Hello friends! Welcome to the fifth wrap up of 2024! How did your month go? Here is all we wanted to highlight from May:
April Reading
Reading in Numbers
| Kriti | Ariel |
|---|---|
| Total Books Read: 7 + 2 DNF Stats/Breakdown: Personal picks: 4 Review copies: 3 Fiction: 3 Non-Fiction: 4 (indie) Backlist Bingo Books: 0 | Total Books Read: 9 Stats/Breakdown: Library Books: 5 Review Copies: 4 Fiction: 7 Non-Fiction: 2 Backlist Bingo Books: 3 |
Buddy Read of the Month & New Release for May 2024
Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel | Goodreads
We love returning to this author!
Non-Bookish Noteworthy
Ariel – V Rising – a fun vampire video game featuring all the favorite vampire fantasy genre tropes!
Kriti – Ted Lasso on Apple TV
Literary News
The winner of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for 2024 is Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan.
Blogging
Personal Highlight
I connected with author Anitha Krishnan. While reading Goddess of the River, I was reminded of her short story, A Benevolent Goddess, so I finally decided to reach out. We relate on many levels and I am very excited to get to know her more.
Writing on the Blog
Armed with A Book is 5 years old! Check out the journey so far by clicking the image below.
In the second half of May, I wasn’t feeling very energized to post on the blog. Thankfully, I found the energy to keep all my commitments –
- The tour for Margot Shepherd’s Never Closer was fantastic and I got to interview the author.
- I finally posted about Sunday Money, one of my favorite books this year. You can read the interview with author Maggie Hill here.
Both of these are amazing debut novels!
Others book reviews to check out:
- Non-Fiction: It’s Not Hysteria
- Fiction: A Great Country
Important Links for You
Do you have book recommendations or a book you would like to see reviewed? Use this form to send book names to Kriti.
The Backlist Bingo update for May is yet to be scheduled, sorry. Meantime, join us whenever your reading allows. Here is the link to the spreadsheet.
Did you have a favorite book in May? What are you reading in June?
Hi Kriti, thank you so much for the shout out! Armed With A Book is such a lovely haven for book-lovers. It’s truly so lovely that we got to connect and I can now indulge in this beautiful sanctum you’ve created here! Here’s to staying connected in the years to come through our shared love for books and stories and the written word! ❤️😊