FINALLY, the reading slump is over! MY little plan of reading children’s books appears to have worked and just in time- I have a stack of arcs to get through. I managed to complete four books during the month of May, admittedly, 3 were children’s books, but still..

The Vinyl Detective….

This was an arc that I was reviewing for the lovely Titan books, but I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was not without its limitations, and I am hoping some of these are straightened out in the following novels, but this is definitely worth a read. My full review was published on this blog a while back if you want to know my full thoughts.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets…

Well what can I say, its Harry Potter. An excellent sequel to the first book, that I am in shock I’ve waited until now to read. As I believe I mentioned with the first one, when I’m reading these books I am finding myself picturing the films in my head- excited to move onto the next one.

A Series of Unfortunate Events- A Bad Beginning…

This was quite easily my favourite read of the month. I know I read some of this series as a child, but not sure if I actually finished, it but I did definitely see the film. Its just such a good little book, with clear characters and great twists and turns. I’m adding it to my series’ to finish this year as it is such a great concept and so very easy to read.

War Horse…

I feel bad, but I didn’t cry. It was predictable, but yet still a nice easy read that was entertaining. It was sad, and heart felt, and for a short book it showed some amazing friendships. Not sure I will finish the series though, as I feel that it did wrap up well- even if predictably- and therefore I don’t see the need for another book.

 

So that is all that I read in the month of May, mostly children’s books in my attempt to try and break my reading slump- and as I said, it worked!! Sorry that this wrap up is running late, but I will give you a sneak peak to my June wrap up- there’s lots of books. See you next time…