Each of the books I read in May, organized by mood. I’ve linked my more in-depth reviews wherever possible!
- For when you’re craving a dark, modern fairy tale: What Should Be Wild by Julia Fine
- For historical fiction that will immerse you in a lesser known era: America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
- For a dark novel that reads like a collection of short stories: Sorority by Genevieve Sly Crane
- For a collection of short stories that will sweep you away for an afternoon: Awayland by Ramona Ausbel
- For a techy adventure with a fascinating female lead: The Glitch by Elisabeth Cohen
- For when you’re ready for a multi generational memoir of addiction, parenthood, institutional racism, & more: Air Traffic by Gregory Pardlo
- For when you just want to laugh out loud: Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley
- For a novel that so expertly describes the experience of a doctor’s office waiting room: Disoriental by Négar Djavadi
- For a chance to live as that rule-breaking teenager you never truly were: Marlena by Julie Buntin
- For a steamy (& well-written) love triangle in the foreign world of New Guinea in the 1930s: Euphoria by Lily King
- For a magical world so beautiful it will make your heart hurt when the book is over: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern