Hey guys! A while ago on Twitter I asked if I should do wrap ups & TBRs on my blog and almost all of you said yes, so here I am with my first! The reason I say "a very sad May wrap up" in the title is because... I only read two books this month. I suppose I do have a bit of an excuse, though, because it was the end of the year and THERE WERE SO MANY FINALS AND PROJECTS AND AHHHH. NO TIME TO READ! Anyway, now that I've been rambling for a while, here's my wrap up and TBR:
THE MAY WRAP UP
1. THE SCORPIO RACES BY MAGGIE STIEFVATER
RATING: 5/5 stars
This was a buddy read with a Goodreads friend of mine, Chloe!
Fast-paced, vivid writing, original plot, and lovable characters! Adored this!
2. WE ARE OKAY BY NINA LACOUR
RATING: 2/5
Ridiculously beautiful writing but just. So. BORING. Also wasn't the biggest fan of the characters.
THE JUNE TBR
Now that I have absolutely ZERO school this month I should be able to read lots more!
1. ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS BY FRANCESCA ZAPPIA
I received this in my May OwlCrate box, and before I got it I hadn't heard much of anything about this book, but I read the synopsis and it sounds SO GOOD! It's basically about this girl Eliza who, in real life, never speaks and everyone thinks is a weirdo. Online, she is the creator of an extremely popular web comic, Monstrous Sea. No one knows this at her school until a new boy, Wallace, shows up writing Monstrous Sea fanfiction. I'm currently reading this one and I really like it!
2. WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI BY SANDHYA MENON
As I'm guessing a lot of you know this book has been ALL OVER the book community for MONTHS now since people first heard about it. And, I agree. IT SOUNDS SO FREAKING ADORABLE. To put it simply it's about Dimple, who has everything planned out. She just graduated high school and now she is MORE than ready for a break from her parents, especially her mother who keeps talking about her "Ideal Indian Husband" she needs. Dimple finds a web developing program over the summer, and her parents send her in the hopes she'll meet someone. Rishi, on the other hand, is a hopeless romantic. His parents tell him that his future wife will be going to the same summer program, and he cannot WAIT to try and woo her. I read a chapter of it last night and I already love it!
3. THE RAVEN BOYS BY MAGGIE STIEFVATER
I'm part of a Goodreads group, Forgotten YA Gems, and this is the book of the month. This is an extremely popular book and it's been around sense 2012 so I'm not going to go over the synopsis, but if you want to know what this book is about, here's the Goodreads page. This is a reread for me, and I'm excited to pick this up again, not only because I love it but also because I still have yet to read the rest of the series...
4. THIS SAVAGE SONG BY VICTORIA SCHWAB
I know, I know. I still haven't read this. This book is by one of my favorite authors, plus the sequel comes out June thirteenth. It has a really original plot which I love. In an extremely simplified version, it's pretty much about a world where violence produces monsters.
5. SALT TO THE SEA BY RUTA SEPETYS
I've been meaning to pick this up since I got this book about a year ago, and since then the hype has still not died down. I know it'll probably break me but it'll be in the best way. The thing is, I know nothing about this book besides it's a WWII story and it follows four teens. It's a pretty short book and the chapters are REALLY short, so I should be able to get through it pretty quick.
6. QUEENS OF GEEK BY JEN WILDE
This book came out a couple months ago and the buzz about it WILL. NOT. STOP. So, it's about these three friends - Charlie, a vlogger, queer girl, and actress coming out with a new movie soon; Taylor, who is on the autism spectrum and has a crush on the third friend, Jamie, who all go to a convention together. Not only does the synopsis sound intriguing and the hype keeps on coming, but this is super diverse as well which just makes it even better! Also, over the summer I'm trying to read as many books as possible because I won't have nearly as much time during the school year, and this is a very short book and I should be able to get through it really quick.
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And that's it for now! I know this may not seem that "ambitious" because there's only six books, but I am a slow reader okay. In July I'm going on a plane four times which means READING TIME!! I might be able to read more than this but we'll see how that goes. If you've read any of the books I mentioned today please make sure to let me know what you thought of them! Bye guys!
