Someone was a slacker this month. Or, perhaps the opposite is true–I was outside almost every weekend, which left far less time for reading.

That’s not a bad thing.

The best book of the month was a re-read, Child of a Rainless Year by Jane Lindskold. That was closely followed by the audible version of Halfway to the Grave, Audible Version by Jeaniene Frost and narrated by Tavia Gilbert

Supernatural Fantasy
Low Midnight (2014) Carrie Vaughn (6/10)

Urban Fantasy
Child of a Rainless Year (2005) Jane Lindskold (9/10)

Historical Romance
The Black Hawk (2011) Joanna Bourne (7/10)

Mystery
Inspector Montalbano
The Shape of Water (1994/2002) Andrea Camilleri translated by Stephen Sartarelli (7/10)
The Terra-Cotta Dog (1996/2004) Andrea Camilleri translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8.5/10)
The Snack Thief (1996/2003) Andrea Camilleri translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8/10)

Audible
Halfway to the Grave, Audible Version (2007/2010) by Jeaniene Frost narrated by Tavia Gilbert (8.5/10)

And a quick look at the numbers!

I read a total of 7 book, six of which were ebooks, and five of those are books I own in multiple formats. I only read two new books last month, but that’s okay. May is a somewhat difficult month for me, so I’m allowed to wallow in comfort reading.

eBook: 6
Audio: 1
Multiple Formats: 5
Re-read: 5

I’m averaging 10 books a month so far, which is down from last year, but again, it’s not a bad thing, since I’ve been reading less because I’ve been outside doing stuff. (Once the heat kicks in, I’ll probably spend my time hiding at home with the air conditioning.)

Genre-wise, it was a smattering of different things.

Fantasy: 3
Mystery: 4
Romance: 2

As far as author gender goes, the female authors squeaked ahead by one, still holding the lead for the year.

Male: 3
Female: 4

And those are the books of May!