May and June were extremely busy for me as I began my doctoral program and the first semester was intense. I did manage read some fiction but the majority of time I had to do a lot of reading and writing for school.
May
The best read of May was probably The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton. It is book 1 in a new YA fantasy series. If you like the Cruel Prince trilogy and the Selection series, you might like this. I will definitely be checking out book 2. The biggest disappointment was The Rebel Witch. It was better than book 1, but still overall the Crimson Moth series is extremely overhyped and I honestly do not understand what all the fuss is about.
June
In June, I continued with Jennifer L. Armentrout's from Blood and Ash series and book 2 was really good. I read it during the busiest time and it was nice to immerse myself in a fantasy world each day before bed even if it was only for a few minutes. I also read the new installment in Kelley Armstrong's A Rip in Time series - in this book we follow our characters to the Scottish Highlands where they end up solving a murder. The rest of the books I read were not super memorable even though I enjoyed them at the time of reading.
