Hi, booksbydorothea blog friends!
May 2025 was another crazy
month for our family (isn’t it always?), but much better than April. My best
friend was in town for a long weekend, semester finals (daughter), Mother’s Day,
and my hubby semi-retiring (what a lot of work to retire).
Ever since November 2024,
I have been living in a bubble by avoiding the news and social media (except
book-related accounts). My best personal advice is to delete social media from your cell
phone! Additionally, talk therapy and anti-anxiety medication have helped my
mental health so much. #MentalHealthCareIsHealthcare
May was another strong
reading month with SIXTEEN books read. I am still on a reading roll.
In May, there were ten five-star books: seven ebooks,
three audiobooks, and no physical books. This was another fantastic reading month!
BEST BOOKS FOR MAY 2025
(plus previous months)
ebooks 2025
JANUARY (10)
The Love Elixir of Augusta
Stern by Lynda Cohen
Loigman
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
What Happened to the
McCrays? by Tracey Lange
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova
Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman
The Bookstore Keepers by Alice Hoffman
Come Fly with Me by Camille Di Maio
The Memory of Cotton by Ann K. Howley
The Secret History of
Audrey Jones by Heather Marshall
Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
FEBRUARY (4)
The Sirens by Emilia Hart
Swimming to Lundy by Amanda Prowse
The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez
The Dressmakers of London by Julia Kelly
MARCH (4)
This One Life by Amanda Prowse
Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner
Isola by Allegra
Goodman
The Book Club for
Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
APRIL (7)
The Wandering Season by Aimie K. Runyan
The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris
Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Monroe
Marsha by Tourmaline
Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding by Lian Dolan
The True Happiness Company by Veena Dinavahi
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly
MAY (7)
The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
These Heathens by Mia McKenzie
Before
Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor
Wayward
Girls by Susan Wiggs
The
Bookstore Family by Alice Hoffman
Under the
Stars by Beatriz Williams
Audiobooks 2025
JANUARY (2)
Me by Elton John
Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen
FEBRUARY (3)
Never by Rick Astley
Unlovable by Darren Hayes
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't
Want to Come by Jessica Pan
MARCH (0)
-NONE-
APRIL (4)
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
The Next
Day by
Melinda French Gates
Time to
Thank by Steve
Guttenberg
Change
the Recipe by José
Andrés
MAY (3)
Medicine
River by Mary Annette Pember
Read This
to Get Smarter by Blair Imani
Accidentally
on Purpose by Kristen Kish
Physical books
JANUARY-FEBRUARY;
APRIL-MAY -NONE-
MARCH
(1)
This
One Life by
Amanda Prowse
2025 READING GOAL
My goal is to read 101
books in 2025. As of May 31st, I have read 76 books, or 75.2% of my goal.
MAY 2025 STATISTICS
16 total books
10 ebooks; 6 audiobooks; 0
physical books
5 books - ARC (Advanced
Reader Copy)
8 books - Library
1 book – Purchased
1 book - Amazon First
Reads
0 books - Book Club Girl
0 books – author gifted
0 books – friend gifted
Audio listening time in May
2025: 52 hours, 42 minutes
Pages read in May 2025: 3,103
pages
Average review rating: 4.53
stars
MAY 2025 BOOK RATINGS with
BOOK COVERS
ebooks 2025
5.0-star ebooks
The
Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper LINK
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen LINK
These Heathens by Mia McKenzie LINK
Before
Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor LINK
Wayward
Girls by Susan Wiggs LINK
The
Bookstore Family by Alice Hoffman LINK
Under the
Stars by Beatriz Williams LINK
4.5-star ebooks
The List by Steve Berry LINK
3.5-star ebooks
The Secrets of Lovelace Academy by Marie Benedict/Courtney Sheinmel LINK
3.0-star ebooks
The One That Got Away by Mike Gayle LINK
NOTE: No 4.0-star ebooks this month.
Audiobooks 2025
5.0-star audiobooks
Medicine
River by Mary Annette Pember LINK
Read This
to Get Smarter by Blair Imani LINK
Accidentally
on Purpose by Kristen Kish LINK
4.5-star audiobooks
Revenge
of the Tipping Point by Malcolm
Gladwell LINK
Where You
Are Is Not Who You Are by Ursula Burns LINK
4.0-star audiobooks
The
Measure by Nikki Erlick LINK
NOTE: No 3.5-star or 3.0-star audiobooks this month.
Physical books 2025
NOTE: No
physical books were read this month.
If you want to read my
full review of any of these books, there are individual review links for each
ebook or audiobook next to the book title and author (under MAY 2025
BOOK RATINGS with BOOK COVERS just above). Click on the specific book
link to get to that book review.
May has been another amazing reading month! Do you have any "must-read" book recommendations for me? Thank you in advance!
Happy reading!
Dorothea 💜
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