{"id":7025650,"date":"2026-08-03T20:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/lazydaylits-may-2024-reading-wrapup-challenge-progress\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T20:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:38:16","slug":"lazydaylits-may-2024-reading-wrapup-challenge-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7025650","title":{"rendered":"LazyDayLit’s MAY 2024 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"


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GOODBYE MAY!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Hello readers!<\/b>
Spring is on its way out and we’ve been in a drought for the majority of it so it already looks and feels like summer here. I’ve been fitting in as much outdoor time as possible before I’ll need to hibernate inside thanks to the heat and humidity!\u00a0<\/p>\n

What I read in May:<\/b><\/p>\n

FICTION READS<\/u><\/p>\n

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If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Safe and Sound by Laura McHugh<\/div>\n
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Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer
Bumps In the Night by Amalie Howard<\/div>\n

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Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A Craig<\/div>\n

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The Book of Thorns by Hester Fox
Where the Dark Stands Still by AB Poranek
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (reread)<\/div>\n
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Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese<\/p>\n

NONFICTION READS<\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future by Daniel Lewis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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CHALLENGE PROGRESS<\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

ABC CHALLENGE<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

A<\/strike>\u00a0B<\/strike>\u00a0<\/span>C<\/strike>\u00a0D<\/strike>\u00a0<\/span>E<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0F<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0<\/span>G<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0H<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0I<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0J\u00a0K\u00a0<\/span>L<\/strike>\u00a0M<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>N<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0O<\/strike>\u00a0P<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0Q\u00a0R<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0S<\/strike>\u00a0T<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0U<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>V\u00a0W<\/strike>\u00a0X\u00a0Y\u00a0Z
17 \/ 26<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Graphic Novels:
A<\/strike>\u00a0B<\/strike>\u00a0<\/span>C<\/strike><\/b>\u00a0D<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0<\/span>E<\/u><\/b>\u00a0F<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>G\u00a0H<\/strike><\/span><\/b>\u00a0I\u00a0J\u00a0K\u00a0<\/span>L<\/strike><\/span><\/b>\u00a0M\u00a0<\/span>N<\/b>\u00a0O\u00a0P\u00a0Q\u00a0R\u00a0S\u00a0T\u00a0U\u00a0<\/span>V<\/b>\u00a0W<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0X\u00a0Y\u00a0Z
8 \/ 26<\/b>
Nonfiction\/Poetry:
<\/span>A<\/strike>\u00a0B<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>C<\/strike>\u00a0D<\/strike>\u00a0<\/span>E\u00a0F\u00a0<\/span>G\u00a0H<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0I\u00a0J\u00a0K\u00a0<\/span>L\u00a0M\u00a0<\/span>N<\/strike>\u00a0O<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0P<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0Q\u00a0R<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0S\u00a0T<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0U\u00a0<\/span>V<\/strike><\/span>\u00a0W\u00a0X\u00a0Y<\/span><\/strike>\u00a0Z
10 \/ 26<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

May ABC Reads:<\/span><\/p>\n

Fiction:\u00a0
T – Tress of the Emerald Sea<\/p>\n

Graphic novels:<\/p>\n

Nonfiction:<\/p>\n

May TBR Tackle Challenge<\/u><\/b>
(hosted by @booksare42 on Storygraph)<\/p>\n

1. Starts with H or M:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\ud83d\udc4d<\/b>
Hester
The House in the Pines<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0Science Fiction<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0\ud83d\udc4d
Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 White on the cover\u00a0 \ud83d\udc4d<\/b>
If the Tide Turns<\/p>\n

4. Maternal figure\u00a0 \ud83d\udc4d<\/b>
The House in the Pines
The Scarlet Letter\u00a0
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5. Flowers on the cover\u00a0 \ud83d\udc4d
<\/b>The Book of Thorns<\/p>\n

Challenge completed?
Yes \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n

Devour Your TBR<\/u><\/b>
May prompt: __Mysterious May__
(all about reading mysteries!)<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcd6 Safe and Sound
\ud83d\udcd6 The House in the Pines<\/p>\n

BookRiot’s READ HARDER Challenge<\/u>
(my Read Harder blog post)<\/p>\n

9\/24<\/b><\/p>\n

JAN: +5<\/b>
FEB: +2
Mar: +2
Apr: +1<\/b><\/p>\n

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May:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prompt 23: Read a ‘howdunit’ or ‘whydunit’ mystery:
The House in the Pines\u00a0<\/p>\n

The52BookClub Reading Challenge
<\/u>(My 52BookClub Challenge blog post)<\/p>\n

16 \/ 52<\/b><\/p>\n

JAN: +6<\/b><\/p>\n

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FEB: +5
MAR: +5
APR: +2<\/b><\/p>\n

MAY:<\/p>\n

Prompt 26: Hybrid genre:
House of Roots & Ruin<\/p>\n

Prompt 30: Picked without reading the blurb
Lore of the Wilds
Where the Dark Stands Still<\/p>\n

PopSugar Reading Challenge<\/u><\/b>
(my PopSugar Challenge blog post)<\/p>\n

Jan: +6<\/b>
FEB: +7
MAR: +3<\/b>
April: +0<\/p>\n

May: +0<\/p>\n

Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge
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Jan: +4
FEB: +9<\/p>\n

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Books that have:
Blood: Safe and Sound
Pirates: If the Tide Turns
Friendship: Tress of the Emerald Sea<\/p>\n

Books that made me feel:
Unsure: Poor Things
Adventurous: If the Tide Turns & Tress<\/p>\n

2024 NONFICTION READER CHALLENGE<\/u>
<\/b>(my Nonfiction Challenge blog post)<\/p>\n

History:<\/p>\n

Memoir\/Biography:<\/p>\n

Crime & Punishment:<\/p>\n

Science:
Twelve Trees<\/p>\n

Mental Health:<\/p>\n

Travel:<\/p>\n

Food:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Social Media:<\/p>\n

Sport:<\/p>\n

Relationships:<\/p>\n

The Arts:<\/p>\n

Published in 2024:<\/p>\n

NEW TO ME AUTHORS<\/b><\/p>\n

May:<\/b><\/p>\n

Rachel Rueckert
Brandan Sanderson
Alasdair Gray
Amalie Howard
Ana Reyes
Analeigh Sbrana
A.B. Poranek
Laurie Lico Albanese
Daniel Lewis<\/p>\n

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