My May 2021 Reading Summary

May
General Info                 Apr                  Total (Including my current read)
Books Read -                   11                      58
Pages Read -                 3400                  15400 (Avg per book - 265)

Pages Breakdown
    < 250                              4                     34        
250 - 350                            3                     13
351 - 450                            3                       4
   > 450                               1                       7

Ratings
5 - star                                                         3            
4 - star                                9                     37
3 - star                                2                     17
2 - star                               
No Rating (NR)                                          1                                   

Gender
Female                               4                     30
Male                                  7                     28
Not Stated                           

Genres
Horror                            
Fiction                                2                       8
Mystery                              8                     39
SciFi                                   1                       5
Non-Fic                                                       1    
Classics                                                       1                    
Young Adult                                               3            
Poetry
Short Stories                                               1    

Top 3 Books

1. Shadow's End by Sheri S. Tepper (4.5 stars)

2. Three Days of the Condor by James Grady (4.5 stars)

3. One Fearful Yellow Eye by John D. MacDonald (4.5 stars)

Challenges
12 + 4 (Finish off Some Series) (completed 11)
1. The Kindness of Strangers by Julie Smith (Skip Langdon #6) (3.5 stars)
2. Rumpole on the Primrose Path by John Mortimer (Rumpole #12) (4 stars)

Individual Challenge - First Book in Series (completed 9)
1. Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (Charlie Parker #1) (4 stars)
2. Blackout by John Lawton (Inspector Troy #1) (3.5 stars)
3. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths (Ruth Galloway #1) (4 stars)

Individual Challenge - Next Book in Series (completed 6)
1. Madam President by Nicolle Wallace (18 Acres #3) (4 stars)

Individual Challenge - Non Series (completed 9)
1. Shadow's End by Sheri S. Tepper (4.5 stars)
2. Three Days of the Condor by James Grady (4.5 stars)

Monthly Challenge - January Focus Author - Simon Brett (completed 4)
Monthly Challenge - February Focus Author - M.C. Beaton (completed 5)
Monthly Challenge - March Focus Author - Agatha Christie (completed 5)
Monthly Challenge - April Focus Author - George Simenon (completed 5)
Monthly Challenge - May Focus Author - John D. MacDonald (completed 3)
1. One Fearful Yellow Eye (Travis McGee #8) (4.5 stars)
2. Pale Gray for the Guilt (#9) (4 stars)
3. The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper (#10) (4 stars)

Currently Reading

1. 12 + 4 Challenge - Doors Open by Ian Rankin
2. Individual Challenge (1st Book in Series) - Shadow and Claw by Gene Wolfe (Book of New Sun #1 & 2)
3. Individual Challenge (Next Book in Series) - The Scar by China Mieville (Bas Lag #2)
4. Individual Challenge (Non- Series) - The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith
5. Monthly Challenge - June Focus Author (George MacDonald Fraser) - Flash for Freedom (Flashman #3)  

Next Challenge Books in Line

1. 12 + 4 Challenge - False Scent by Ngaio Marsh (Roderick Alleyn #21)
2. Individual Challenge (1st Book in Series) - Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart (Li Du #1)
3. Individual Challenge (Next Book in Series) - Night Rounds by Helene Tursten (Inspector Huss #2)
4. Individual Challenge (Non-Series) - Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
5. Monthly Challenge - May Focus Author (George MacDonald Fraser) - Flashman at the Charge (Flashman #4)