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~ my reading diary ~

[may-bee-reads]

ʚ welcome to my corner of the internet ɞ

On this blog you will find me recording all the books I read throughout the current year (2026) as well as the occasional writing or ranting <3

This blog is mostly for all the joys I've found whilst reading; a mixture of undiagnosed adhd, autism and stigma put me off reading in my tweens and teens. I finally began reading again in 2023!!

I am not a particularly fast reader, and I still get book slumps from time to time, but I'm trying my very best, and that's what really counts...

Meet May

I am a cisgender, bisexual woman in her early 20s and my pronouns are she/her. I live in the UK, but am originally from Ireland and work as a kitchen assistant at a village primary school, as well as a volunteer at my local library, out of term time.

At times this blog will be nsfw or have themes that are hard hitting. I am a grown woman, and therefore read such themes. It would be great to find some mutuals and feel free to tag me in any games/questions, or send across an ask

Tags - so you know what I'm yapping about

Current Read

To Be Read

2026 Reads

Previous Reads

This is an ai free zone

I'd also a appreciate it if any of you spot it, feel free to message me or send an ask, all I would need is some evidence to proof such things <3

Any book covers/illustrations or writing done by that slop machine will instantly be added to a Banished List. As well as anyone I see using ai being blocked and shamed, for mutuals, (and anyone else who comes across this blog) to know to avoid such works and blogs.

[satan-offical]

99.9% OF PEROPLE WON'T UNDERSTAND THIS JOKE 🤣🤣🤣🤣👇👇👇👇

[may-bee-reads]

so all of you can suffer like me too...

[snoopyoftheday]

snoopy of the day

[may-bee-reads]

happy birthday snoopy!!

[blogbibliophilia]

[may-bee-reads]

i found a pelican in st james park

[may-bee-reads]

Wow, it's already a week since I started this blog. Thank you to anyone that's followed, liked or reblogged. I might not be the perfect reader, but I'm glad you're enjoying what in sharing (⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠³⁠˘⁠)⁠♥

[medievalthymes]

how it feels to read 85 pages of a book in one sitting

[may-bee-reads]

Dunwich Heath & RSPB Minsmere

Two of the UK's most important coastal heathland landscapes and habitats, were both damaged by a wildfire that started on the 29th of July.

Heathland habitat is considered rarer than rainforests.

Dunwich Heath was entirely engulfed in flames. All 220 hectares, the equivalent of 146 football pitches. A place loved for its sweeping purple heather and rare wildlife has been left scarred almost beyond recognition. Minsmere was also damaged, but the firefighters worked tirelessly to make sure that the other reserve was saved as much as possible.

Precious habitat is damaged and vulnerable; a home to nightjars, Dartford warblers, adders, common lizards, rare heathland insects and some many more.

The devastation is heartbreaking.

The cause of fire hasn't been discovered yet, but the use of ai, disposable BBQs and vapes, as well as cigarettes disposed of irresponsibly all contribute to fires every year. Not even to mention the possibility of fires started on purpose.

18 different crews - every single one in the county - and dozens more covering said stations, 200+ firefighters and support from the army, RAF, London fire brigade, sizewell nuclear plant, salvation army and local farmers and residents to help with aid, feed and evacuate the area.

£500,000 had been raised in the first week, but the reserves need so much more. It could take 25+ years to recover, assuming no fires like that happen again, and Suffolk fire service needs much more support to deal with such fires becoming more common with climate change and the issues mentioned above.

Only UK residents can donate, but if you are able please use this link to do so, if you can't donate, sharing will help too. Thank you.

[may-bee-reads]

Oh, my eyes are getting tired of reading, let's play my comfort game for a bit...

Fucking serpents

[may-bee-reads]

It's a little freaky being the exact same age your mum was when she got married....

[frailbug]

you think that you're so alone in the world then you read literature from hundreds of years ago and you realize that other people have always felt this way

[flowers-in-book]

The older I get, the stayer I home.

[rotting-malice]

you can make friends online and you will be rewarded with pictures of their cats

[adicttive]

[roycohn]

inspired by a rant i was going on elsewhere bc someone tweeted something very stupid and uninformed about hamlet and it got my back up as someone who took two single-text-focus english literature courses in college and they were on wuthering heights and hamlet, i now put it to all of you on here:

what's "your" shakespeare play?

hamlet

macbeth

the tempest

merchant of venice

midsummer night's dream

twelfth night

richard iii

othello

julius caesar

king lear

another not listed (specify in tags) (i really just put my own top 10 here nbd)

i have no particular feelings about any shakespeare play/results tag

Remaining time: 19 hours 35 minutes

[lilcowgirl7-deactivated20210223]

I love an open window and some cool clean air

[aropride]

u used to be able to put a dvd in your computer. and then u could watch it

[sensitivesiren]