For the second month in a row, it felt like time dragged on forever. The main event here in Northeast Ohio was the eclipse. We were lucky enough to be in the path of totality and were blessed with clear weather. It was an amazing experience, but looking back, it feels like it happened last year, not three weeks ago.
Feeling like there's a lot of excess time is a good thing, right? It means more time to read . . . and I did read. A lot. So much, I can barely recall the plots of some of this month's titles let alone the main characters. Let's dive in . . .
Runaway Love by Melanie Harlow is one of the ones where the plot eludes me. But I know I liked it. How do I know this? Because I have enjoyed everything this author has written. She was my most-read author of 2023 for a reason and I'm still not done reading her entire backlist.
Someone who I have read everything they've published is Elsie Silver. It took me an unprecedented 10 days to read Wild Love. Not because it was bad . . . far from it. I savor every word on the page when I read Elsie's stories. She's high on the list of must-read authors (mental note, I should compile this list . . .)
QB Tyler has been on my radar for some time as I love a good age-gap romance. The Season of Secrets was so good, that I immediately jumped into the sequel, The Worst Kept Secret. I rarely read books by the same author back to back (hence why it is taking me so long to plow through the ACOTAR series), and I was reminded of why. While good, the second book just didn't pull me in as much as the first did. Still, I'm not giving up on this author. Not when everyone says What Was Meant To Be is their best.
ACOFAS was a fun little diversion and I'm itching to move forward to Cassian and Nesta's story. Fingers crossed I can squeeze it in this month. If not, it's already on June's agenda (yes, I plot out my TBR).
The Woman in the Library was a book club read and kept me guessing the entire time.
I picked up Heartstopper while at the library one day. I was supposed to be working on line editing but was looking for anything to divert me from the tedious task. This was a perfect half-hour diversion. I checked out the next in the series for the next time I feel the need to procrastinate.
I enjoyed The Wake-Up Call. Beth O'Leary is always a solid, comfy read.
I did not enjoy Twilight of Embers. Surprising given I'm always up for a why choose novel. I think the less said, the better given I picked it up based on a rave review.
I differed yet again with reviewers when it came to Bride. I love everything Ali Hazelwood writes. Her humor always makes me laugh out loud. However, the iffy reviews coupled with the leap into the paranormal realm made me a bit cautious when picking this one up. It did not disappoint. Yes, the main characters are a vampire and a werewolf . . . they still left me giggling like a fool. And the spicy? Super hot! This and the Elsie Silver both got 4.5 stars from me.
I've had an unusual number of DNFs in the past week or two. Books I've started and put down less than five percent in. I'm hoping this isn't going to be the theme for May. I'm already midway through Emily Henry's Funny Story and have a few other promising reads in my TBR pile. Here's hoping this month is every bit a fruitful as last.
Cheers,
CJ
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