May Reading WrapUp! 17 Books! Outstanding, Disappointing, & Pretty Darn Good!

Changing things up! For my May Reading WrapUp, instead of dividing the books by genres, I'm putting them in three different categories -- Outstanding Books, Sadly Disappointing Books, & Good-to-Really-Good Books! This first time was a lot of fun, so I'm going to try it for a few months and see what I think. (I already broke my rule about not talking about the Good-to-Really-Good Books.... I need to work on that... or change the rule!) **How Am I Changing My Monthly WrapUp Videos?** 0:00 *~~Books & Authors in this video~~* **6 Outstanding Books** 1:56 1. Ode to the Half-Broken -- Suzanne Palmer (Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi) 2. The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West -- Sara Ackerman (Historical Fiction) 3. The Forgotten Midwife -- Laura Anthony (Historical Fiction) 4. The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature -- Sue Stuart-Smith (NF) 5. The Harvey Girl -- Dana Stabenow (Historical Western Detective Fiction) 6. Across the Desert -- Dusti Bowling (Middle Grade) **5 Disappointing Books** 17:19 Most Surprising Disappointment 7. The Name Game -- Beth O'Leary (Contemporary Romance) Most Unpleasant Disappointment 8. Home to Roost: A Backyard Farmer Chases Chickens Through the Ages -- Bob Sheasley (NF) Not-for-Me Disappointment 9. Chicken Culprit -- Vikki Walton (Cozy Mystery) Saddest Disappointment 10. The Singapore Secret -- Clare Willis (Historical Fiction) Most Shocking Disappointment 11. The Last Labyrinth -- Gwendolyn Womack (Time Travel/Sci-Fi/Historical Fiction) **6 Good Books** (Some are really good!) 33:10 12. Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus -- Dusti Bowling (Middle Grade) 13. The Sweet Blue Distance -- Sara Donati (Historical Fiction) 14. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon -- Melissa L. Sevigny (NF Nature History/Biography) 15. Role Playing -- Cathy Yardley (Contemporary Romance) 16. The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild -- Lawrence Anthony (NF Nature/Biography) 17. Whiskey Business -- Adrian Andover (Cozy Mystery) ************* *Channel Mentioned* in this Video -- Becca -- ‪@ReadBecca‬ My Garden & Orchard Channel -- ‪@OliveCityOasis‬ ************* Hi, I'm Kim, and this is An Oasis of Books! Please consider subscribing if you enjoy bookish content like this! Here's the link to subscribe --    / @anoasisofbooks   If you're new to my channel, I'd love to hear from you. Please, introduce yourself and share the genres you enjoy reading or your favorite books in the comments! You can email me here: olivecitypress @ gmail.com You can send bookish mail and packages here: Kim Cox PO Box 283 Red Bluff, CA 96080 USA ************** *Other Videos for You to Watch* ~~Love a Good Mystery? Viewer Book Recommendations for More British Cozy Mysteries!~~    • Love a Good Mystery? Viewer Book Recommend...   More Fantastic British Mysteries with a strong cozy feel, interesting characters, and great settings! So happy to hear about these wonderful books from my viewers! Thank you so much, and please keep the recommendations coming. There are cozy mysteries out there for everyone! ~~8 Science Fiction Mysteries for March Mystery Madness! Cozy Space Opera to Multiverse Mystery!~~    • 8 Science Fiction Mysteries for March Myst...   Love Mysteries AND Sci-Fi? From cozy space opera mysteries to deep world-building, harder sci-fi mysteries, here are 8 Science Fiction Mysteries -- all of them interesting, all of them with great characters, all of them a pleasure to read. ~~Middle-Grade March 2026: BIG Pile of Possibilities! ~ Hosts, Prompts, & More!~~    • Middle-Grade March 2026: BIG Pile of Possi...   Great Middle-Grade books for your Pile of Possibilities! Historical Fiction, SciFi, Found Family, Time Travel, Challenging Issues, Adventures, & More. Middle Grade March is a wonderful reading event. Please share in the comments your favorite Middle-Grade books! Happy Reading! Kim