May 2020 Challenge

[Sheila]

I cannot believe it is May already. Time is flying. I have been reading up a storm.

1. Read a book whose author's surname starts with Z.
2. Read a non-fiction book.
3. Read a book in a series.
4. Read a dystopian novel.
5. Read a book with a purple cover.
6. Read a book with a person's name in the title.
7. Read a spring sports book.
8. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
9. Your choice.

[Sheila]

Here are my reads for May:

9/9, 16 books

1. Read a book whose author's surname starts with Z--New Discoveries by Matt Zachary--finished 5/28/2020.
2. Read a non-fiction book--When Reagan Sent in the Marines: The Invasion of Lebanon by Patrick J. Sloyan--finished 5/8/2020.
3. Read a book in a series--Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland--finished 5/3/2020.
4. Read a dystopian novel--Mall by Pattie Palmer-Baker--finished 5/24/2020.
5. Read a book with a purple cover--Salvation in Death by J. D. Robb--finished 5/16/2020.
6. Read a book with a person's name in the title--Pay Attention Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt--finished 5/20/2020.
7. Read a spring sports book--Suspended Game by Roz Lee--finished 5/22/2020.
8. Read a book with an animal on the cover--Dream Big by Kat Kronenberg--finished 5/23/2020.
9. Your choice--7th Woman by Frederique Molay--finished 5/6/2020.

BONUS:
Murder on the SS Rosa--Lee Strauss--finished 5/5/2020
Would Like to Meet--Rachel Winters--finished 5/12/2020
All's Well: Where Thou Art Earth and Why--John Lefebvre--finishded 5/16/2020
The Happy Camper--Melody Carlson--finished 5/19/2020
Love Big--Kate Kronenberg--finished 5/23/2020
Think Big--Kate Kronenberg--finished 5/23/2020
The Road Back--Erich Maria Remarque--finished 5/27/2020

[Colleen]

So far this month I have finished Conceal, Don't Feel from the Twisted Tale series. That retelling of Frozen is one of my favorites from that series. I also finished Cold Mountain. It tells of one mans walk back home after he deserts from the confederate army after recovering from a wound and the woman he is walking home. How they've changed and grown from their experiences from the Civil War is interesting to read. It is a somber book in many respects but sometimes it felt relevant in our current times.

[Colleen]

I just finished the Cleric Quintet Series with the Chaos Curse by RA Salvatore. It was a different book in a fantasy series with a twist I didn't see coming. It was probably my least favorite in that series.

[Colleen]

So I finished Star Wars Old Republic Revan which introduces one of the more interesting Jedi I have ever met. The lines between light and dark are more realistic. The characters are interesting and there are more Sith than one thinks out in the expanded universe. I also read a couple of kids books that I ordered for my niece,Cautious Chameleon and Dogs, Dogs. Both of them are really cute. I also finished a non-fiction book called Dancing Through Life. It talks about living your dreams and offers practical advice on how to do that. I won it in a Goodreads contest and I really liked that little book.

[Sheila]

Colleen wrote: "So I finished Star Wars Old Republic Revan which introduces one of the more interesting Jedi I have ever met. The lines between light and dark are more realistic. The characters are interesting and..."

These sound good.

[Sheila]

I highly recommend THE ROAD BACK by Erich Maria Remarque. It is the sequel to ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT. It tells the story of the soldiers returning from WWI and returning, or trying to return, to their lives prior to the war. This is even better than the original book.