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May 2025- 4,187 pages read 📖

*The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Phaedra Patrick — 331 pages
*Book Lovers
Emily Henry — 377 pages
*The Business Trip
Jessie Garcia — 352 pages
*The Road to Tender Hearts
Annie Hartnett — 384 pages
*Funny Story
Emily Henry — 387 pages
*The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Sangu Mandanna — 318 pages
*The Perfect Marriage
Jeneva Rose — 327 pages
*Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir — 476 pages
*The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah — 440 pages
*The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah — 440 pages
*Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt — 355 pages

MAY

104. Slot Machine Fever Dreams by Chris Bohjalian 40 pages
105. Don't Sleep With the Dead by Nghi Vo 112 pages
106. The Sublet by Greer Hendricks 61 pages
107. 24 Hours in Paris by Romi Moodi 360 pages
108. Romance of the Three Kingdoms by LuoFuanzhong 672 pages
109. The Nazis Next Door by Eric Lichtblau 299 pages
110. Funny Story by Emily Henry 400 pages
111, Paris Letters by Janis MacLeod 272 pages
112. Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito 208 pages
113. The Kitsch Killer by Mel Morgan 132 pages
114. Keep It In the Family by John Marrs 380 pages
115. House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias 345 pages
116. More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin 327 pages
117. The Ice Coven by Max Seeck 464 pages
118. The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk 305 pages
119. Mickey7 by Edward Ashton 296 pages
120. Death in the Air by Ram Murali 368 pages
121. The Seekers by John Jakes 548 pages
122. The Saturday Night Supper Club by Carla Laureano 416 pages
123. Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney 354 pages
124. Beyond the Tracks by Michael Reit 442 pages
125. The Bitter End by Alexa Donne 352 pages
126. Don't Let the Forest In by C. G. Drews 336 pages
127. Cinco de Mayhem by Ann Myers 368 pages
128. Randy Rainbow and the Marvelously Magical Pink Glasses by Randy Rainbow 40 pages
129. The Blanks by Grady Hendrix 36 pages
130. Constituent Service by John Scalzi 3 pages
131. What Fire Brings by Rachael Howzell Hall 375 pages

Total Read for the Month: 8311
GROUP TOTAL: 12,498

YEAR GOAL: 145 books/25 nE, 36,000 pages

JANUARY: 10 books, 3 nE, 2,478 pages, avg. 248 pages
FEBRUARY: 7 books, 2 nE, 1,689 pages, avg. 241 pages
MARCH: 7 books, 1 nE, 2,565 pages, avg. 366 pages
APRIL: 10 books, 3 nE, 3,047 pages, avg. 305 pages
MAY: 9 books, 5 nE, 2,540 pages, avg. 282 pages
TOTAL:43 books, 14 nE, 12,319 pages, avg. 286 pages

MAY BOOKS:
35. Dominique Locas, Franchise et franchise dans La Belle Dame sans Mercy ou l’endroit et l’envers de la Rose [2006] 125 pages [Kindle] [in French]
36. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Paul et Virginie [1788] 222 pages [in French]
37. Arvède Barine, Bernardin de St. Pierre [1893] 209 pages [Eng. tr.]
38. Gally, Michèle, and Basso, Hélène, edd., Être poète au temps de Charles d’Orléans (XVe siècle) [2012] 295 pages
39. Articles on Mediaeval Literature (25 articles, approx. 500 pages, mostly in French)
40. Jean Molinet, La Ressource du Petit Peuple [after mai 1481] 25 pages [Kindle, in French]
41. Tadeusz Różewicz, Sobbing Superpower: Selected Poems of Tadeusz Różewicz [2011] [Eng. tr.] 364 pages [Kindle, Open Library]
42. John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice: v.1. The Foundations [1851] 403 pages
43. John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice: v.2. The Sea Stories [1853; 3rd ed. 1874] 397 pages

GROUP TOTAL: 15,038 pages

May

62. The Rise of Magicks (Chronicles of The One, #3) – Nora Roberts (2 stars) 4/5/25 [467]
63. Her Secret Agent (X-Ops, #0.5) – Paige Tyler (3 stars) 5/6/25 [258]
64. Suddenly One Summer (FBI/US Attorney, #6) – Julie James (5 stars) 5/8/25 [291]
65. North Woods – Daniel Mason (4 stars) 5/12/25 [372]
66. Happily Ever Ninja (Knitting in the City, #5) – Penny Reid (5 stars) 5/14/25 [312]
67. Buster Midnight's Cafe– Sandra Dallas (4 stars) 5/16/25 [277]
68. Kiss of Snow (Psy-Changeling, #10) – Nalini Singh (5 stars) 5/20/25 [418]
69. On the Second Day of Christmas (Belles of Christmas: Frost Fair, #4) – Deborah M. Hathaway (4 stars) 5/21/25 [228]
70. A Spear of Summer Grass – Deanna Raybourn (3 stars) 5/25/25 [370]
71. Enchanted Christmas (Land of Enchantment, #1) – Emma Craig (3 stars) 5/26/25 [393]
72. Under A Namibian Sky (Desert Love, #1) – Angelina Kalahari (3 stars) 5/29/25 [348]

Total Books - 11
Total pages - 3734

Group Total: 18,772

MAY:

55 )Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard, 204 pgs
56) Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, 150 pgs
57) Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen, 256 pgs
58) Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, 387 pgs
59) Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton, 310 pgs
60) Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd, 324 pgs
61) The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, 281 pgs
62) Mimsy were the Borogoves by Lewis Padgett, 50 pgs
63) The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner, 316 pgs
64) The Promise by Chaim Potok, 368 pgs
65) If I Stay by Gayle Foreman, 208 pgs
66) Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym, 252 pgs
67) Something to Look Forward To by Fannie Flagg, 288 pgs
68) Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze, 240 pgs
69) The Terrible Old Man by H.P. Lovecraft, 12 pgs
70) Abide with Me by Elizabeth Strout, 320 pgs
71) Silent Snow, Secret Snow by Conrad Aiken, 48 pgs
72) Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury, 35 pgs
73) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber, 35 pgs

Total = 4,084 Pages

GROUP TOTAL = 22,856 PAGES

MAY

49. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 310 pages
50. Shattered Love by Richard Chamberlain 248 pages
51. Hometown Betrayal by Emily Benedek 294 pages
52. Unforgettable by Scott Simon 244 pages
53. Running From The Mirror by Howard Shulman 244 pages
54. Secret Lives Of Booksellers by James Patterson 334 pages
55. Fighting For Delphine Lee Burtman 284 pages
56. Blood Done Sign My Name by Timothy Tyson 355 pages
57. The Herbalist Apothecary by L.H. Rowan 260 pages
58. My Grandmother's Hands by Reginah H. 31 pages
59. The Murder Of Jennyann by Rod Kackley 84 pages

Total For May: 3,683
Group Total: 26,539

My May books:


1. The Beauty and His Beast--Layla Moran--272 pages
2. Red Velvet Revenge--Jenn McKinlay--278 pages
3. The Demon You Know--Charity Parkerson--49 pages
4. Twin Babies for the Players--Roxy Monroe--301 pages
5. Flirty Dancing--Jennifer Moffatt--325 pages
6. The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 years old--Hendrik Groen--342 pages
7. Zoo Nebraska--Carson Vaughn--247 pages

Pages: 1814

GROUP TOTAL: 28,353