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The Monthly Chapter | May 2023

May. 01, 2023

May Monthly Chapter Updated 2025

Welcome to The Monthly Chapter for May 2023.

Spring is almost over and summer is quickly approaching. I am finally back here and excited to have gotten the chance to get these monthly posts back up. It was a rough month for me in April and I have high hopes that May will be better. April didn’t begin or end well and let’s hope things are looking up. Surprising enough I was able to get several things prepped for May here and am excited to see what y’all think of them.

I do know that I skipped all of my regular monthly posts in April and will be getting those backlist books as well as those authors added into other months as we head into the rest of the year. I do want to take the time to THANK each and every one of you for being so patient with me.Y’all are simply the best readers a gal could ask for. 


READING THIS MONTH


PLEASE NOTE SOME OF THESE BOOKS MAY BE ARCS (ADVANCED READING COPIES) AND NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

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  1. Sherry says

    May 1, 2023 at 6:55 am

    I really don’t have any plans just whatever sounds good.

    Reply
  2. mami2jcn says

    May 1, 2023 at 6:55 am

    I’m planning to read Dirt Rich: How One Ambitiously Lazy Geek Created Passive Income in Real Estate Without Renters, Renovations, and Rehabs.

    Reply
  3. Sandra Dufoe says

    May 1, 2023 at 11:06 am

    I am going to change my trope up a bit and try reading some Rejected mates books.

    Reply
  4. Elizabeth says

    May 1, 2023 at 1:14 pm

    I have nothing specific, but I’m sure I’ll be reading a lot of manga.

    Reply
  5. heather says

    May 1, 2023 at 2:34 pm

    I would like to read the book called on the sly by Joanna Mazurkiewicz this month it sounds super good.

    Reply
  6. Elaine G says

    May 1, 2023 at 3:25 pm

    I will be reading book from Elizabeth Briggs. Reading her backlist. Hopefully get in some new releases and a few that have been on my ereader for a while.

    Reply
  7. Natalie says

    May 1, 2023 at 6:35 pm

    I plan on reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano.

    Reply
  8. Bea LaRocca says

    May 1, 2023 at 7:36 pm

    Still unpacking and getting everything in our new apartment organized as I like but I do want to take some time for myself and relax with a good book. Nocticadia by Keri Lake, Falling for the Recluse by Liv Prescott and the Resting Warrior Ranch Series by Josie Jade/Janie Crouch are queued up on my Kindle

    Reply
  9. bn100 says

    May 1, 2023 at 11:02 pm

    haven’t decided yet

    Reply
  10. Nina Lewis says

    May 1, 2023 at 11:37 pm

    I only read 8 books in April. I was in a bit of a reading slump for a whole week while dealing with my mom’s health issues. I have a couple of books I am looking forward to including Sarah Adam’s, Cora Reilly has a new series starting this month & I got the latest Emily Henry in the TBR as well! 🙂

    So glad to have you back, Rita! Hope you continue to get better & better. Take care! XO

    Reply
  11. Jessica Beard says

    May 3, 2023 at 4:46 pm

    I’m excited to read Meet Me At The Lake.

    Reply
  12. Sharon Rooney says

    May 3, 2023 at 7:18 pm

    I don’t have anything in mind to read right now. I will just go to the store and see what sounds goods.

    Reply
  13. Maria Malaveci says

    May 4, 2023 at 12:18 pm

    I am looking forward to reading A Curse for True Love in the Fall!

    Reply
  14. Tooth Fairy says

    May 9, 2023 at 9:57 pm

    My galpal a librarian…gifted me the Book : Jane Austin society.

    Reply
  15. Jeanna says

    May 11, 2023 at 11:12 am

    I’m looking forward to reading Yours Truly by Abby jimenez!

    Reply
  16. Piroska says

    May 13, 2023 at 6:29 pm

    I’m looking forward to reading “The Half Moon” by Mary Beth Keane,

    Reply
  17. Kim Henrichs says

    May 16, 2023 at 9:22 am

    I have a couple of tyler henry books on the docket.

    Reply
  18. Susan Smith says

    May 20, 2023 at 7:40 pm

    I’m hoping to read The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: Tom Hanks.

    Reply
  19. Adriane says

    May 23, 2023 at 3:42 pm

    I have half a dozen books by authors I’ve never read loaded on my kindle!

    Reply
  20. Suzie B says

    May 25, 2023 at 7:08 am

    I haven’t been reading as much as i usually do this year – i want to get back into that place!

    Reply
  21. Shirley O says

    May 26, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    I don’t really have any reading plans for this month.

    Reply
  22. Barbara Montag says

    May 27, 2023 at 1:20 pm

    Have started reading lisa jackson – love her writing style.
    Will continue to read more of her books.

    Reply
  23. Wendy Browne says

    May 30, 2023 at 7:46 am

    I don’t have any reading plans.

    Reply
  24. Dreaa Drake says

    May 30, 2023 at 11:20 pm

    I read alot Mostly based on my mood this month im reading paranormal romances & ive read like 10 books this month. I have a Lot on my tbr to get through too!

    Reply

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