Welcome to Literary Weaponry’s May Wrap Up! I got far more reading done this month than I expected to which was a bit of a surprise and was lucky enough to discover an author that I now love. I, like most of you I’m sure, am shocked that 2018 is already nearly half over. How did that even happen? However, on a more bloggish note, here is what went down on LW in May.
Top Ten Tuesday
Books I Disliked/Hated but Am Really Glad I Read
Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In
WWW Wednesday
Throwback Thursday
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Ink and Bone (The Great Library #1) by Rachel Caine
Instruments of Darkness (Crowther and Westerman #1) by Imogen Robertson
Down the TBR Hole
Music Mondays
First Line Fridays
Book Spotlight
Two Dark Reigns (Three Dark Crowns #3) by Kendare Blake
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Wrap Up
Reviews
- Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King #2) by Tricia Levenseller (5/5)
- A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas (2.5/5)
- An Ember in the Ashes (Ember Quartet #1) by Sabaa Tahir (4/5)
- Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas (3/5)
- A Torch Against the Night (Ember Quartet #2) by Sabaa Tahir (5/5)
Book Haul
Physical Copies
- A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas
- Royal Bastards (Royal Bastards #1) by Andrew Shvarts
Audio from Audible/Libby
- Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) by Morgan Rhodes
- Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
E-Books from Kindle/Libby
- An Ember in the Ashes (Ember Quartet #1) by Sabaa Tahir
- The Queen’s Rising (The Queen’s Rising #1) by Rebecca Ross
- Timekeeper (Timekeeper #1) by Tara Sim
- A Torch Against the Night (Ember Quartet #2) by Sabaa Tahir
- Ink and Bone (The Great Library #1) by Rachel Caine (review June 2)
- Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1) by Jay Kristoff
eARC
Personal/Writing
On the writing front I’m on what I hope will be my last pass of edits for my book before I send it out into the wind. It is a nerve wracking concept but it is time to bite the bullet and do it. Often the most important steps in our lives are the most frightening ones. I also have a concept for a trilogy featuring three woman who are haunted and guided by ghosts brewing in my head. We’ll see where that leads.
You also may recall in January a sweet puppy named Poe came to my home. At the time he was around 2 months old and weighed 17 pounds. Now, he just turned 6 months old and is nearly 70 lbs. He is the biggest dork on the planet and I love him to little puppy bits. He has also learned that he is big enough that if he doesn’t want to move, mommy is going to have a really tough time making him. Rotten, stubborn pooch. ♥
I hope you all had a wonderful month and are enjoying life as June gets into swing. If there is anything you’d like to chat about as always feel free to leave a comment here or find me on Twitter @literaryweapnry!
I LOVE all the pupper pictures 🙂 his floppyness is beyond adorable! I’m glad he’s such a good boy. Also, let the countdown begin for Reaper…
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I can’t wait for Reaper. Can’t wait. I need it now. I have it written in my planner and a reminder in my phone. I feel like a besotted teen waiting for her first date.
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ROFL! Me too. I pre ordered mine but I’ll definitely listen to the audio book and my husband will read the finished copy :p I already have a few theories rolling in my head…
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Aw, puppy. 🙂 He’s getting big fast!
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