2015: May wrap-up

The IFFP over, May has been a month of catching up in reading, with titles and reviews long due. I now plan to work more on my TBR and a few reading challenges lagging behind

Here is what I read in May:

12 books.
= 11 books with 1,979 pages, that is: 63.8 pages/day.
+ 1 audiobook = 10:59 hours, that is an average of 21 mn/day

4 in literary fiction:

Look Who’s Back, by Timur Vermes
George’s Grand Tour, by Caroline Vermalle
Before Paris, by Adria J. Cimino – ebook
The Room, by Jonas Karlsson

3 in nonfiction:

How to Blog a Book, by Nina Amir – ebook
Petite Confessions, by Vicki Lesage – ebook
Bridges of Paris, by James St Michael

2 in mystery:

The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins – audiobook
Leave No Trace, by Tanya Anne Crosby – ebook

2 in historical fiction:

The Holy Lance, by Andrew Latham
The French Sultana, by Zia Wesley – ebook

1 in science-fiction:

Player Choice, by Jeff Deck – ebook

My favorites in May

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Reading Challenges recap

French Bingo: 18/25
Audiobook: 7/15
Eboo k challenge: 27/25 – DONE
Histori cal fiction: 12/25
My Kind of Mysteries: 12/21-30
New au thors challenge: 30/50
New Release (2015): 30/31-45
Nonfiction challenge: 6/16-20
TBR challenge: 0/12
Books in Translation: 13/12 – DONE
What’s in a Name: 5/6
Where Are You Reading?: 17/50 – to be finished in 2015?!
Japanese literature: 0/6 (starts in June)

Total of books read in 2015 = 52/100

Number of books added to my TBR in May = 27

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Blog recap

10 of the 12 books read were received for review, and one for translation!
35 reviews posted so far for my French Bingo 2015 Challenge, don’t forget to link yours with the mr Linky widget.
I organized 6 giveaways in May. There’s always one going on at France Book Tours. Be sure to check the June Giveaway! 4 books to choose from!
May was a super busy month for blogging, with the IFFP, Bout of Books, and Armchair BEA!

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Most popular book review in May

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Most popular post last month – non book review

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Book blog that brought me
most traffic this past month

Writing My Own Fairy Tale

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Top commenters of the month

Inspired by Becca at I’m Lost in Books!
and her Blogger Shout-Outs feature

= 1 point per month for the top 3.
The one who has the most points at the end of the year will receive a gift!
NB: just congratulating winners of giveaways does not count as real comment 😉

4: Katherine at I Wish I Lived In a Library
4: Martha at MG’s French Lit Page
3: Denise @DeniseDuvall2
2: Lucy at The Fictional 100