What I’ve Read – May 2026

May 31, 2026 | What I've Read

It’s already the end of May, and my mum’s birthday. It was nice to end the month with a roast dinner with family followed by birthday cake.

Here are the books I read during May:

  • The Hare who Wouldn’t Share by Steve Small – a lovely picture book about a hare who discovers that sharing brings rewards he never imagined.
  • The Forever Home by Erica James – an audiobook with a few, intertwined storylines and dual timeline. It took me a little while to get into this and work out who all the characters were. It had some interesting plot twists that kept me guessing.
  • The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister – a picture book that I have always disliked. I read it again recently to see if I felt the same… and I do. I can see what the author was trying to do, but I feel he missed the mark.
  • The Party Crasher by Sophie Kinsella – a book I picked up from the large print section of the library. An interesting story about how things in life aren’t always what you think they were, as well as being a romance story.
  • Duck a l’Orange for Breakfast by Karina May – an audiobook that was an interesting story about writing a story.
  • What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella – an audiobook. This was a shorter book than others of hers that I’ve read, and close to her heart. It was also interesting as I listened to two audiobooks involving main characters with brain tumors that were quite different from each other.
  • The 113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson – a middle grade book I couldn’t help but pick up from the library… an interesting story about a kid who starts work in a magical library.
  • The Silk Code by Deborah Swift – an audiobook. I quite enjoy stories set around WW2 and this one about spies didn’t disappoint.
  • The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning – a paperback that caught my eye on the ‘dead book’ shelf at the library (these are books that haven’t been borrowed for a year or more). A story set during WW2 with a dual timeline. A fascinating story inspired by a true story.
  • The Long Weekend by Fiona Palmer – an audiobook set on a writing retreat during a long weekend. Interesting characters and some fascinating twists.
  • Gnoming About by Liv Lorkin – a fantastic graphic novel for kids.
  • Our Family Zoo by Maura Pierlot – a picture book about a family full of animals.

That’s a pretty big list for the month. Almost every month, I think I haven’t read much, then I write these posts and am surprised at how many books I’ve read! This brings the total to 51 for the year, plus 2 that are not listed on GoodReads… I have had to increase my reading goal on GoodReads for the year.

How are you going with your reading this year? I hope you’ve discovered some great books.

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