A complete review and recap of the books I read in May 2021. From galaxies far, far away to high fantasy romance and a beautiful YA story, this may be my favorite batch of books so far this year. PLUS. A little behind-the-scenes insight and mental health awareness thoughts.

BRIEFING NOTE: Illuminae is the first book in the YA space opera fantasy series, The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. It’s a fun and epic YA sci-fi novel set in space with a gang of badass, lovable, and snarky characters. It has everything I love in a story and more! AND THE BOOK CONCEPT. I also listened to the audiobook. It was such a unique reading experience for my 21st read of 2021! And to celebrate, I thought I’d recap 21 things I loved about Illuminae.