I’m linking up with The Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up, hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight.

Goings-On

In May I participated in two events and a lot of book clubs.

Wyrd and Wonder a month long celebration of fantasy literature: Check out Imyril’s intro post for all the details. The event is hosted by Imyril of One More, Lisa of Dear Geek Place and Jorie Loves a Story, and you can follow Wyrd and Wonder on Twitter

Pegasus images by Svetlana Alyuk on 123RF.com

Asian Readathon is a month-long readathon in May to celebrate Asian characters & authors. Hosted by @readwithcindy, this event is a month-long readathon dedicated to reading books featuring Asian protagonists and/or written by Asian authors. This is an online event that is meant to be as easy and accessible for everyone.

For the Asian Readathon I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo which had consequences. I’ve always been messy my entire life, and I’ve always been told I’m messy and never imagined myself as being able to be tidy. But this book really worked on me. I spent the month konmaring almost all my stuff (I still have a few things to get to) and I’ve been tidy. I’ve never before in my life known where everything belongs, and now I’m actually putting everything away after I use it. It’s strange and wonderful and I love it. But also tiring, so that sort of took over a lot of the other plans I’d had for the month.

I also finished the 30 day morning yoga challenge I was doing (that took me two and half months instead of 1, but it’s something) and I started this routine from Hybrid Calisthenics. I like that it seems to scale well, but even the easiest excercises are pretty hard for me at this point.

Books read

• The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart– Wyrd and Wonder Readalong and Asian Readathon (AR) Read any book written by an Asian author in your favorite genre, r/Fantasy Book Bingo: Asian Inspired Setting Hard Mode (I hope it fits)
• The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri – ARC, AR  Read any book featuring an Asian protagonist., r/Fantasy Bingo: Forest Setting
• Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeanette Ng – Reddit Fantasy Mod Book Club pick, Bingo:Any r/Fantasy Book Club / Read Along Book
• Gods of Jade and Sorrow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Reddit Fantasy Feminism in Fiction Book Club pick, Bingo: Latin American Author
• Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco – AR Read any book written by an Asian author. Personal challenge, finish some series, Bingo: Witches
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo AR: Read any nonfiction book written by an Asian author.
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin – Reddit Fantasy Classics? Book Club – I’m only half way into this one.
• Finna by Nino Cipri – Reddit Fantasy Hugo Readalong
• Hugo Nominated Short Stories and Novelettes – Reddit Fantasy Hugo Readalong
  • “Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse,” Rae Carson
  • “A Guide for Working Breeds,” Vina Jie-Min Prasad
  • “Little Free Library,” Naomi Kritzer
  • “The Mermaid Astronaut,” Yoon Ha Lee,
  • “Metal Like Blood in the Dark,” T. Kingfisher
  • “Open House on Haunted Hill” John Wiswell
  • “Burn, or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super,” A.T. Greenblatt
  • “The Inaccessibility of Heaven,” Aliette de Bodard
  • “Monster,” Naomi Kritzer
  • “Two Truths and a Lie” Sarah Pinsker
• Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy (Adapter), Octavia E. Butler, John Jennings (Illustrator) Reddit Fantasy Hugo Readalong

I had also planned Black Sun but it didn’t arrive and The House of Shattered Wings but I didn’t get to it.

Blog Posts

I had a really strong start to the month but then I got distracted by tidying. I’ve also fallen so behind on blog hopping, but hoping to get a chance to catch up through the Wyrd and Wonder Master Schedule today because there are so many interesting looking posts.

• We’re going on an adventure – Wyrd and Wonder plans
•  Pop this in your book bag of holding – a list of recommendation lists
• Top Ten Tuesday: Recent Fantasy Reads
•  I can do this all day: Can’t Wait Wednesday: Fantasy books by Asian authors
• Fantasy from around the world: Non-European settings/Asian Readathon rec list
• Sunday Post –  Bone Shard Daughter Readalong
•  Fantasy creature on the cover
• Mini-reviews Hugo short stories and novelettes
• Had me at hello: Books I loved from the first page
• Top Ten Tuesday: Full Sentence Titles
• Sunday Post –  Bone Shard Daughter Readalong week 3
• Bone Shard Daughter Readalong week 4 + review
• Wyrd and Wonder – My fav read: The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri – review