Welcome friend! It is time for the May wrap up of 2025. How was your May? Read on for ours.
Buddy Read(s) of the Month
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson | Goodreads
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker | Goodreads
This month we had a double buddy read! We read The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson and Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker. Both were phenomenal reads that were almost impossible to put down and we look forward to discussing. – Ariel, Kriti.
Ariel’s Highlights for April
Favorite read
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson | Goodreads
A hyped up book in my corner of Booksta, I was very happy to find out that The Raven Scholar is absolutely worth the hype. The murder mystery, the intrigue, the cast, and the world itself were all phenomenal. Can’t wait for book 2!
Noteworthy
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel | Goodreads
This was my anticipated read last month, and this powerful book is still sticking with me even after I finished the last page! An immersive alternate history with poignant themes of rebellion and the costs and sacrifices of resistance, I’m very thankful to have read this book.
Game
Witcher 3 – Ten years after its release date, I had this game in my library and never finished. I love the folklore and the monster element of this world, plus all the exploring that happens in the game. Better late than never!
Kriti’s Highlights for April
Favorite read
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson | Goodreads
You know we adored it so much that this book features three times in this wrap up! The Raven Scholar is everything I love in Fantasy – a story with annotations, history and folklore of the world, smart trials to test contenders, family disputes, mystical beings, succinct magic, well thought out characters… The list really does go on.
Noteworthy
Linghun by Ai Jiang | Goodreads
I am a sucker for grief stories and this one with a horror twist is just fantastic! People move into this town called Home in Canada where the houses are haunted and you can get someone you lost to haunt your newly acquired home.
Anticipated Reads
Other Updates from March
- Article from Editor’s Alchemy: How to decide what kind of editing your novel needs. Read here.
Also check out: Want to Read Adult Science Fiction? Here’s Where to Start
Allison Alexander is a freelance book editor, writer, and artist. Her monthly newsletter, Editor’s Alchemy, explores writing, querying, publishing, and how to mix a little magic into your story. She also shares book recommendations from Ariel and I there! Click here to subscribe to the newsletter.
- Registration for the 2025 WriteHive Annual Conference is now open! From the announcement: “This conference is going to be amazing. We are proud of the creatives in the writing community who are already coming together to make this conference the best yet. We’ll have more than 50 panels, presentations and workshops to choose from, to help you meet your author goals.”
- An Article I loved: How “Savor Every Moment” Leads to Unnecessary Parent Stress | Psychology Today — “The important thing is reflecting from time to time to increase your awareness of the nuances of appreciation and how it can change from moment to moment as well as exist in the midst of frustration. This process helps to slow down the experience of time to take in the ups and downs more fully.”
Thanks for joining up for this wrap up!
Tell us your favourite and noteworthy read from May in the comments. What are you excited to read in June? What are you currently reading?
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