Short summary of the month
The Numbers
In May I read a total of 14 books which makes the total of 2021 52 books read.
All books were fantasy .
Out of the 31 days of May I read 17 days which amounted to a total of 4081 pages.
The rating average of this month was 3.7 stars.
- Have Sword, Will Travel by Garth Nix and Sean Williams | 4 stars
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance 1) by N.K. Jemisin | 3 stars
- Of Dragons, Feast and Murder (Dominion of the Fallen 3,5 / Dragons and Blades 1) by Aliette de Bodard | 4 stars | Novell
- The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen 1) by Aliette de Bodard | 4 stars
- The House of Binding Thorns (Dominion of the Fallen 2) by Aliette de Bodard | 4 stars
- The House of Sundering Flames (Dominion of the Fallen 3) by Aliette de Boadard | 4 stars
- The Hunger of Gods (Bloodsworn Saga 2) by John Gwynne | 5 stars | ARC
- Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances (Dominion of the Fallen 3.6 / Dragons and Blades 2) by Aliette de Bodard | 4 stars | ARC
- The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black | 4 stars | Wyrd and Wonder Readalong Book | Reread
- The Summer Tree (The Fionovar Tapestry 1) by Guy Gavriel Kay | 2 stars | Wyrd and Wonder Readalong Book
- Siren Queen by Nghi Vo | 3 stars | ARC
- Lullaby for a Lost World by Aliette de Bodard | 3 stars | Short Story
- Books, Earth and Courtship (Dominion of the Fallen 0.6) by Aliette de Bodard | 3 stars | Short Story
- The Grief of Stones (The Cemeteries of Almelo 2) by Katherine Addison | 4,5 stars | ARC
⌘ Gosh I don’t even know what to tell you about this month except that it was chaos for us. My dad had surgery in the middle of the month. But this was in Belgium. My mom can’t drive. I’m over 4 hours away by car and I can’t go up and down because I have my own family. So yes a whole mess.
⌘ The surgery itself went well but took longer because they found more cancer. He came home from the hospital a week ago. We don’t really know what is going to happen. If he will still need chemo for instance.
⌘ It was Wyrd and Wonder too and my fist year of being a co-host. It didn’t quite go the way I wanted it to go. I wish I’d had more energy and time to come by all your lovely posts. I might come by in the next few months. We still have the master schedule so I can still come by. But with Summer coming up I don’t think it will be quick for me.
⌘ Merijn is doing okay. He is going to the next grade. But I have worries. The teacher has worries. Because everything will be different again and changes he does not deal well with. But on the other hand he has done some great things this month too. He went camping with his grandma and the camping van. And he ran to raise money for the schools playground. Sometimes its hard to believe he is still only 5. He’s growing so quick.
⌘ We also had a brothers and sisters day from my husband side (I’m an only child). We took the ferry to the island Terschelling way at the top of the Netherlands. We went scooter riding there and it was a lot of fun. Of course I managed to bruise my foot there. Who would I be if I didn’t end up hurting myself. Lol.
Announcements and the Like
⌘ 7 Blogiversary | The Blogger Stats Book Tag | Blogging Stats
Wrap Ups and Other Memes
⌘ Show Your Bujo Theme | May 2022
⌘ #WyrdandWonder Instagram Showcase
⌘ #WyrdandWonder Instagram Showcase Part 2
⌘ #WyrdandWonder Instagram Showcase | Part 3 and the last
⌘ The Last Day of #WyrdandWonder 2022 | Showcase of Top 5 Sunday
Wyrd and Wonder Fantastic Fives
⌘ Five Books I’ve Read Since the Last #WyrdandWonder
⌘ Five Forest Fantasy Books I Recommend You
⌘ Five Wyrd & Wonder Mascot Books
⌘ Five Single Serve Fantasy
⌘ Top 5 Urban Fantasy
Guest Post
⌘ Dragons by Ursula Visser
⌘ Lost and Found in the Wild Wood by Jen Williams
⌘ Fairytales and Forests by Intisar Khanani
Reviews
⌘ The Dragon Universe by various | ARC
⌘ Dominion of the Fallen by Aliette de Bodard | Series Review
⌘ The Hunger of the Gods (Bloodsword Saga 2) by John Gwynne | ARC
Readalongs
⌘ #WyrdandWonder Readalongs Week 1
⌘ #WyrdandWonder Readalongs Week 2
⌘ #WyrdandWonder Readalongs Week 3
⌘ #WyrdandWonder Readalongs Week 4
Top Ten Tuesday
⌘ Top Ten Enchanted Wood
⌘ Top Ten Don’t Leave the Path Books
⌘ Top 5 Books with Spirit of Nature
⌘ Five Quotes from Foresty Books
Discussions, Topics and the Like
⌘ Five Favorite Fantasy Reads
⌘ #WyrdandWonder Book Bingo Recs
⌘ Tropey | The Fantasy Tropes Book Tag
⌘ Two Fantasy Animated Shows You Need to Watch
⌘ Book Haul 70 | 3rd Haul of the Year
⌘ Luca | Movie
We watched this and we loved it. Merijn kept saying that he thought it was boring and then he watched silently the whole movie, lol.
