relationships with each other as well as their character development over the entire series. I rated And I Darken: 4 Crowns, Now I Rise: 4 Crowns and Bright We Burn: 3.5 Crowns.

The seventh book I read was Black Canary Breaking Silence by Alexandra Monir. This is a novel based on the character Black Canary aka Dinah Lance from DC Comics. Unfortunately I didn't love this one, as I thought despite knowing the characters their development felt really rushed. However, I thought the overall storyline was really cool. I rated it 3 Crowns.

The eighth book I read was Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. This is the first book in The Infernal Devices which is a prequel series to The Mortal Instruments. People have been telling me to read this series for awhile and I am glad I finally started it. I really loved all the characters and getting to learn about some of the families I already knew about from the first few books of The Mortal Instruments series. I rated this one 4.5 Crowns.

The ninth and last book I read this month was Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare. This is the second book in The Infernal Devices trilogy and I loved this one even more than the first book. I loved seeing the characters develop and their relationships with each other progress. I rated this one 5 Crowns.

AUDIOBOOKS READ

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ARC'S READ

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REVIEWS IN JUNE:

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WEEKLY WRAP-UP:

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DISCUSSIONS/OTHER:

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