In this episode, O'Dell shares his high-level thoughts on all of the books he read in May, including a few ARCS of June releases. He then gives a look at which books are on his June TBR. More in-depth reviews are available on his review blog at justreaditalready.com. You can also follow him on Instagram for all kinds of bookish news and reviews.

Books discussed include:

1. You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
2. Maame by Jessica George
3. Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
4. Dragonfruit by Makiaa Lucier
5. The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
6. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
7. The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
8. Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
9. Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
11. The Bump by Sidney Karger

June ARCs Discussed:

1. Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
2. Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine
3. The Year of What If by Phaedra Patrick
4. Becoming Ted by Matt Cain
5. Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell

June Hopefuls:

1. The Emperor & the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
2. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
3. Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
4. Evocation by S.T. Gibson
5. Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
6. We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
7. Here We Go Again by Alison Kochrun
8. And They Lived by Steven Salvatore
9. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Chapters:

• 1:09 - May Reads
• 29:31 - June ARCs
• 43:03 - June Hopefuls

All music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

• Decisions to Make by Colors of Illusion (Intro)
• Open Doors by Colors of Illusion (May Reads)
• Who Knows by Auxjack (June ARCS)
• Stray by Moon Craters (June TBR)
• Turn Me Around by American Legion (Play out)