It’s Friday again, and time for another edition of Fangirling on Friday (hosted by Books in the Skye). Since it’s a new month, we’re going to talk about our favorite books from last month. This month I picked two books!
The first book I picked for May was Rebel by Beverly Jenkins! I was so very happy to be picked to read an ARC for this book (although it’s out now!). I found this book after reading glowing reviews by Bookish Pisces, and I’m glad I did. There’s history, romance, and some really great characters in this book!
In October, another book named Rebel that I expect to love is coming out (the fourth book in the Legend tetralogy by Marie Lu) so I’m guessing there will be two books that I love with that title coming out this year. In my blog notes, I’ve had to be careful to designate which Rebel book I’m talking about!
I tend to read a lot of fantasy, and many of the best of the month posts I’ve written are dominated by that genre, but not this month! The other book that earned favorite-of-the-month status for May was Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett. I kept thinking about this book, even when I had to go to my job.
I’ve been trying to read some of the books I purchased on sale a while back, and this was one of the books one the list. Even though a lot of them are on my summer reading list, I’m not doing a very good job of it. There were a lot of books on sale Sunday, so… even though I read one, I bought six more. But I’m never at a loss for books to read?
Jenn Bennett has a new book coming out later this year, The Lady Rogue, and I was fortunate enough to be approved for an ARC of that book, so I’m looking forward to reading it soon.
So those were my favorite books from May! Julie Kagawa’s Shadow of the Fox and Soul of the Sword were also outstanding, but I had to narrow it down somehow. Next week, we’re going to talk about bookish best friends.