Despite having a bad cold at the start of May, things picked up in the latter half of the month and I managed to do more reading and writing. I only finished one book this month but I have also very nearly finished Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, which has amazing chronic illness rep (and dragons!).  

A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 – I just love V. E. Schwab’s writing. She always manages to draw me into a story. The Shades of Magic world is so magical and imaginative. This is the sequel to A Darker Shade of Magic and I actually think I enjoyed it even more than the first. We get to delve deeper into the characters in this book. There’s also a magical competition which is very cool. I’m off on holiday soon so will post my full review when I am back!  

As I was ill, I didn’t get to write as much this month as I had hoped. I did manage to write in the second half of the month though and am now at 27k. I’m working on a chapter from the perspective of the antagonist which is always fun and interesting to write.

What books have you enjoyed this month? Chat with me in the comments!