For Your Consideration: May 2024 LibraryReads Titles

Download, read, and vote for your favorite May titles for the May 2024 LibraryReads list!

Votes due April 1st!

ONE LAST SHOT BY BETTY CAYOUETTE | 9781250291103 | 5/7/24
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“Cayouette crafts an engaging story that jumps back and forth between the protagonists’ high school days and the present. The emotional aspects of the romance take center stage in this heartfelt first novel.”–Library Journal, starred review

THE FIREBORNE BLADE BY CHARLOTTE BOND | 9781250290311 | 5/28/24
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“Bond takes the classic knight vs. dragon tale, gender-bends it a la Nicola Griffith’s SPEAR, gives it a bit of a sapphic twist, and then turns it into a ghost story with betrayals and body-swapping until the winners become the losers and the righteous win the day. Recommended for readers who love to see a familiar tale turned on its head so hard that the entire story becomes different and even more fascinating.”–Library Journal

CAN’T SPELL TREASON WITHOUT TEA BY REBECCA THORNE | 9781250333292 | 5/7/24
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“Kianthe and Reyna’s relationship, along with Thorne’s frank and sensitive depictions of anxiety, lends a grounding depth and richness. Readers of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune will feel right at home with this cozy sapphic romantasy.”–Publishers Weekly

WHEN AMONG CROWS BY VERONICA ROTH | 9781250855480 | 5/14/24
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“Their journey is filled with enchanted birds, grim memories, and the slim hope that they will survive. Lives will converge, change, and be chosen through this fast-paced story. Roth’s novella is filled with Polish folklore, imaginative storytelling, and depictions of how family forms people but doesn’t have to define them. Fans of contemporary fairy tales and fantastical stories should pick this one up.”–Library Journal

SAVOR IT BY TARAH DEWITT | 9781250329424 | 5/21/24
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“Readers will be craving Fisher’s deliciously described food and enjoying the sizzling heat between the couple. DeWitt delivers another emotion-packed rom-com that readers will be eating up, full of witty banter, comical hijinks, and tender moments of healing. Hand to those who enjoy grumpy/sunshine pairings as well as fake-relationship romances.”–Library Journal

THE RED GROVE BY TESSA FONTAINE | 9780374605810 | 5/14/24
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The Red Grove is a special place, protected. Yet Luce’s mother, Gloria, has gone missing. Luce knows that her mother, frustrated free spirit though she might be, wouldn’t just leave without a word, wouldn’t leave her little brother, Roo, and especially their aunt Gem. But as Luce tries to figure out what has happened to her mother, she discovers that this special place is not what it seems and that protection comes at a cost.

VERY BAD COMPANY BY EMMA ROSENBLUM | 9781250906557 | 5/14/24
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Every year, executives at the trendy tech startup Aurora gather the company’s top employees for an exclusive retreat in Miami and this year, Caitlin Levy–Aurora’s newest hire–is joining the team as Head of Events. The benefits are outstanding: a seven-figure salary, stock shares, a discretionary bonus, limitless vacation days–what could possibly go wrong?

WHEN WE WERE SILENT BY FIONA MCPHILLIPS | 9781250908230 | 5/21/24
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Louise Manson is the newest student at Highfield Manor, Dublin’s most exclusive private school. After Lou attempts to bring the school’s secret to light, her time at Highfield ends with a lifeless body sprawled at her feet. Thirty years later, Lou gets a shocking phone call. A high-profile lawyer is bringing a lawsuit against the school—and he needs Lou to testify. Lou will have to confront her past and discover, once and for all, what really happened at Highfield.

EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE BY NATALIE JENNER | 9781250285188 | 5/14/24
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It’s 1955 and Vivien Lowry’s latest play has opened in the West End to rapturous applause from the audience. The reviewers, however, are not as impressed and their savage notices ruin Vivien’s last chance for a dramatic career. So she takes a job as a script doctor on a major film shooting in Rome. As she tries to forge a new future for herself, Vivien must face the long-buried truth of the recent World War and the mystery of what really happened to her deceased fiancé.

IT’S NOT HYSTERIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (BUT WERE NEVER TOLD) BY DR. KAREN TANG | 9781250894151 | 5/7/24
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Dr. Tang is on a mission to transform how we engage with our bodies and our healthcare. This is a comprehensive guide to common conditions and potential treatment options, with practical tools such as symptom prompts and sample questions for your provider, to equip readers to take control of their gynecologic health.

THE SILVERBLOOD PROMISE BY JAMES LOGAN | 9781250345806 | 5/7/24
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Lukan Gardova is an academy dropout and the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house. His days consist of cheap wine, rigged card games, and wondering how he might win back the life he threw away. When Lukan discovers that his estranged father has been murdered in strange circumstances, he finds fresh purpose. Deprived of his chance to make amends for his mistakes, he vows to unravel the mystery behind his father’s death.