I’m trying to post a wrap up for the end of each month, mainly to help me to keep track of my reading and at the same time look at what I’m intending to read during the month ahead (inspired by Books Bones and Buffy’s What’s on My Plate.

This month’s wrap up post will be a bit messy again like last month’s because I’m combining it with my weekly wrap up.

Weekly Update

It’s been a lovely week with very warm weather and lots of sunshine. Since my last weekly update I’ve read We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough – which was a very good read, I also completed Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito – which was an audiobook that I really enjoyed.  I picked up The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater but to be honest this one wasn’t really working it’s magic on me – I’ve read about 30% but decided to set it down for now.  Instead I’ve started The Countdown Killer by Sam Holland which is so far very good.

Next Week’s reads

Complete the Countdown Killer by Sam Holland and then I’m hoping to pick up The Rush by Beth Lewis and maybe With A Vengeance by Riley Sager.  In audio format I have two books that I’m very excited to start: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry and The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig.

My Monthly Wrap Up:

Books read in May:

1. The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
2. Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
3. We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
4. Vianne by Joanne Harris
5. The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North
6. The Vengeance by Emma Newman

Again, this month, not as good as I would have liked to be honest, my reading has been quite slow and I’ve had a few misses but I’ve also had some very good reads and I’ve already made a start on my June review books.

Here’s what I’m hoping to read in June:

1. The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
2. We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
3. The Countdown Killer by Sam Holland
4. The Rush by Beth Lewis
5. With A Vengeance by Riley Sager
6. A Far Better Thing by HG Parry
7. Swordheart by T Kingfisher
8. The Bodies by Sam Lloyd
9. Paved With Good Intentions by Peter McLean
10. The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
11. Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

I haven’t started this challenge yet but hoping to read a couple of backlist books this month if I can manage it.

Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo.

and the text version:

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO 2025 (TEXT VERSION)

The prompts I’ve crossed off so far:

No.8 – The ruins of a temple-like structure – I’m using Daughter of Chaos by A S Webb

No. 12 – A cluster of four mushrooms – I’m using Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

No. 13 – A fringed umbrella/parasol – I’m using A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull

No.14 – A chemistry set-up of bottles and tubes – I’m using Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis

No.9 – A Crab – I’m using The Devils by Joe Abercrombie – if you’ve read this already you’ll be able to guess why.  There are some very unusual creatures in this story.

No.6 – A Human Skull – I’m using The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North – because this is about a serial killer and there are definite human remains included in this one.

Number of books read this year: 36