
Hello, hello! I hope you’re all doing well in the midst of everything that is going on. May has been another whirlwind month in terms of reading, blogging, and life in general. In the past few years it seems like my Mays have brought surprising changes, and this May was no exception.
In May, I read a total of 7 books:
- The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
- The Prince by Niccoló Machiavelli
- The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
- Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton
- She Said by Jodi Kantor and Meghan Twohey

My favorite book of the month was definitely The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. I’ll talk about this a bit in my review that will be posted later this week, but this book ended up having a really special meaning to me. I’d been highly anticipating this book for so long and it did not disappoint!
The first major change of May was finishing my first year of law school!! I took my final exams last month, which means I’m not completely done with my second semester. It was such a freeing feeling to hand them in, not only logistically (no more Zoom classes!) but also mentally. Law school is fascinating and rewarding in its own way, but it is also stressful and frustrating and overwhelming at times. I’m so looking forward to having a bit of a break this summer to catch up on some reading and blogging, reconnect with some friends, and have some time to relax.
The next major change was a bit of a rough one–I went through a break up in the middle of May. As per usual, I turned to books and friends and family and you all, and I feel so much better. Thank you all so much for your lovely comments and well wishes! ❤
Lastly, I started working at my internship this month, which has been such a nice change of pace. I’m supposed to working in a courthouse this summer, but because of everything that’s going on I’ll be doing work for them online for at least a few weeks until they see if we can actually work in person. Regardless, I’m so grateful to still be able to do my internship this summer and can’t wait to dive deeper into it!
Some of my favorite posts from other bloggers this month:
- My Reading Journal and How I Write Reviews @ Simone and Her Books
- I read one short story a day for 21 days and it went just as well as you might expect @ Silvia Reads Books
- Books made me want to do it | ft. new hobbies I want to have because I read about it @ XIV Blog
- One Word Book Reviews: Because I’m Lazy Like That @ Novels & Waffles
- Why Review Books? @ Traveling in Books
On this blog:
- The Book Blogger Oldie Tag!!
- Dear THE FALCONER by Dana Czapnik: you were an excellent birthday present (even though you made me cry)
- 8 Classic Novels about Family Dynamics | Recommendations
- 5 Classics for May
- Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Reasons I Love Classics (even after I’ve finished my English degree)
How was your month of May? What was the best book you read? Did you do anything really fun or exciting? How are you doing generally with all that is going on? Let me know in the comments section below!
Yours,
HOLLY
Aw, break ups are tough, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and that you are able to do your internship even under these circumstances.
Thank you so much for linking to my post! 💕
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Thank you!! ❤ And of course!!
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Congrats on the internship! Any little bit of good news during this time is surely needed!
Jasmine | singprettyreadbooks.com
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Thank you so much!! ❤
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I just about managed four books it has been a super strange month! Congrats on the internship as well 😀
Lotte | http://www.lauvlotte.wordpress.com
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Thank you so much!! ❤ It has been SUCH a strange month!
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Happy for your internship. 🙂 Sorry about the break up *sending virtual hugs* I’m ignorant to relationships so I can’t say anything else. I’ve been single for ten years. hehe.
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Thank you so much!! ❤
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❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Congrats on finishing your first year!
Looks like you had a good reading month! I hope June is just as good!
(www.evelynreads.com)
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Thank you!! ❤
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I’m so so so happy you loved The Starless Sea! It is very easily one of my favorite books of all time. I’m sorry about the breakup, and I’m sending you all of my love ❤ The internship sounds really exciting, and I'm glad to see you are still able to do it amidst the covid-19 situation. Hope you have an incredible June !
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Ahhh thank you so much!! ❤ I so appreciate it! I hope you have a lovely June and that you're well!
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Congrats on your internship! I’m so sorry about your break-up. Somehow I missed that on Instagram. ❤ I own She Said but haven't gotten to it yet. Sounds like a super powerful one. I hope you have a great June!
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Thank you!! ❤ I highly recommend She Said–SUCH a powerful book, I could not put it down while reading it and now all I want to do is talk about it because it's such an important topic. Hope you have a great June as well!
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congrats on finishing your year of law school! I hope your internship goes well and is able to resume in person, and that your June is good ❤
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Thank you so much!! 💛 I hope you have a great June as well!!
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I loved The Starless Sea! Looking forward to your review!
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Me too! Such a great book!
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Congrats on finishing your first year in law school!! & I’m so happy you enjoyed The Starless Sea! It’s one of my 5-star predictions, and I really hope I’ll love it ❤
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Thank you!! ❤ Omg I hope you love it too–definitely let me know what you think whenever you read it!
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Woah, you read an amazing variety of books in May! I loved The Night Circus so really want to read The Starless Sea soon. And I’m very sorry to hear about your breakup but big congratulations on your internship and finishing year 1 of law school!!! Go get em girl ☺️ X x x
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Ahhhh thank you so much!!! ❤ Hope you enjoy The Starless Sea!!
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Ahh 7 books in a month, that’s so great and so happy you enjoyed the starless sea so much! Congratulations as well on finishing your first year of law school, so proud of you Holly ❤
I'm so sorry to hear about the break-up, but happy to know you are surrounded by love always, and i'm always here, too ❤
I hope that June will be kind to you, take care ❤
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Thank you so much, Marie!! ❤ I so appreciate it! ❤ I hope June is kind to you as well!
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Congrats on finishing your first year of law school- that’s amazing!
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Thank you!! ❤
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