What are You Reading in May?
Happy May! While I personally think Fall is the best reading month, Spring is a close contender. As soon at the sun is out, I feel the undeniable urge to pack up some snacks, a water bottle, and a floppy paperback so I can settle into some outdoor reading. It may not be quite time for beach reads, but sunshine and blooms have me craving romance reads and optimistic fare—a welcome respite from reality.
I want to know: what did you read in April, and what’s on your TBR for May? How many 2025 Read Harder Challenge tasks have you completed? Here are my updates, and I can’t wait to hear how your reading year is going in the comments below.
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April was a good reading month for me! Among other things, I reread one of my favourite books, Everfair by Nisi Shawl. My plan was to read the sequel right after, but some other things came up. I will continue with Kinning soon! (This is a book I initially read for the setting, a steampunk alternate history version of the Congo, so I recommend it for task #9.)
I also listened to the audiobook of The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer. As expected, it’s a beautiful and inspirational book that intertwines botany and traditional Indigenous knowledge. I highly recommend both this and Braiding Sweetgrass for task #13: Read a nonfiction book about nature or the environment.
My most recent read was one of my most-anticipated releases of the year: Awakened by A.E. Osworth. It’s about a coven of trans witches fighting against an evil AI, and I’m happy to say it was a five star read. It’s a great choice for task #6: Read a standalone fantasy book.
Currently, I’m reading another highly anticipated release: Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare. It’s so much fun, and such a quintessentially sapphic romance. I’d count this for task #16, Read a genre-blending book, because it’s equal part romance and sci-fi. (It’s about two women who fall in love over texts but who live in different multiverses.) It’s not out until June, but mark your calendars, because it’s a great time.
Next up, I’m planning on reading another June release, Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel. I never read Kaikeyi, but I’ve heard only incredible things, so I’m looking forward to this queer alternate history of 1960s India.
What did you read in April? Let’s chat in the comments!
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