My May 2026 Reads

It’s the last day of May and it’s time to share what I read this month: I listened to four audiobooks and one was an advanced copy and two novellas were sent by the author. I listened to one of the novellas twice!
Here are the books I completed in May. They are listed in the order that I finished them:
To Die To Live by Jason Hershey- 5 stars
The Chosen Path by Jason Hershey- 4 stars (Listened to twice)
Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews- 4 stars (To Be Released June 2nd)
Witch Hunt by B.D. Spargo- 4 stars

My ‘top rated read’ was To Die To Live. It was my one 5 star read for May. Both of Hershey’s novellas are good and I am excited to read the third in the series that was just released. I was hoping to get it read this month, I just ran out of time. BUT it is short and I WILL get it read in June! This will be read versus listened to as it is not available on audio yet. These are novellas that deal with tough subject in young Theo Mitchell’s life.

My ‘lowest rated read’ was… I did not have one as the other three were given four stars! Yay for not having a ‘lowest rated read’ this month!
What did YOU read in May?
My April 2026 Reads

It’s May 1st, so it’s time to share what I read in April: I listened to four audiobooks and two of these were advanced copies.
Here are the books I completed in April. They are listed in the order that I finished them:
Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino- 4 stars
Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson- 3.5 stars
A Brewed Awakening by Pepper Basham 5 stars (To Be Released May 5th)
The Shippers by Katherine Center 5 stars (To Be Released May 19th)

My ‘top rated read’ was extremely hard to choose! I had two rom coms that both scored 5 stars, but ultimately decided on The Shippers. The determining factor for me was a sort of ‘heavy direction’ that A Brewed Awakening went in. But then this direction was also why I gave it 5 stars! For my ‘Top Read of April’ I went with more light-hearted and fun. But both were superb and both are coming out very soon!

My ‘lowest rated read’ was Rebellion 1776. Again, there is nothing wrong with it, it just received the lowest stars in April. For a YA Historical Novel, it covers some deep topics: The Revolutionary War, a missing father, and small pox.

I did not get a physical book completed in April, but did get one started. Hopefully I will be able to report it completed in my May Reads!
What did YOU read in April?
[Top]My March 2026 Reads

It’s March 30th, so it’s time to share what I read this month: I listened to four audiobooks and read one book on Kindle. Two of these books were advanced copies.
Here are the books I completed in March. They are listed in the order that I finished them:
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth- 4 stars (To Be Released April 21)
Cut Short by B.D. Spargo- 4 stars
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty- 4 stars
14 Nights in February by KH Johnakin and Ben Farthing- 2 stars
We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune- 5 stars (To Be Released April 28)

My ‘top rated read’ was We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune. This one is released on April 28th (Just in time for my birthday on April 29th!) This one was so good! It’s about an older gay couple on an end-of-the-world road trip. Because the Earth and all surrounding planets are all about to meet the end! There are lots of adventure and emotions with this one. It would be a great mini-series if it could stay true to this novel. I have a feeling this one will be in my Top 10 for 2026!

My ‘lowest rated read’ was 14 Nights in February by KH Johnakin and Ben Farthing. This was an ‘advent’ type novel for February leading up to Valentine’s Day. It had a good premise that just did not work for me. This is two months in a row that my lowest read was an ‘advent’ novel.

What did YOU read in March?