

May 2026 Favorites!
📱1. The Night Shift by Alex Finlay - This was a fun thriller! I loved trying to solve the case and it ended up making me more emotional than I expected it to.
📱🎧 2. The Supper Club Saints by Claire Swinarski - This one surprised me! I got so invested in the family drama/relationships that it was hard for me to put down.
📱🎧 3. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - This was a reread and this time around, I listened to the audiobook while I read and I still loved it as much as the first time but I think I actually prefer reading the book over listening to the audiobook.
📱🎧 4. The Last Daughter of Highdown Hall by Cathy Hayward - I sped through this one! I think I really like books with messy families/lots of secrets/complicated relationships...
📱🎧 5. You Can't Hurry Second Chances by Michelle Stimpson - This was so comforting and heartwarming. I loved the main character's journey of finding herself again and it was just a really good reminder that it's never too late for a fresh start!
📱6. Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood - This was like a little shot of serotonin inbetween books that I didn't really enjoy. I loved the gaming setting and I reallllllly liked that the miscommunication is solved quickly and not dragged out for 1 million chapters.
📱7. Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole - I think I was most excited by how much I loved this book because I feel like evvverrryyyooone is so into romantasy lately and I have just not read any that I liked that much so I felt kind of left out! But I LOVED this book. Very happy to finally have one that I can say I 100% enjoyed!
📱eBook Only
📱🎧 Immersive (eBook + Audiobook at the same time)
128/300 A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
I didn't like this book that much! It reminded me a little of Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews! I think this is considered a Frankenstein retelling and I really liked the premise but it was just too slow...I kept waiting for it to pick up but I didn't actually start enjoying it until the last like 15-20%. I watched some reviews of it afterwards and I completely understand why some people loved it so I guess this just wasn't for me and that's okay! I'm still glad I read it!
My favorite books of April!
7 read on Kindle and 3 audiobooks from NetGalley!
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison - This was so sweet and cozy! I loved the banter & chemistry between the 2 MCs.
🎧The Anniversary by Alex Finlay - This was very fast paced and twisty! I could not stop listening! I loved how every single theory I had was wrong haha...
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen - Probably my biggest surprise this month! I didn't expect to love this as much as I did!
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden - Very entertaining! And very hard to put down!
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan - Super freaking cozy! I love books about books and books with small towns!
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers - Very emotional and beautifully written! I've been thinking about this all month!
🎧The Shippers by Katherine Center - Super funny! I loved the characters and their interactions! Very easy and enjoyable!
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher - Creepy but also weirdly funny at times! Did not expect to laugh so much during this. I loved it!
🎧The Book Club Murders by Maggie Allswell - A fun, cozy mystery with a really fun cast of characters. Very easy to follow and just a good time all around!
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez - Very heartfelt and I loved the multiple perspectives!
I had to buy this twice because my sister's dogs decided it would be a fun chew toy! BUT! I really like this! I was expecting it to be unscented but it does have a sliiiightly fruity scent but it doesn't last long and that was fine with me because I was looking for something specifically unscented! I like how it feels on the lips...not sticky and the perfect consistency (not too thick or too thin feeling). I also don't have to reapply this for a really long time! I think this might work really well as an overnight lippie!
This is one of my moooost favorite lip products! It's pretty thick, not sticky, and I rarely have to reapply. There is no color or scent but it is extremely glossy. This is also one of the few lippies I own that I feel like doesn't make my lips MORE dry. I think this will be a forever repurchase for me as long as this company still makes it! Also, the regular tubes don't look like this. This is just from their Squid Game collab!
Today's lippie! I was not expecting much from this because it was so cheap but I LOVE it. I love how it feels on the lips, I love the scent and I love the packaging! I honestly only got it because of the packaging 😂... I hope they come out with more flavors/scents that aren't fruity! I need to get the mint one asap!
Today's lippie! I was expecting the formula for these to be way thicker! I loooove this scent, though! I need to get more flavors! Also, ignore the bite marks. My sister's dog chewed a hole through my makeup bag and started chewing on my products. Luckily it didn't get punctured... 😂