May & June 2015 Recap

I know it's been very quiet around here lately, we had some bad news as a family at the beginning of June and I've just not been in the mood to spend much time online. I have been doing plenty of reading though so if I can get my brain in gear to start writing reviews then I will have loads of posts coming soon for you all.

I have a couple of reviews lined up over the next week & I'm going to try and keep the momentum going and get back to normal throughout July. I think this is the first time since I started blogging in January 2010 that I've taken more than a week off & I have missed it so it's good to be back :o)

Books read in April but reviewed in May:

(Links will take you to my reviews)

1. Darkness Falls - Keri Arthur (Read in February, reviewed in May)
2. Revenant - Larissa Ione (Read in February, review coming soon)
3. Lion's Share - Rachel Vincent (Read in February, review coming soon)
4. Warm Up - V.E. Schwab (Short Story) (Read in February, review coming soon)
5. Vicious - V.E. Schwab (Read in March, review coming soon)
6. Fairest - Marissa Meyer (Read in March, reviewed in May)
7. About A Dragon - G.A. Aiken (Read in March, reviewed in May)
8. Ember - Bettie Sharpe (Novella) (Read in March, review coming soon)
9. Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs (Read in March, review coming soon)
10. Hard as You Can - Laura Kaye (Read in March, reviewed in May)
11. Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward (Read in April, review coming soon)
12. Truckers - Terry Pratchett (Read in April, reviewed in May)
13. Breaking Nova - Jessica Sorensen (Read in April, review coming soon)
14. A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J Maas (Read in April, reviewed in May)
15. Once Pure - Cecy Robson (Read in April, reviewed in May)
16. Alien Separation - Gini Koch (Read in April, reviewed in May)
17. Marked - Sue Tingey (Read in April, reviewed in May)
18. Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews (Read in April, reviewed in May)

Books read in May:

(Links will take you to my reviews)

1. Poppy in the Field - Mary Hooper
2. Heaven Can't Wait - Pamela Clare (Novella) (review coming soon)
3. Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews (review coming soon)
4. What a Dragon Should Know - G.A. Aiken (review coming soon)
5. Unremembered - Jessica Brody (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
6. Inside HBO's Game of Thrones: Seasons 3 & 4 - C.A. Taylor
7. End of Days - Susan Ee
8. Unforgotten - Jessica Brody (review coming soon)
9. Heap House - Edward Carey
10. Beyond Innocence - Kit Rocha
11. Salvation - Robin Covington
12. Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
13. What Caroline Wants - Amanda Abbott
14. In Bed with Mr. Wrong - Katee Robert
15. His to Keep - Katee Robert (Novella)
16. Falling for His Best Friend - Katee Robert
17. Master of the Opera - Jeffe Kennedy (Serialised Novel) (review coming soon)
18. War's Passion - Lia Davis (review coming soon)
19. Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
20. Saint Anything - Sarah Dessen (review coming soon)
21. Let it Ride - Vivian Arend (review coming soon)
22. Come Home to Me - Jessica Scott (Novella) (review coming soon)
23. Shards of Hope - Nalini Singh (review coming soon)
24. Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
25. In the Air Tonight - Lori Handeland (review coming soon)
26. Misery's Way - J.C. Daniels (Novella) (review coming soon)
27. An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir (review coming soon)

Books read in June:

(Links will take you to my reviews)

1. What Piper Needs - Amanda Abbott (review coming soon)
2. Abhorsen - Garth Nix (review coming soon)
3. The Stars Never Rise - Rachel Vincent (review coming soon)
4. Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch (review coming soon)
5. Under the Never Sky - Veronica Rossi (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
6. Roar & Liv - Veronica Rossi (Novella) (review coming soon)
7. Through the Ever Night - Veronica Rossi (review coming soon)
8. Brooke - Veronica Rossi (Novella) (review coming soon)
9. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - Jesse Andrews (review coming soon)
10. Into the Still Blue - Veronica Rossi (review coming soon)
11. Magic Mourns - Ilona Andrews (Novella) (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
12. Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
13. Uprooted - Naomi Novik
14. Valentine - Heather Grothaus (review coming soon)
15. Waistcoats & Weaponry - Gail Carriger (review coming soon)
16. Rules of Seduction - Joya Ryan (review coming soon)
17. Lucky Charms - Lisa Shearin (Novella in the Night Shift anthology) (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
18. The Grendel Affair - Lisa Shearin (review coming soon)
19. Mind Games - Carolyn Crane (review coming soon)
20. Final Protocol - J.C. Daniels (review coming soon)
21. The One - Sarah Crossan (review coming soon)
22. Soulless - Gail Carriger (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
23. Changeless - Gail Carriger (review coming soon)
24. Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare (review coming soon)
25. Magic Dreams - Ilona Andrews (Novella) (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
26. Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
27. Magic Tests - Ilona Andrews (Novella in the An Apple for the Creature anthology) (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
28. Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews (Novella) (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
29. Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
30. Frail Human Heart - Zoe Marriott (review coming soon)
31. Dragon Conspiracy - Lisa Shearin (review coming soon)
32. Girl From Above: Betrayal - Pippa Dacosta (review coming soon)
33. Hex Appeal - Anthology (review coming soon)

Other May & June Posts:

1. Book Trailer: Hard Ink Series - Laura Kaye
2. Cover Reveal: Pushing the Boundaries Series - Amanda Abbott
3. Blog Tour: Salvation - Robin Covingtion (Excerpt & Giveaway)
4. Penguin and Teenage Cancer Trust's Night of Infinities - Inspired by John Green's The Fault in Our Stars
5. Blog Tour: What Caroline Wants - Amanda Abbott (Extract & Giveaway)
6. Blog Tour: Falling for His Best Friend - Katee Robert (Extract & Giveaway)
7. Blog Tour: Beyond Innocence - Kit Rocha (Extract & Two Giveaways)
8. Bookish News: New 3 Book Deal for Laini Taylor with Hodder & Stoughton
9. Fabulous Giveaway to Celebrate the Re-Release of Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
10. Cover Reveal: Dare to Run - Jen McLaughlin (+ Scavenger Hunt Giveaway)
11. Blog Tour: What Piper Needs - Amanda Abbott (Extract & Giveaway)

May & June Books of the Month:

(Choices are made from books reviewed this month and the links will take you to my reviews)

My top YA reads in May & June:

End of Days by Susan Ee (read my review here)
Poppy in the Field by Mary Hooper (read my review here)

My top NA read in May & June:

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas (read my review here)

Once Pure by Cecy Robson (read my review here)

My top adult read in May & June:

Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews (read my review here)
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews (read my review here)

My Challenge Updates:

These are the challenges I've signed up for in 2015:

2015 Read 100 Books in a Year Challenge - Read 87/200
2015 British Books Challenge - Read 20/50
2015 New Author Challenge - Read 14/50
2015 Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Challenge - 36/100
2015 Contemporary Romance Challenge - 22/100
2015 Romantic Suspense Challenge - 4/20