Monthly Roundup & Look Ahead

Monthly Roundup: May

Taking a quick look at the numbers for May. . .

• Books bought – 14
• Books downloaded – 13
• ARCs received for review (physical) – 1
• ARCs received for review (digital) – 9
• Books read – 13
• Average rating: 3.5

Last month’s reviews included:

• Book Review: Tomb of Gods by Brian Moreland
• NSFW Book Review: Luminosity by R M Miller
• Book Review: Unconquered Warrior by J.L. Nicely
• NSFW Book Review: Mistress Managed – Book One by B.J. Frazier
• NSFW Book Review: Forward by Elizabeth Fyre
• Book Review: Sky of Water by Stacey Tucker
• NSFW Book Review: Scandalous Passions by Nicola Davidson
• Book Review: Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope
• Book Review: Wrath of Poseidon by Clive Cussler & Robin Burcell
• NSFW Book Review: The Slave His Mistress And Her Mother by Sophia James
• Book Review: Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden
• Book Review: If It Bleeds by Stephen King

I always find what reviews are best received across different mediums to be fascinating, as it points to different audience segments being engaged. A good mix this week, but Alina Boyden definitely came out on top:

• Most read on the blog – Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden
• Most liked on Goodreads – If It Bleeds by Stephen King
• Most reach on Facebook – Unconquered Warrior by J.L. Nicely
• Most liked on Twitter – Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden

Features and guests this month included an excerpt from TO SLEEP IN A SEA OF STARS by Christopher Paolini, a guest post from Dean Wyant (PSI-WARS) on Visions, Reading, Inspiration and Writing, and a press release for The A to Z of Horror.

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Look Ahead: June

While I hesitate to look too far ahead, since my reading is dictated as much by my whims and desires of the moment as by release dates, I somehow managed to read every single one of last month’s anticipated titles. I’m kind of impressed with myself, I won’t lie.

Reviews I’m (reasonably) confident you can expect to see this month include:

• Red Noise by John P Murphy (releases June 9th)
• We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson (I’m about 300 pages in and enjoying it)
• Afterland by Lauren Beukes (I don’t know that I can wait until July)
• Warrior Rising by J. L. Nicely (the first book was fantastic)
• A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian (a novella I’d like to fit in)
• Brightblade by Michael Suttkus & C.T. Phipps (I’m long overdue for a review of this)
• Beholder’s Eye by Julie E. Czerneda (technically a re-read, but it counts)
• The Femdom Felony by Thomas Moffatt (I’m eager to give this a read)
• Every Sky a Grave by Jay Posey (releases July 7th)

As for features and guests, my spot on the Hope Island blog tour was postponed so hopefully we can catch up in June; I’ll be taking part in the Feisty Heroines tour; I’ve got a spot on the The Harbinger tour with Mary Eicher; I’ll be joining the Blood World tour with Chris Mooney; B.C. Locke will be sharing something on King’s Signet; and, fingers crossed, Mark Ravine will be stopping by to talk The Tech.