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Hi, everyone! This is the thread for the "Commit to one book monthly" challenge. In this thread, post one book you intend to read in May, so everyone else can see your pick. When you finish reading it, we'd love for you to come back and post your opinion. I expect everyone's TBRs to suffer because of this monthly reading challenge, but I'm prepared to make that sacrifice. Are you? :-D

I've been in a reading slump and just not finishing much, so a fun Kindle I hope will do the trick- Bummer Camp

I hope it helps lift you out of the slump.

I'm having a different distraction: I discovered I can listen to/watch ER streaming on my phone.... it's 14 seasons and I've never seen the whole thing.....

Linghun by Ai Jiang

Jennifer wrote: "I hope it helps lift you out of the slump.

I'm having a different distraction: I discovered I can listen to/watch ER streaming on my phone.... it's 14 seasons and I've never seen the whole thing....."
That's one I actually watched "in real time" and did like/love it. I like streaming series now I missed back when too- but probably not on my phone. I even struggled to read an epub book on my libby because of my small screen and no kindle option.

On my phone I can sneak in episodes at work. I spend a lot of time waiting on data to process etc as I'm writing reports, so I usually have an audiobook, or, lately, an ER episode, on tap.

Delilah: Treacherous Beauty

I ended up reading my September book yesterday, so I'll commit to a different book:

I'm trying to choose books for these challenges that I otherwise might not get to. So the new pick is:

I will read

I will commit to read my newest purchase (yesterday), Grey Bees by Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov. It’s set in eastern Ukraine, the Grey Zone. I feel like this is a good way to express my solidarity with Ukraine. It’s set in a war zone but before Putin’s latest invasion. I’ve read one other book, Death and the Penguin, by this author and enjoyed it.

Well, that was quick. This was very well-written and difficult to put down... Linghun by Ai Jiang 4.5 stars

/review/show...

I listened to today and have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. I expected it to be more dated but other than the fact that the technology is obviously 1970s-era, it held up very well, and I have added the others to my TBR.

Finished 5 stars Loved it

The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan

Oh, Diana, I really liked that book. I hope you do too!

@Eileen, I bought that because of your reaction. I'm looking forward to it!

Bonnie wrote: "I've been in a reading slump and just not finishing much, so a fun Kindle I hope will do the trick- Bummer Camp"

And sadly it did not work out. I hated the main character and found the others annoying. It ended up being a DNF for me (and even a delete from Kindle knowing I never will.)

Sounds definitive!

I finished Grey Bees and loved it! I went back to the bookstore where I bought it and bought the other book they had by Andrey Kurkov and The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy, both of which I plan to read next year.