{"id":18068,"date":"2023-06-02T18:11:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T22:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=18068"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:56:39","slug":"may-read-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/18068","title":{"rendered":"May Read Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3N04Vib\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hidden.jpg?resize=186%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hidden\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A majority of rereads again this month, however, I did read some new books, finishing up <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/mystery\/Cochrane_Charlie.php\">Charlie Cochrane<\/a>&#8216;s Cambridge Fellows series, and the most recent Secrets and Scrabble book, which although just published, comes before the 7th book, which was published last fall.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also moved onto books in the Alex Verus series I hadn&#8217;t read before&#8211;although honestly I remember little of the books I had read.<\/p>\n<p>Many of my rereads were Ace romances, including <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21883\"><em>Loud and Clear<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22024\"><em>Blank Spaces<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22007\"><em>Three Stupid Weddings<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21885\"><em>An Island For Two<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22009\"><em>The Rat-Catcher\u2019s Daughter<\/em><\/a>. Several of the others were romances with toxic families, including <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22019\"><em>Family Man<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21904\"><em>Bee Cave Magic<\/em><\/a> or romances with differently-abled or neurodivergent characters, like <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21883\"><em>Loud and Clear<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21880\"><em>It Takes Two to Tumble<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21906\"><em>The Lawrence Browne Affair<\/em><\/a>, which all drew my back for different reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Also, after reading several mysteries that were not what I was hoping them to be, I reread the Page &amp; Sommers series and restarted the Big Bad Wolf series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mystery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/41vijQo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Hither-Page.jpg?resize=188%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hither, Page\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Page &amp; Sommers by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Sebastian_Cat.php\">Cat Sebastian<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21916\"><em>Hither, Page<\/em><\/a> (2019) 8.5\/10, <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22022\"><em>The Missing Page<\/em><\/a> (2022) 9\/10<\/li>\n<li>Cambridge Fellows by <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/mystery\/Cochrane_Charlie.php\">Charlie Cochrane<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21888\"><em>Lessons for Suspicious Minds<\/em><\/a> (2013) 7\/10, <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21901\"><em>Lessons for Idle Tongues<\/em><\/a> (2015) 5.5\/10, <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22016\"><em>Lessons for Sleeping Dogs<\/em><\/a> (2015) 6\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21999\"><em>Lament at Loon Landing<\/em><\/a> (2023) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/mystery\/Lanyon_Josh.php\">Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Secrets and Scrabble) 6\/10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fantasy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22002\"><em>The Wolf at the Door<\/em><\/a> (2018) <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/Adhara_Charlie.php\">Charlie Adhara<\/a> (Big Bad Wolf) 8.5\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21885\"><em>An Island For Two<\/em><\/a> (2022) Ophelia Silk 7\/10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Romance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21883\"><em>Loud and Clear<\/em><\/a> (2016) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Wayne_Aidan.php\">Aidan Wayne<\/a> 9.5\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21880\"><em>It Takes Two to Tumble<\/em><\/a> (2017) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Sebastian_Cat.php\">Cat Sebastian<\/a> (Seducing the Sedgwicks) 9\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21876\"><em>And Everything Nice<\/em><\/a> (2016) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Soto_Ada.php\">Ada Maria Soto<\/a> 9\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22005\"><em>Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage<\/em><\/a> (2016) C.S. Poe 9\/10<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Inx2q0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lament-at-Loon-Landing.jpg?resize=194%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22024\"><em>Blank Spaces<\/em><\/a> (2016) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Lennox_Cass.php\">Cass Lennox<\/a> (Toronto Connections) 8.5\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21906\"><em>The Lawrence Browne Affair<\/em><\/a> (2017) <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Sebastian_Cat.php\">Cat Sebastian<\/a> (The Turners) 8.5\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22019\"><em>Family Man<\/em><\/a> (2013) <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Cullinan_Heidi.php\">Heidi Cullinan<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Sexton_Marie.php\">Marie Sexton<\/a> 8\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21904\"><em>Bee Cave Magic<\/em><\/a> (2020) Kelly Fox 8\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22007\"><em>Three Stupid Weddings<\/em><\/a> (2018) <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Gallagher_Ann.php\">Ann Gallagher<\/a> 7.5\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22009\"><em>The Rat-Catcher\u2019s Daughter<\/em><\/a> (2019) <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Charles_KJ.php\">K.J. Charles<\/a> (Lilywhite Boys) 7.5\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21878\"><em>Team Phison<\/em><\/a> (2017) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Verity_Chace.php\">Chace Verity<\/a> 7\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21911\"><em>Saying The Right Thing<\/em><\/a> (2017) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Wayne_Aidan.php\">Aidan Wayne<\/a> 6\/10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21908\"><em>Medium, Sweet, Extra Shot of Geek<\/em><\/a> (2019) <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Cooper_R.php\">R. Cooper<\/a> 6\/10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Audio Book<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22026\"><em>A Perilous Undertaking, Audio Book<\/em><\/a> (2017) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/mystery\/raybourn_deanna.php\">Deanna Raybourn<\/a> narrated by Ang\u00e8le Masters (Veronica Speedwell) 8\/10<\/li>\n<li>Alex Verus series by <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/Jacka_Benedict.php\">Benedict Jacka<\/a> narrated by Gildart Jackson<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21914\"><em>Taken<\/em><\/a> (2014) 7\/10, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/41ZLEma\"><em>Chosen<\/em><\/a> (2014) 8\/10, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3N04Vib\"><em>Hidden<\/em><\/a> (2014) 7\/10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of rereads again this month, however, I did read some new books, finishing up Charlie Cochrane&#8216;s Cambridge Fellows series, and the most recent Secrets and Scrabble book, which although just published, comes before the 7th book, which was published last fall. I&#8217;ve also moved onto books in the Alex Verus series I hadn&#8217;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monthly-reading-roundup"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pefxA-4Hq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18068"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18076,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18068\/revisions\/18076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}