Monthly Wrap-Up — May 2025

Books Read – MONTH 2025

Books

1. Grown Wise (Celia Lake)
2. It Takes a Psychic (Jayne Castle) – ARC
3. People in Glass Houses (Jayne Castle) – ARC; reread
4. Jewels of the Sun (Nora Roberts) – reread
5. Goblin Fruit (Celia Lake) – reread
6. On the Bias (Celia Lake) – reread
7. Eclipse (Celia Lake) – reread
8. Unexplored Territory (Celia Lake) – extra; reread (no cover photo)
9. With All Due Speed (Celia Lake) – extra; reread
10. Tea and Meetings (Celia Lake) – extra; reread
11. Winter’s Charms (Celia Lake) – reread

Audiobooks

• The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley) – Hoopla audio; reread (first audio)
• Clean Sweep (Ilona Andrews; Graphic Audio ed.) – Hoopla audio; reread
• Sweep in Peace (Ilona Andrews; Graphic Audio ed.) – Hoopla audio
• The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Garth Nix) – reread (first audio)
• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Garth Nix) – Hoopla audio; reread (first audio)

Summary: I completed a total of 26 books (and novella-length collections of extra scenes) in May. 2 of these were ARCs, 3 were first-time reads, and 13 were rereads. I posted no reviews, and I had not previously reviewed any of the books I reread in May.

Challenges

Here’s the breakdown of my reading challenges this year so far:

• Goodreads Challenge: 67/140. I am several books ahead of schedule!
• Audiobook challenge: Listened to 12/12; reviewed 3/12
• COYER Out to Lunch challenge: Read 54/25; reviewed 15/25
• Ilona Andrews series read-along: Read 2; reviewed 0. (I decided to skip the rest of the Edge books for now, and started on the Innkeeper Chronicles in May.)
• Library Love Challenge: Read 11/12; reviewed 4/12
• NetGalley & Edelweiss Challenge: Read 10/25; reviewed 6/25 (Reviews includes 2 books read prior to 2025, so I still have 2 ARCs from January, 1 from March, and 1 from April to review, plus the two from May.)
• Robin’s Recs: Read 2/6; reviewed 0/6. I haven’t been prioritizing this challenge the way I wanted to.(I’m partway through two audiobooks, both currently hibernating; hopefully I can catch up soon.)

Click here to see a detailed list of my challenge reading.

Other Goals and Resolutions

Writing: None. Sigh.

Prioritizing reading and writing time over screen time: Meh. Since I was visiting Robin and my family in NM, I did prioritize family time over either reading or screen time, though.

Review more of the books I read: This too did not go well; I didn’t write a single review.

Unpack and reorganize my book collection: This was occurring alongside cataloging my books, so it’s limited to the pace at which I can catalog them. I was out of town for most of the month, so nothing got done on this front.

Catalog my books: Again, I was out of town, so I really didn’t make any progress.

Click here for the full list of my 2025 goals and resolutions, excluding challenges.

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