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21 books, 6643 pages (576 of those belonging to what’s likely going to be my fave of the year), with a 3.7 Star average. Also, I posted probably the largest number of non-review-ish posts that I’ve ever managed. That’s a pretty good month. Obviously, I would’ve liked more of everything, but that’s because I’m greedy.

Here’s what happened here in May.

		(still deciding)

	2		1
	1		0
	7		0
	4		1
	4
		Average =	3.7

“Traditionally” Published: 13
Self-/Independent Published: 8

• The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street by Josh Pachter, ed.: A Collection of Short Pieces Celebrating Nero Wolfe
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding: BOOK VI., v.-viii.
• Bethlehem’s Brothers by Ronald Hera: First Century Historical Fiction about a Couple of Others Born in Bethlehem
• Audiobook Catch-Up Quick Takes on Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey, Jefferson Mays (Narrator); Heartless by Gail Carriger, Emily Gray (Narrator); Demon Born Magic by Jayne Faith, Amy Landon (Narrator); Stardust by Neil Gaiman; Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy, Eileen Stevens (Narrator); Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic by Michael McCreary; Paradise Valley by C.J. Box, Christina Delaine (Narrator)
• Auxiliary: London 2039 by Jon Richter: A Gripping Hardboiled Cyberpunk Read
• Apex Predator by M.R. Miller: Nothing goes According to These Plans
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding: BOOK VI., ix.-xii.
• Every Day Matters: A Biblical Approach to Productivity by Brandon D. Crowe: Biblical Foundation, Sage Advice, and Helpful Examples
• The Sword-Edged Blonde (Audiobook) by Alex Bledsoe, Stefan Rudnicki: This Hard-Boiled Fantasy Mixes the Best of Both Genres
• The King of the Crows by Russell Day: Prescient. Gripping. Haunting. Unpredictable. What stories should be.
• Trophy Hunt by C. J. Box: Pickett takes on an X-Files-y case
• Noam’s Monsters by Shai Levinger, Kaustuv Brahmachari (Illustrator): A Young Boy Battles His Anxieties and Fears
• Breath Like the Wind at Dawn by Devin Jacobsen: Obscure When not Vile. A book that Simply Didn’t Work for Me.
• But For The Grace (Audiobook) by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson: DC Smith Investigates an(other) Unexpected Killing
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding: BOOK VI., xii.-VII., iv.
• Classic Spenser: Mortal Stakes by Robert B. Parker
• The Tempus Project by Antony Johnston: High-Tech Methods Fuel a Very Old-School Thirst for Revenge
• Bullet Points about Burning Bright by Nick Petrie: There’s No Sophomore Slump in the Second Peter Ash Adventure
• Classic Spenser: Promised Land by Robert B. Parker
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding: BOOK VII., v.-x.
• Catch-Up Quick Takes None Greater by Matthew Barrett; Alive by Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer; The Song of Songs by G. I. Williamson; The Ten Commandments of Progressive Christianity by Michael J. Kruger

Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th), I also wrote:

• Down the TBR Hole (5 of 24+)
• Just a Spoonful of Sugar—Non-Fiction to Smile With and Learn From
• Life in Books Tag
• Towel Day ’20: Do You Know Where Your Towel Is?
• Towel Day ’20: Some of my favorite Adams lines . . .
• A Few Quick Questions With…Ronald Hera
• Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 Opening Lines
• Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Opening Lines
• Top 5 Saturday: Retellings That Have Stuck With Me
• The Friday 56 for 5/28/20
• WWW Wednesday for May 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th.

How was your month?

Well, this is more like it: 25 titles, 7290+ pages (there was one e-short story that I didn’t get a page count on)—three thousand more than March. My average rating for the month was 3.56, which isn’t exactly my goal—but it still means I enjoyed just about everything I consumed. I’ve made a more concerted effort to make time to read over the last couple of weeks—and it seems to be paying off.

As with just about every person on the planet, I have no idea what the next month is really going to look like for me day-to-day (and I’m not sure I could tell you what it was like the last month…), so I’m not going to pretend to have an idea what I’ll be reading/writing about. We’ll see, right?

So, here’s what happened here in April.

	1		1
	1		0
	8		0
	6		0
	8
		Average =	3.56

“Traditionally” Published: 14
Self-/Independent Published: 11

• The Immortal Conquistador by Carrie Vaughn: Just who is the Vampire Rick, Anyway?
• Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs: Mercy Deals with Unexpected Threats from Every Direction
• Pub Day Post: A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones: Now that’s a first day on the job
• We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker: Hunting for Hope (and Life?) in a Hopeless Place
• Pub Day Post: Cheater’s Game by Paul Levine: Things Get Personal for this Defense Attorney
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding: BOOK IV., xiv-BOOK V., viii.
• The Identity Thief by Alex Bryant: A Contemporary Hunt for Centuries-Old Power
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding: BOOK V., ix.-xii.
• Quick Takes on Some Quick Reads: The Time Traveler’s Guide to Dating; Ice by Neil Lancaster; Shall We Gather by Alex Bledsoe
• The Poop Diaries by Abby Ross: These Plumbers have Seen and Smelled it All.
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding: BOOK VI., i.-iv.
• Robert B. Parker’s Grudge Match by Mike Lupica: Sunny Randall’s Forced to Work for an Enemy as Lupica Settles into the Series
• The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp, Manuel Preitano (Illustrator): A Young Barbara Gordon’s First Case
• Fake Truth by Lee Goldberg: Ian Ludlow, Fake News, and the Return of the Soviet Union?
• Pub Day Post: Of Honey and Wildfires by Sarah Chorn: Love, Family, and Loss in a Western-Flavored Fantasy

Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th)

• • Dryad Teas Inspired by the Dresden Files
  • The Stay at Home Book Tag
  • The Wanderlust Book Tag
  • Down the TBR Hole (4 of 24+)
  • Top 5 Saturday: Sibling Relationships
  • Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 Books That Made Me Laugh
  • A Few Quick Questions With…Like the Wolfe Podcast (2 firsts for me: a podcast not an author, and 2 people responding) and Paul Levine (still don’t believe I got him to particpate)
  • WWW Wednesday for April 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th.

How was your month?