What I Read In May 2024.

In my opinion, this is the best reading month of the entire year! So many of my favorite authors released books in the last few weeks. I can’t get to them fast enough!

I shared my giant summer reading list a few weeks ago – you can find it here!

Let me know what you’re reading below!

I do have a book of the month membership – I love it so much. That’s where I got a few books from this month. I get so many of my new releases and debut author books there. You can sign up for one here.

All of these books are linked through bookshop (if available!) and I highly suggest shopping through there because it will support your local indie bookstore. You can choose the local bookstore to support! I support Penguin Books when I buy which is my fave here in Pittsburgh.

WHAT I READ IN MAY 2024

The Paradise Problem – 4.75 stars

Ah, such a fabulous one. I loved this book so much. The story follows Anna, who we meet five years after she married a guy for family housing in school. It was a business arrangement, but they never officially divorced. And now he is back and is asking her to play the part of his fake wife. I love a fake dating/marriage trope so I thought it was great! Funny too. Anna is such a fun, unique, quirky character and I loved her. And Liam so much.

This Summer Will Be Different – 5 stars

Okay, I loved this just about as much as Every Summer After. Oh my gosh – it’s the ultimate delicious summer book. The story follows Lucy and Felix – Felix is Lucy’s best friend’s brother. They accidentally meet BEFORE she knows he is her BFF’s brother and we follow their situationship for a few years. This was so great and I was curious the whole time what Bridget’s issue with her fiance was! Loved the ending, loved the characters.

How To End a Love Story – 5 stars

Loved this one!! It had me hooked instantly. I love a second chance romance/reconnection and this is just that. Helen and Grant reconnect on a work project after a many many years when a tragic event occurred. The story is heart breaking but SO good and the chemistry is incredible. Loved ALL the characters in this.

Happy Medium – 3.5 stars

Man, I wanted to love this one so much. This is the author who wrote Mrs Nash’s Ashes which I adored. This was just a like for me though. The story follows Gretchen who is a fake spiritual medium and intends on helping an “old man” – who ends up being young and gorgeous. I don’t usually love ghost stories so I went in not expecting much. The ghost is funny and friendly, the story is cute but it was just a little outlandish for me.

The Guncle Abroad – 4 stars

I loved The Guncle and this almost felt like I was watching the second season of a series! I want them to make this into a show/movie. Definitely read the first book first. This second one follows the kids and their uncle, their father and what is happening five years after the first book. I still think I loved the first book a little more, but this is super cute!

Ready or Not – 3.75 stars

This was one of my book of the month picks a few months ago. I really liked it! This story follows Eve who has a one night stand and finds herself pregnant. It’s another story where we find the main character in a situation with her friend’s brother, haha! Super cute and I really liked the ending.

The Rumor – 5 stars, forever

I re-read this novel of Elin’s in anticipation for the release of Swan Song this month!! This was one of two of her books that she suggested rereading and man, I loved the revisit. This is definitely one of my favorites of hers!