What I read in May 2025
In May, I read ten books, which is slightly less than usual for me (I know, I know). I did, however, read widely, taking in historical fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, and non-fiction.
Writing did not end up happening at Orford Ness this time, alas, but I have been practising reading out the story that came out of my previous trip for Emotional Madness on 5 June.
The Fox Wife, by Yangsze Choo - 5*
Six Days in Bombay, by Alka Joshi - 3.5*
A Hat Full of Sky, by Terry Pratchett - 4.5*
Ithaca, by Claire North - 4*
The Martian, by Andy Weir - 4*
The Original Daughter, by Jemimah Wei - review coming soon! 4.5*
Fruit of the Lemon, by Andrea Levy - 4*
The Midnight Hour, by Eve Chase - 4.5*
The Children of Hiroshima, by Sadako Teiko Okuda - review coming soon! 4*
Greenteeth, by Molly O’Neill - 4*
Looking ahead…
Another month of reading adventures beckons… I’ve been wanting to pick up This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone for ages, and this month I should finally get to it <mumbles>because it’s 99p on Kindle</mumbles>. I’ve had Becky Chambers’ Monk and Robot omnibus on pre-order since February and can’t wait for it to finally come through the door!
I’ve just started Named: A Story of Names and Reclaiming Who We Are, by Camilla Balshaw, and I can already tell that a) it’s exactly the type of non-fiction I get really into, and b) I’m not going to struggle for things to say about it in my blog tour review. You have been warned!