If you are unaware what the Buzzword Readathon/Challenge is see my prior post HERE. Last month the buzzword was a book with an ‘Flavors/Seasonings/Herbs’ in the title and I did end up reading Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns which was a fun ride!!
For June the buzzword is a book with ‘other‘ in the title and I actually have a book on my physical TBR that hopefully I would like to get to which is:
The Other People by C.J. Tudor
This month I’m hoping is going to be a reread month for me. I would like to get through a few series in the second half of the year but I definitely need to reread a few book before I can continue on, plus a few other books that are at the top of my radar right now.
My June TBR consists of:
I had a really good reading month. Not great in terms of posting again but I think things will be slowing down the rest of the year so hopefully I catch back up!
The books I completed in May were:
Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco – ⭐️4/5 stars
You’re that Bitch : And Other Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself by Bretman Rock – ⭐️5/5 stars
Icebreakers by Hannah Grace – ⭐️4/5 stars
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto – ⭐️4/5 stars
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn – ⭐️3/5 stars
Life Will Be the Death of Me: … and you too! by Chelsea Handler – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena – ⭐️3/5 stars
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson – ⭐️3/5 stars
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas – ⭐️2/5 stars
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns – ⭐️4/5 stars
Always Only You by Chloe Liese – ⭐️3/5 stars
Death by Dumplings by Vivien Chen – ⭐️3/5 stars
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda – ⭐️2/5 stars
*BEWARE OF SPOILERS*
Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy ‘detective’ work on the internet (AKA checking up on her son to see if he’s dating anybody yet). But when Vera wakes up one morning to find a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, it’s going to take more than a strong Longjing to fix things. Knowing she’ll do a better job than the police possibly could – because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands – Vera decides it’s down to her to catch the killer.
I absolutely LOVED Vera! Just the way she cuts through all of the mess and is just straightforward with everyone is so entertaining and engaging. Her helpfulness definitely has no boundaries and she will not take no for an answer. I really enjoyed how she just comes to accept that this man has died in her tea house so now it’s her responsibility to figure out who killed him.
The way the rest of the characters are introduced to us by turning up to the teahouse just as Vera suspected was a great way to form a connection with everyone. Throughout the course of the plot I was definitely trying to pin point which of the 4 actually did it and how they were connected to the murder.
The plot at times did get a little unrealistic for me which did in turn kind of take me out of the story a little bit, but once I was able to overlook that I very much enjoyed the book as a whole. It kept me guessing right up to the very end of the plot and I couldn’t predict absolutely anything that was going to happen. This was low stakes but still had me on the edge of my seat throughout.
⭐️4/5 stars Kind of silly but entertaining!
I did this tag around this time last year and thought why not revisit and do some predictions for 2023!
All of these prompts are your predictions for your…
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher – I just have a feeling I’m going to hate this lol
Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese – Willa seemed like a fun character so I can’t wait to get into her love story with Ryder!
Honey & spice by Bolu Babalola – I loved this book and need it for my collection!
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
Amy Leigh Reads 