⌘ Soul | Movie
I thought this was okay. It certainly had its moments.
⌘ Amphibia | Season 1 | Complete
⌘ Amphibia | Season 2 | Complete
When I first saw Amphibia I thought it was some stupid show but it has a cool plot. Watched this with Merijn.
⌘ The Owl House | Season 1 | Ep 11-19 | Complete
Finally they showed the second half here. Merijn is now also a fan.
⌘ Silent Witness | Season 18 | Complete
⌘ Silent Witness | Season 19 | Complete
Getting close to having seen all the seasons. But Season 5 is starting sooon.
⌘ Cardinal | Season 1 | Complete
⌘ Cardinal | Season 2 | Complete
⌘ Cardinal | Season 3 | Complete
⌘ Cardinal | Season 4 | Complete
I watched this tear jerking Canadian tv crime show. Each season only had 6 episodes so it wasn’t as much of a binge as it seems. I loved the first 3 seasons for the characters and the focus on Cardinal’s family with his bipolar wife. It didn’t shy away from portraying mental illness while making her an actual person.
‘ I appreciate you wanting to protect me, but where is the freedom?’
Blogs
⌘ Nicole from Book Wyrm Knits shared covers with Tea Cups on it.
This monthly wrap up will be linked up with the monthly one by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction. This so we can blog hop to each others wrap ups easier.
A Dance With Books 
Ik weet niet of het aan Firefox ligt of aan Instagram maar ik kan de Instagram-foto’s die je op je blog deelt nooit zien. Gaat het ondertussen beter met je voet? Zo stom dat een fijne middag met een blessure moest eindigen. Ik duim hier trouwens volop mee voor je vader. Hopelijk krijgen jullie snel wat meer nieuws zodat jullie tenminste weten waar je aan toe bent.
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Oh wat jammer? Ik denk aan firefox. Tegenwoordig gebruik ik chrome omdat ik wat problemen heb gehad met firefox.
Ik voel mijn voet nog regelmatig helaas maar ik kan wel gewoon lopen. Stom dat dat zo lang duurt.
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Congrats on such a fabulous May. 🙂 My May kind of sucked with reading, but I had other things going on. I also love your artwork. It’s wonderful!
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It was a good reading month but not in other areas.
And thank you 🙂
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AHHHH I LOVE THIS POST SO MUCHH!! and omg 17 books is AMAZING, CONGRATSSS!!! i’m so glad you enjoyed The Darkest Part of the Forest, I CANNOT WAIT TO READ THAT ONE!! i remember starting it a few months ago, but it was due at the library before i completed so i had to stop halfway 😭😭 and i’m hoping your dad gets well REALLY REALLY SOON, sending all the love and good wishes your way ❤❤❤
Cardinal sounds SO SO GOOD??! i’ve never heard of it before, BUT EXCUSE ME WHILE I RUN TO ADD IT TO MY WATCHLIST!! and all of your drawings look GORGEOUS, I AM OBSESSED 😍😍 i loved reading this post SO SO MUCH, and am INSANELY EXCITED TO READ MORE FROM YOU!! HOPE YOU HAVE THE MOST AMAZING JUNE!!
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The Darkest Part of the Forest is so much fun! I hope you’ll be able to get it from the library again soon. And thank you so much for the well wishes.
Yes Cardinal was a lot better than I expected.:D Thank you!
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I love the way your sister in law framed that picture you drew of her bird! It looks so good!
Thanks for the link! 🙂 I hope June is a less chaotic month for you, and that everything goes well for your dad. Health issues are never easy to deal with.
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Yes it is so pretty!
Thank you!
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It looks like you had a great reading month!
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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For sure.
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Hugs. I can’t believe we are nearly half way through June already. 💙
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Time seems to fly at the moment.
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