Welcome to my Monthly Reading Review.
This post is my attempt to keep track of how I’m doing with my reading challenges and resolutions.
BOOKS I’VE READ
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
A Date to Die For (The Hopgood Hall Murder Mysteries #1) by E. V. Hunter
Killing Jericho by William Hussey
Total Loaned Books Read This Month: 3
Total Own Books Read This Month: 0
Overall Total Books Read This Month: 3
Total Loaned Books Read 2023: 7
Total Own Books Read 2023: 3
Overall Total Books Read 2023: 10
MY READ OF THE MONTH
It’s an almost impossible choice this month and I’ve gone back and forth over it before deciding to choose Killing Jericho by William Hussey but I liked the uniqueness of Looking Glass Sound and the fresh contemporary air of A Date to Die For so I’d recommend them too.
Killing Jericho has a compelling central character in Scott Jericho, former policeman and Traveller with his family’s fairground, and a gruesome crime spree linked to a tragedy in his family’s past. It read like a blend of Agatha Christie and Chris Carter, a combination that left me not wanting to put it down.
BEAT THE BACKLIST
My total for this challenge is currently 7 books read. So far I’ve read:
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1) by J. R. R. Tolkien
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
The Jigsaw Man (Inspector Anjelica Henley #1) by Nadine Matheson
The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow #3) by Alix E. Harrow
Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot #15) by Agatha Christie
The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox (Josephine Fox #1) by Claire Gradidge
The Highway (The Highway Quartet #2) by C. J. Box
Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress
This year Bingo is back with a great collection of prompts. There are two cards available, 24 prompts and 52 prompts, and you can view both cards here. I’m working from both cards this year. I have no idea how many categories I’ll manage to complete but it’s a little extra to add to my challenge. Here is a collection of covers that fulfil a prompt on either of the cards featured:
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1) by J. R. R. Tolkien – First in a trilogy
Fairy Tale by Stephen King – Protagonist has a pet
The Jigsaw Man (Inspector Anjelica Henley #1) by Nadine Matheson – Point-of-view character is an adult
The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow #3) by Alix E. Harrow – Less than 170 pages
Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot #15) by Agatha Christie – Meant to read it last year
The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox (Josephine Fox #1) by Claire Gradidge – Name in the title
The Highway (The Highway Quartet #2) by C. J. Box – No romance
And here’s an updated version of my progress (Jan – Mar) on the 52 prompt card.
PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO
You can find out more about the Picture Prompts Book Bingo over at Bookforager.
I like that this is so open to interpretation based on the pictures provided. I managed to find spaces for two of the books I’ve read this month, and I have posted an updated card at my first Challenge Check In. I’ve managed to fill the picture prompts so far with:
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1) by J. R. R. Tolkien | Fairy Tale by Stephen King | The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow #3) by Alix E. Harrow | Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot #15) by Agatha Christie | Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward | A Date to Die For (The Hopgood Hall Murder Mysteries #1) by E. V. Hunter | Killing Jericho by William Hussey
Below is my January to March progress:
GOODREADS
I’ve read 10 books so far this year.
GOALS
- All of the books I finished this month counted towards my Book Bingo challenge, so my current total for that is now 6 books read.
- I’m continuing my monthly update posts to record my reading and any challenge progress I’ve made.
So concludes May’s Reading Review. See you again next month.