May Reading Recap
Most of my reading for May was “assigned”-in that I ended up with more review books than I intended, and some I enjoyed more than others. I also made the “mistake” of browsing two different libraries and couldn’t resist checking out a stack of books at each.
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2025 Challenges
- Goal #1. Bible Reading. I read 6 books in May.
- I Chronicles
- II Chronicles
- Ezra
- Nehemiah
- Esther
- Acts
- Goal #2. Biblical Studies Challenge. May topic: Textual Criticism. (I’m unsure if the book I chose fits that topic exactly, but I went with it anyway.)
- The World’s Greatest Book: The Story of How the Bible Came to Be by Lawrence H. Schiffman & Jerry Pattengale
- Goal #3. Book Journal Challenge.
- A book on politics: The Presence by T. Davis Bunn
- Goal #4. Posted Book Reviews.
- Relinquishing the Agent by Lorri Dudley ****
- Two Seconds Too Late by Dani Pettrey ****
- Mary the Missionary by Yvonne M. Morgan ***
- Meet Me at the Grand by Lindsey Harrel ****
- Unexpected Hope by Pam Green ****
- The Herbalist by Carole Brown ***
- Hearts Aweigh by Shannon Sue Dunlap *****
- Goal #5. Read My Shelf Challenge. May topic: Favorite
- (I didn’t get to this one this month. I’m thinking I might fit it in later in the year.)
- Goal #6. What the Dickens Book Club
- The Professor by Charlotte Bronte (FREE ebook here and audiobook here)
Mood Reading
- The Heirloom by Colleen L. Reece
- Stories from Home by Jerry Clower
- Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak
- Pilgrimage by Lynn Austin
- Grandma Ruth Doesn’t Go to Funerals by Sharon J. Mondragon
Book Mail
A couple of review books came in the mail this month…
- The Herbalist by Carole Brown
- Rules of Matrimony by Anneka R. Walker
Book Haul
My book haul for May was pretty light—just a few that I picked up on the “for sale” shelf at the library. However, I’m planning to visit Books by the Pound in Searcy this weekend, so hopefully, June’s haul will be better.
- The World of William Penn by Genevieve Foster
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
- The Song of Roland translated by Glyn Burgess
Summer Challenge
My “assigned” reading schedule for the summer is pretty open, so I’ve decided to take on the Summer Book Bingo challenge from Beautiful Minutiae. It runs from June 1 to August 31.
Completing the challenge means reading 4 or 5 books to get a “bingo.” That seems doable with the books I already have lined up to read this summer. It would be fun to see if I can get a blackout, but that would require more intentional choices. We’ll see how it goes.
Any recommendations for me?
