Everything I Read In May | May Wrap Up

WHERE TO FIND ME:

[t.t.greenshaw]

The concept behind a Letter to the Luminous Deep has to be one of the coolest I've heard in a long time! Such a shame it is such a slow read!

[krthompson]

Empire of Ivory marks a slight turn in the Temeraire series; the next few books are among my favorites, in part because they focus more on the themes I’m most interested in and in part because Temeraire dealing with consequences and having to get along with other dragons who don’t go along with him as well as his original crew is a delight. 😂

[Joescotterpuss]

Merphy! Once you finish Changes you should consider reading Side Jobs, a series of unconnected short stories in The Dreaden Files. Aftermath in particular will be of interest to you.

[BooksWithBenghisKahn]

Wooo so glad you loved Empire of Ivory! You are in for two absolute whoppers with mid-series classics coming up in Temeraire and Dresden!!

[Arawn]

Thanks to Merphy and Karsten Runquist I always know that a new month has arrived. Thanks, guys

[thiadesg]

I'm so glad you keep liking the Temeraire books so much! You have some good ones ahead of you still, and don't forget the short story collection Golden Age and Other Stories (to read after Book 9), there's a fun P&P retelling in there!

[debthompson]

About halfway through Borne, I always trust yor taste. You introduced me to Backman!

[HyDrOpYrO]

I have added some of these books to my always growing TBR.

[thejustinwestra]

You had an interesting reading month! I only read a few books, I finished Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell which I started in April, and I read A Psalm for the Wild-Built and the sequel which I liked a lot.

[denisejeffries]

You intrigued me. I requested The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweig from the library. I will add it to my summer reading list. Thank you!

[Montie-Adkins]

Borne for me next week! I usually buy a first book if they are all out, then get another if I like the 1st, but thanks to you and your discord I went and bought all three and shall dive in.

[viktoriabazyk]

i'm glad you liked the letter from an unknown woman! looking forward to you reading more of zweig's stories, especially confusion and burning secret - those are my favorites, besides the ones you already read :)

[isacami]

well, now you're one book further along than me in the temeraire series. but since i've been reading them with my family, i have to wait for them to be translated to spanish. I hope you enjoy the rest of the series, i'll catch up whenever the translators allow it <3

[garhom]

Silverblood Promise sounds interesting. I've added it to my TBR.

[StoryGirl]

Love monthly wrap-ups! 😁 I think I may have to try Borne at some point…pretty much everyone that I know has read it says that it’s great.

[natasharedmane]

Since you liked Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, I think you'd also like When We Cease To Understand The World by Benjamin Labatut. I finished it recently and I thought it gave me a very similar feeling to when I was reading Chess Story. It's a finctionalized non-fiction book, and it's VERY good.

[chrisstratton]

Merphy, Your wrap ups are incredible! TY

[litlbucky]

Glad you enjoyed Silverblood Promise, I hope to read it in July

[OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels]

Letter from an Unknown Woman sounds messed up, I'll need to check it out. The next book is peak Dresden, buckle in when you start it! Also really cool to see you're enjoying Temeraire, I'm a bit surprised how many people crash and burn the first few books in, I enjoyed them a lot when I read through them but that doesn't seem to be a popular opinion.

[keravnos]

Other than the many novellas, the month of May seemed to be a pretty heavy psychological themed month lol. Thorn hedge and A letter from an unknown woman.