In May, my reading focused largely on finishing up Reading the 2011 Nebula Awards Nominees {2012 Reading List} in time for the announcement of the winners, which took place on May 19th. Of course the books I predicted to win didn't - but it did lead me to some interesting books. The rest of the month focused on The 2012 Locus Awards Finalists for Best First Novel {A Reading List}.

May 2012 Reading Recap

The Numbers

• Number of Books Read: 8
• Number of Authors New to Me: 8
• Number of Male/Female Authors: 3/5
• Places visited through reading: Canada, USA (Louisiana, Illinois & Washington DC).
• I Read About: an underworld (1); the future (1); teenage girls with power (2); gods (1); vampires (1); slavery (1); the last kid on Earth + rogue robots (1);

Books Read in April

Favorite Book: The Kingdom of Gods, N. K. Jesmin. his book was just the right amount of crazy, and I loved it! The characters are deep, complex, and intense; the World building is crazy good - gods, godlings, power, magic, people who have it and have abused it, and people who want it and more ... {discussion}

Least Favorite: The Replacement, Brenna Yovanoff. I liked the unique setting/ World, with the creatures living under the town, and a baby being replaced every 7 years to keep them prosperous, but te story dragged on and on and never lived up to it's promise ... {discussion}

• May Book Release Excitement
• 10 Must See Book To Movie Adaptations in 2012
• The 2011 Nebula Award Winners {My Thoughts}
• 10 Non-Bookish Sites That I Heart {Daily Reads}
• I Eat Short Stories {Finishing the 2011 List}

• {Bloggers Recommend} Favorite Books Set In Countries Other Than the US and UK
• {Bloggers Recommend} Unforgettable Memoirs
• {Bloggers Recommend} Favorite Books With Surprise Endings

• Speculative Fiction Challenge {Plan} - Finished Content Level goal of 12 books (19/12) ... 2nd challenge finished.
• What's In a Name Reading Challenge 2012 {Plan} - "A type of house in the title" done (3/6)
• The 2012 Eclectic Reader Challenge {Plan} - Finished a science fiction book, 1 more category to go (classics).
• Audiobook Challenge - 2 books completed (10/12)