Monthly Review – May 2025

In May I read 10 books. You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below.

Hope you all had a great month of reading!

I started the following series:

• The Art of Piracy (Inspector Davidson Steampunk Mystery, Book 1) by Cecilia Dominic, Narrated by Alicia Foreman (3/5 stars)
• The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, Book 1) by Theodora Goss (2/5 stars)
• Letters from the Last Apothecary (Tressport Magic, Book 1) by Bita Behzadi (4/5 stars)
• The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton (4.5/5 stars)

I finished the following series:

• None

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:

• A Long and Speaking Silence (The Singing Hills Cycle, Book 7) by Nghi Vo (5/5 stars)
• A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8) by Matt Dinniman (4.5/5 stars)
• First Sign of Danger (Haven’s Rock, Book 4) by Kelley Armstrong (5/5 stars)
• The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton (4.5/5 stars)

– Goodreads Reading Challenge (Progress: 39/150)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below:
1. The Art of Piracy (Inspector Davidson Steampunk Mystery, Book 1) by Cecilia Dominic, Narrated by Alicia Foreman (3/5 stars)
2. The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, Book 1) by Theodora Goss (2/5 stars)
3. A Long and Speaking Silence (The Singing Hills Cycle, Book 7) by Nghi Vo (5/5 stars)
4. Charms and Firearms (Mitzy Moon Mysteries, Book 5) by Trixie Silvertale, Narrated by Coleen Marlo (4/5 stars)
5. Letters from the Last Apothecary (Tressport Magic, Book 1) by Bita Behzadi (4/5 stars)
6. A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8) by Matt Dinniman (4.5/5 stars)
7. Bars and Boxcars (Mitzy Moon Mysteries, Book 6) by Trixie Silvertale, Narrated by Coleen Marlo (4/5 stars)
8. Witch Hat Atelier Vol 14 by Kamome Shirahama (4/5 stars)
9. First Sign of Danger (Haven’s Rock, Book 4) by Kelley Armstrong (5/5 stars)
10. The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton (4.5/5 stars)