Finally, the sun has arrived! I was so tired of all the cold and the rain. I’ll also have a week off at work in June, so I’m looking forward to reading in the sun in my garden. But rain or no rain, May was a great reading month. I read some fantastic books and am eager to share them with you.
Read(ing)
I stranded at 4 books this month. First of the Tudors was the first one I finished and I’m already sure this will be in my top list at the end of the year. I really enjoyed learning more about the Welsh culture and the Tudor perspective so early in the Wars of the Roses. But actually, I loved every book I read in May. The burning chambers was a lovely surprise and would have made to my favorite in a normal month, but well Joanna Hickson grabs that spot this month.
Number of pages read: 2.026 pages
Number of books finished: 4
Favorite read: First of the Tudors
Centuries visited: 15th century, 16th century, 17th century and 18th century
Countries visited: England and France
Currently reading: The vanishing with by Karen Maitland, the first book for 20 books of summer!
Next up: The crimson ribbon and afterwards I want to read my next classic.
Reviewed
- Winter pilgrims by Toby Clemens
- Protector by Conn Iggulden
- Lady Chatterley’s lover by D.H. Lawrence
- The mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Blogged
Added to my TBR
- Ariadne by Jennifer Saint, because Greek myth retellings ❤
- The city of tears by Kate Mosse
- The last protector by Andrew Taylor
- I bought Ken Follett’s Fall of giants on kindle. One day, one day :D.
Links I enjoyed
- Did the pandemic change summer reading?
- Everyone’s sign up posts for ’20 books of summer’. The challenge is on :D.
How was your month?
Glad you enjoyed the Joanna Hickson book. My A-level teacher always referred to Jasper Tudor as “Uncle Jasper”, which used to make me laugh 🙂 .
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Yeah, I believe I also see Jasper as an older man in my mind just because that part of his life has been told a lot more often than his younger years 🙂
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