Monday, June 3, 2019

The Read-at-Home-Mom Report: May 2019

May went by so quickly, but I did squeeze in quite a bit of reading. In addition to all the books listed below, I also read half of Middlemarch by George Eliot, which I'm looking forward to finishing in June, along with my re-read of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I slowed down quite a bit on picture books this month, too, which was a nice change of pace. Here's my report.


Books Read 

A Dream Within a Dream

by Patricia Maclachlan
Format: Digital ARC
Genre: Realistic fiction (middle grade)
Source: Edelweiss+
Review: On Goodreads ()


A Is for Elizabeth

by Rachel Vail
Format: Digital ARC
Genre: Realistic fiction (beginning chapter book)
Source: Edelweiss+
Review: On Goodreads (⭐)


The Doll People

by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin, illustrated by Brian Selznick
Format: Paperback
Genre: Fantasy (middle grade)
Source: Gift from my mom
Review: On the blog (⭐)


The Last Cruise

by Kate Christensen
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Literary fiction
Source: Public library
Review: On Instagram (⭐)


The Meanest Doll in the World

by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin, illustrated by Brian Selznick
Format: Paperback
Genre: Fantasy (middle grade)
Source: Gift from my mom
Review: On the blog (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


Something Other Than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It

by Jennifer Fulwiler
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Catholic memoir
Source: Personal collection
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)


Vile Bodies

by Evelyn Waugh
Format: Paperback
Genre: Literary fiction
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐)


Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books

by Helene Hanff
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Memoir
Source: Inter-library loan
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)


Be Brave in the Scared: How I Learned to Trust God during the Most Difficult Days of My Life

by Mary Lenaburg
Format: Paperback
Genre: Catholic memoir
Source: Purchased from Amazon
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

by Maxwell King
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Biography
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐)


The Nest

by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Literary fiction
Source: Public library (Libby app)
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


Deadly Vows

by Jody Holford
Format: Digital ARC
Genre: Cozy mystery
Source: Netgalley
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐)


Life of Fred: Butterflies

by Stanley F. Schmidt
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Math textbook
Source: Inter-library loan
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


The World We Live In

by Lincoln Barnett
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Nonficton
Source: Personal collection
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


Meet Me at the Museum

by Anne Youngson
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Literary fiction
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐)


The Runaway Dolls

by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin, illustrated by Brian Selznick
Format: Paperback
Genre: Fantasy (middle grade)
Source: Gift from my mom
Review: On the blog (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


The Doll People Set Sail

by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin, illustrated by Brett Helquist 
Format: Paperback
Genre: Fantasy (middle grade)
Source: Gift from my mom
Review: On the blog (⭐⭐⭐)


Filippo's Dome

by Anne Rockwell
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Nonfiction (juvenile chapter book)
Source: Personal collection
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)


The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street

by Helene Hanff
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Memoir/diary
Source: Inter-library loan
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) 


Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos

by Donna Andrews
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Cozy mystery
Source: Scribd
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


The Scent of Water

by Elizabeth Goudge
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Literary fiction
Source: Inter-library loan
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


Friday's Tunnel

by John Verney
Format: Paperback review copy
Genre: Mystery/adventure
Source: Paul Dry Books, Inc.
Review: On the blog (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


Little Fires Everywhere

by Celeste Ng
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Literary fiction
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads  (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


The Master Puppeteer

by Katherine Paterson
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Historical fiction (middle grade)
Source: Personal collection
Review: On the blog (⭐⭐⭐⭐)


Inside the Ark

by Caryll Houselander
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Catholic short stories for kids
Source: Inter-library loan
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)


Crazy Rich Asians

Format: Paperback
Genre: Realistic fiction
Source: Public library
Review: On Goodreads (⭐⭐⭐)

Picture Books (with links to Goodreads reviews)


Blog Posts Published



Challenge Progress

  • Alphabet Soup: 2 read in May, 21 of 26 read total
  • Alphabet Soup Author Edition: 2 read in May, 21 of 26 read total
  • #CathLit: 0 read in May, 11 of 19 read total
  • Cloak and Dagger: 2 read in May, 26 of 55 read total
  • Craving for Cozies: 2 read in May, 18 of 51 read total
  • Library Love: 7 read in May, 39 of 60 read total
  • RMFAO Audiobooks: 3 read in May, 28 of 25 read total
  • Goodreads Goal: 39 read in May, 202 of 425 read total
I'll be linking up this post for It's Monday! What Are You Reading? with The Book Date and Unleashing Readers/Teach Mentor Texts and for the May 2019 Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up at Feed Your Fiction Addiction.

8 comments:

  1. Lots of good books here, Katie. I have some of them, now need to read them, too! I was glad to see your review of Meet Me At The Museum, on my list!

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  2. I didn't know that Martin had so many Doll books--I only knew about the first one, so thank you for sharing!
    Happy reading this week :)

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  3. So many delicious sounding books on your list here! I went to put a hold on A Dream Within a Dream only to discover that I have reached the maximum holds allowable! This is a first for me!

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  4. I appreciated getting to read your review of Dream Within a Dream. I really liked the cover, but wasn't sure on the story. And I was disappointed to hear about The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers. I am so glad I grew up getting to watch Mr. Roger's every day and I sobbed my way through Won't You Be My Neighbor (which was very insightful with all the commentary from cast members and family members who shared information I never would have known, otherwise). In any case, I think this is one I was pass on. Have a great reading month, Katie!

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  5. So many good books! I also really enjoyed your post "Books My Children Destroyed"--such a good twist on the TTT! I hope you have a great June!

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  6. I think I own a copy of the Doll People series - but have not gotten around to reading them yet. Thanks for the subtle nudge - and yes, so many great books you shared this week!
    Have a great reading weekend ahead of you!

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  7. You sure had good variety of reading during May. I liked Little Fires Everywhere on audio, I think it held my interest that way more than if I had read it. I liked Meet Me at the Museum, a little different but interesting all the same.

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