Hey bookish people,
Today I will talk about all the books I bought in May, and there is a total of 27 in different genres. I know that it’s a little late to do it, but I wanted to talk about those books, so why not now.
CONTEMPORARY
Better Together by Christine Riccio
Published by Wednesday
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: Two (completely different) sisters go to a camp and found each other after a separation of many years due to their parents’ divorce. They decide to switch their place and discover their estranged parent… also, a little magic is present to assist them in doing it.
Heartstopper Vol.4 by Alice Oseman
Published by Hodder Children’s Books
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: We are back with Nick and Charlie after their trip to Paris with their school and friends. However, we follow them more darkly as the mental health of Charlie is low. (TW: mention of self-harm, eating disorder, anxiety, depression.)
I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn
Published by Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: Kimi Nakamura creates bold outfits for her and her friends, but her mother is against it. So when her estranged grandparents ask if she wants to come to Kyoto, she agrees. There, Kimi discovers a culture that at the same time know and estrange to her. While she is visiting, she meets Akira and starts to learn about her mother and her.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Published by Ballantines Books
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: It’s a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind.
One Last Stop by Casey Mcquiston
Published by St Martin’s Press
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: August, a lonely woman, comes to New York to study. However, the new city to discover, her new roommates, and her part-time job will not make her forget the girl in the subway she takes every day. This girl is Jane, but a lot of mystery surrounds her. What will August discover? And will they be able to be together?
Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson
Published by Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: Kat and Stevie are, at the same time, polar opposite and best friends. They decide one day to go to New York City and have the best night ever. What can go wrong? Everything! Their phones are broken, they finish with a Pomeranian and family drama. But this night will also be the discovery of the city and about themself as a person and as friends.
MAGICAL REALISM
A Chorus Rises by Bethany C. Morrow
Published by Tor Books
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: It’s a companion novel to A Song Below Water. Here we follow Naema Bradshaw, an Eloko that everyone loved until she exposed Tavia’s secret siren power. The media now drag her, and nobody understands her anymore. Nevertheless, she is determined to build herself back and, for that, discover the real purpose of her voice.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Published by Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: Le Cirque des Rêves arrives without warning, and beyond the black and white striped tents, a competition is underway for Celia and Marco without them knowing. A game where only one can win…
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
Published by Imprint
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: Two friends rely on each other for survival, where a fantasy kingdom creeps into the edge of the real world. Is it a vivid hallucination or the truth? In the end, each one must choose his truth.
Ghosted in L.A. Vol. 1 by Sina Grace and Siobhan Keenan
Published by Boom! Box
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: After a love disillusion, Daphne Walters has nowhere to live and no reason to be in LA until she finds her way to Rycroft Manor that has a mid-century charm and is inhabited by… lovely ghosts and ghouls.
FANTASY
For The Wolf by Hannah Whitten
Published by Orbit
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: A girl is a sacrifice to the wolf in the wood to save her kingdom as she is the only second daughter for centuries. In these woods, she will discover a lot about her power, and her but also she will find that the wolf is a man and not a monster.
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
Self-published
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: A retelling of the love story between Persephone and Hades. Here she is, the spring goddess, but she can’t use her power. The problem is that Hades as the boss of the underworld, asks her to grow flowers. A contract is made between them…
The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo
Published by Orion
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: An anthology about the saints that existed in this universe.
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
Published by Puffin
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: This is the fourth book of the Heroes of Olympus, who continue their travel for the prophecy of the seven.
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
Published by Puffin
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: This is the fifth and last book of the Heroes of Olympus.
SPACE OPERA
Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Published by Tor Books
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: After the death of his husband, Jainan is remarried to Kiem, his husband’s cousin, to conserve the peace between their kingdom. However, they need to trust each other to know what it’s happening as they make discoveries that can have significant consequences.
COSY MYSTERY
4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie
Published by Harpercollins
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: Elspeth McGillicuddy assists to a murder when she is at the Paddington station. Or is it her imagination? Nobody believes her, so she turns to her friend Miss Marple who is the only one who believes her.
Notes: I already had this book in paperback, but I found this beautiful edition, and it’s in hardcover!
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
Published by Harpercollins
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: Hercule Poirot has only 24h to resolve the murder of Mrs Boynton in Petra. The most detestable woman received a fatal injection.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Published by Harpercollins
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: The most known affair of Hercule Poirot and his first that launching his career. The death of an heiress should be simple. No?
Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
Published by Harpercollins
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: Rosemary Barton, a woman capable of arousing strong passion, is killed during a diner. One year after, all the person present has a remembrance meal.
HISTORICAL
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Published by Wildfire
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: A retelling of the myth of Ariadne. She is the one who helps Theseus with her thread. For that, she betrayed her family, but what did she earn?
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Published by Orbit
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: After years of not seeing each other, three sisters work together to raise their power and the ones of other women.
NON-FICTION
Brandsplaining by Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts
Published by Penguin Business
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: Or how the marketing is still sexist and how to fix it.
Come Fly The World by Julia Cooke
Published by Icon Books
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: The history of Pan Am stewardesses at war and peace time.
It Takes Two by Cathy Newman
Published by William Collins
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: Cathy Newman talks in this book about the power of being two and that sometimes a project wouldn’t have succeeded if they were not two.
THRILLER
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura (translation: Lucy North)
Published by Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback
Synopsis: She is watched but she doesn’t know it. However, it’s not by a stalker…
HORROR
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
Published by Putnam
Format: Hardcover
Synopsis: Iris Hollow and her sisters lived an event when they were young but didn’t know what. The only souvenir they have is the half-moon scar at the base of their neck. One day one of her sisters disappears and decides to find her. However, she will discover a lot more about her and her sisters past.
Here we are! I know that’s a lot, but I started to read some of them. I will do this book haul post each month, so we will see if I bought a lot more than this month or not.
What did you buy in May? Did you know or read any books in my book haul? If yes, don’t hesitate to comment.
See you soon,
Liz.
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