Sandra's votes on the list Best books of May, 2026

Listopia > Sandra's votes on the list Best books of May, 2026 (44 Books)

1	How the Story Goes by Andrew Forrester (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,169 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The May House: A Novel by Jillian Cantor (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 1,720 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Coyoteland by Vanessa Hua (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 489 ratings Sandra rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Safari Murder Party by Rachel Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 2,317 ratings Sandra rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Ship's Cat by Alex Howard (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 89 ratings Sandra added it to 1-next-up See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 11,344 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Startup Hell by Caitlin Rozakis (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 2,022 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,710 ratings Sandra added it to physical-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Treat Them as Buffalo by Blair Palmer Yoxall (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 385 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Tapestry of Fate (Amina al-Sirafi, #2) by S.A. Chakraborty (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 10,736 ratings Sandra added it to physical-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Rachel West and the Fallen Starlet by Emma Mills 3.70 avg rating — 323 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Abundance by Hafeez Lakhani (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 290 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Honey by Imani Thompson 3.42 avg rating — 9,392 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Bone Door by Frances White (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,248 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Murder at the Spirit Lounge (Nora Breen Investigates, #2) by Jess Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 2,071 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Girls Our Age by Phoebe Thompson (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 8,630 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Mortedant's Peril (The Trials of Irody Hasp, #1) by R.J. Barker (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,543 ratings Sandra added it to 3-maybe See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Returns and Exchanges by Kayla Rae Whitaker (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 812 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	It's Hard to Be an Animal by Robert Isaacs 3.84 avg rating — 915 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Five by Ilona Bannister (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 27,534 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Seek Immediate Shelter by Vincent Yu (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 5,124 ratings Sandra added it to physical-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A Little Bit Bad by Cassandra Neyenesch (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 608 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 104,717 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Midnight Train (The Midnight World, #2) by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 86,047 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Sprinkle of Sweet Serendipity by Rachel Linden (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 935 ratings Sandra added it to 3-maybe See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,610 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 79,091 ratings Sandra added it to physical-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Last Summer at Maine Chance by Jessica Everett (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,044 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 3,770 ratings Sandra rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	We Dance Upon Demons by Vaishnavi Patel (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 1,022 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 1,551 ratings Sandra added it to 3-maybe See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 437,860 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Villain (Hench, #2) by Natalie Zina Walschots (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 1,859 ratings Sandra added it to series-pending See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Homebound by Portia Elan (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 5,026 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Shippers by Katherine Center (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 76,202 ratings Sandra rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 13,556 ratings Sandra rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Burnout Summer by Jenna Ramirez (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 2,679 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Canon by Paige Lewis (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 4,421 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Offseason by Avigayl Sharp (Goodreads Author) 3.26 avg rating — 651 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 294,097 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Take Me with You by Steven Rowley (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 5,681 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 19,408 ratings Sandra added it to physical-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 170,474 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Young Will Remember by Eve J. Chung (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 1,705 ratings Sandra added it to 2-tbr See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars