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Conquering Mays Reading Challenge: Unveiling My Book Reviews and Must-Read Book Recommendations

Updated: Dec 13, 2023


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May's Literary Odyssey: A Journey Through Diverse Worlds


In the month of May, I continued my exhilarating reading challenge that transported me through captivating worlds and introduced me to a diverse array of unforgettable characters. From the moment I delved into the first pages of my chosen books, I knew I was in for an extraordinary literary journey. Each novel brought its own unique magic, weaving tales of love, loss, adventure, and self-discovery. The challenge pushed the boundaries of my imagination and allowed me to explore books I may never have chosen. From gripping thrillers to new authors, May's reading challenge was a true celebration of the written word. It reminded me once again of the power of storytelling and the joy of losing oneself in the pages of a book. As I reflect on the month gone by, I am grateful for the opportunity to have immersed myself in such a diverse range of literary treasures, and to share with you my book recommendations and I eagerly anticipate the next reading adventure that lies ahead.


My chosen books from my reading challenge in May 2023 were:


  • Thriller – Fast Track by Stephen Leather

  • Favourite colour in the title – Twelve Red Herrings by Jeffrey Archer

  • Author you have never heard of – Pig Iron by Benjamin Myers

  • Book under 300 pages log – The Last Thing I remember by Debora Bee

We are 5 months into the year and my reading challenge is still going strong. If you care to join me, please download your free copy, you can access it at the bottom of my website.

Let me know what book you are reading and who is your favourite character.


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Mays Reading Challenge

17. Thriller Book - Fast Track by Stephen Leather


Genre: Thriller

About Book: Murderous jihadists have been crossing the English Channel, passing themselves off as asylum seekers. MI5 have been keeping them under surveillance, but what starts as a simple terrorist takedown goes badly wrong and dozens of innocent civilians are killed in the heart of London.

And the screw is tightened when a bomb takes out senior members of the Secret Intelligence Service.

Someone within the security services has been working to their own agenda, and only Dan 'Spider' Shepherd can identify the bad apple. His search for the rogue agent takes him to Turkey and then to Dubai, where his masters order him to carry out a breathtaking act of revenge.





18. Favourite colour in the title - Twelve Red Herrings by Jeffrey Archer


Genre: Short Story Book

About Book: An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive . . . A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle . . . A young artist gets the biggest break of her career . . . A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration . . . An escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland . . . How will they react? How would you?

Twelve Red Herrings is the third collection of irresistible short stories from master storyteller, Jeffrey Archer. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each of the twelve tales ends with a delightfully unexpected turn of events.


19. Author you have never heard of – Pig Iron by Benjamin Myers


Genre: Literary, Family Drama

About Book: John-John wants to escape his past. But the legacy of brutality left by his boxer father, King of the Gypsies, Mac Wisdom, overshadows his life. His new job as an ice cream man should offer freedom, but instead pulls him into the dark recesses of a northern town where his family name is mud. When he attempts to trade prejudice and parole officers for the solace of the rural landscape, Mac's bloody downfall threatens John-John's very survival.



20. Book under 300 pages long – The Last Thing I Remember by Deborah Bee - 201 pages.


Genre: Mystery

About Book: Sarah is in a coma.

Her memory is gone - she doesn't know how she got there. And she doesn't know how she might get out.

But then she discovers that her injury wasn't an accident. And that the assailant hasn't been caught.

Unable to speak, see or move, Sarah must use every clue that she overhears to piece together her own past.

And work out who it is that keeps coming into her room.

A novel that grips from the very beginning and that will live long in the memory, The Last Thing I Remember is Deborah Bee's startling debut thriller.






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