May Wrap Up

Hello Book Lovers Everywhere :)

Hope everyone has been reading lots :) So today were going to discuss the books I acquired during the month of May and also the books I read throughout May.

MAY HAUL

So In the month of May I acquired these 8 books :)

                        I have read two of these and the rest have joined my ever growing TBR list :)

Books Read throughout May

So through the month of May I read a grand total of 9 books, I know that there are only 7 books in the picture, however the one was a trilogy and therefore contained 3 books so I count it as 9 :)

The first Book I read was ‘His Dark Materials’ by Philip Pullman: The trilogy takes place across a multi verse, moving between many parallel worlds. I know I am a bit behind the times in reading this, but I’m glad I finally got around to reading this, I really enjoyed it especially how it moved between the parallel worlds. Would recommend this to anyone who hasn’t read it yet, 5/5 :-D

The second Book I read  was ‘The Murder Bag’ by Tony Parsons: Twenty years ago seven rich, privileged students became friends at their exclusive private school, Potter’s Field. Now they have started dying in the most violent way imaginable. I was gripped by this book from the very beginning, I also liked how the story was set in London, surrounding the lead Detective Max Wolfe. I am really looking forward to reading the next instalment and I hope that it’s just as good, 4/5

The Third Book I read was ‘Attachments’ by Rainbow Rowell: The book focuses around two young women who spend their hours emailing each other, discussing every aspect of their life. However, at night Lincoln, an IT guy spends his hours reading the emails between the two women. Whilst doing so he finds himself drawn into the lives of them both and falling for one of them. I found this a really quick read, but was gripping till the very end. I loved the way that although the emails were not extremely long you still found yourself finding out alot about the people involved, 5/5.

The Forth Book I read was ‘Unlucky 13′ By James Patterson: Were back once again with the Women’s Murder Club. This time two dead bodies are found inside a wrecked car on the Golden Gate Bridge, but it seems that this will not just be a simple traffic accident. While Lindsay Boxer is investigating the case, she gets the call that her ex-colleague turned ruthless killer Mackie Morales has been sighted. Another Brilliant book by James Patterson surround the Women’s Murder Club, at times it was hard to keep up with all three plot lines that were going on but I still found it a good read, 4/5.

The Fifth Book I read was ‘Gone’ by James Patterson.  Manuel Perrine doesn’t fear anyone or anything. Detective Michael Bennett had once managed to put him behind bars, but now Perrine is out and has sworn revenge on Bennett and everyone he holds dear to him. Bennett and his family are in hiding in witness protection, however the FBI leave Bennett no choice but to come out of hiding.  The one thing I do love about the Michael Bennett series, is how much we get to know his family and in cases how they play a part in the story. I found this book a bit slow at times but then at other times it was really fast paced, especially near the end, 3/5.

The Sixth Book I read was ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness: Thirteen year old Conor, awakes at seven minutes past midnight to find a monster outside his bedroom window. However, it isn’t  the monster he has been expecting, instead his been expecting the one from his nightmare, which his had since his mother started her treatment. WOW what can I say about this book, I read this in a day as once I started it I couldn’t put it down. I don’t want to say too much about this book as I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, but all I’m going to say is that it is a MUST read for anyone as I absolutely loved it, 5/5 if I could give it more I would :)

The seventh Book I read was ‘Eleanor and Park’ by Rainbow Rowell:  Eleanor is the new girl in town and she feels all alone, with her mismatched clothes and red hair, she couldn’t stick out more if she tried. Then one day she takes the seat on the bus next to Park. As time goes by they found a common connection and through late night conversations and mixed tapes they fall in love.  This book was really good, it was heart-warming and heart-breaking all at the same time. I really liked how the book went into detail of the characters so you felt at times like you knew them personally and in some cases even relate to them, 4/5 I only gave it 4  starts due the ending.

So overall, I think I had a really good reading month, and it has also put me in good stead of my GoodReads reading Challenge. What books have you read in the Month of May, have you read any of my May reads, if so what did you think of them?

Until Next time…Keep Reading :)