Books Read in April: 21
Books Read for the Year: 86/225
Topical Books/Monthly Goal Books:
It is Finished, by Charles Martin (spiritual, TBR): This was wonderful.
Ruin and Rising, by Leigh Bardugo (audio): I really enjoyed this whole trilogy on audio.
Demons and DNA, by Meghan Ciana Doidge (TBR): Wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy these new characters in this world, but so far, I’m really liking them!
The Beekeeper’s Promise, by Fiona Valphy (TBR): Wonderful read!
Magic in the Blood, by Devon Monk (re-read): Still loving this re-read.
The Naturalist Society, by Carrie Vaughn (TBR): This did not turn out like I expected.
Your Perfect Year, by Charlott Lucas (TBR): This was a great read! Felt kind of Fredrik Backman-esque.
Adulting, by Liz Talbot (TBR): I was on the fence at first with this, but I ended up liking it.
For Review:
Time Loops & Meet Cutes, by Jackie Lau. I enjoyed this read, although it felt less like a romance and more like Noelle figuring out who she wants to be and moving towards that.
It’s You Every Time, by Charlene Thomas. Not sure how I ended up reading two time loop novels back-to-back, but I liked this YA read.
The Thrashers, by Julie Soto. This ended up being different than I expected—or the Thrashers themselves were different–but I found it engrossing with a hint of creepy.
The Language of the Birds, by K.A. Merson. This was an okay read, but most of it was explaining the intricacies of the puzzles, and that just bogged everything down.
Out of Air, by Rachel Reiss. This was a quick read, but I feel like everything was left unexplained.
The Love Haters, by Katherine Center. I do love Katherine Cenbter’s books, and this one had me laughing out loud many times.
Death at a Highland Wedding, by Kelley Armstrong. I thought I’d read the first book in this series, but maybe not. It was still easy to jump in at book four, and I thoroughly enjoyed this.
My Friends, by Fredrik Backman. On the surface, this should not have been as good as it was. But, it’s a Backman book, so it had characters that grabbed a hold of your throat and drew you into the story—and never let go.
Heart of the Sun, by Mia Sheridan. This was a solid romance/dystopian read.
Their Double Lives, by Jaime Lynn Hendricks. I wasn’t a huge fan of any of the characters—they weren’t the nicest group of people and were pretty shameless about using others.
Our Last Wild Days, by Anna Bailey. I didn’t like any of these characters at all, but the setting was vivid enough to make me sweat along with them.
Just Because:
Bonds and Broken Dreams, by Meghan Ciana Doidge. I ended up binge-reading this over a weekend. Really like these characters.
Between, Georgia, by Joshilyn Jackson (audio). I enjoyed this so much! Bernice was not my favorite, but I loved the other characters.
Left Unfinished:
The Golden Gryphon and the Bear Prince, by Jeffe Kennedy. Um, no.
The Lost Queen, by Aimee Phan. The first third was pretty good. I made it halfway, but it started to seem just to-good-to-be-true, you know? And I didn’t like–or trust–Huong.
Murder Land, by Carlyn Greenwald. Unexpected content.
Wildbound, by Elayne Audrey Becker. This just didn’t hold my attention. At all.
Slipstream, by Madge Maril. I didn’t make it very far in this because Lilah got on my last nerve with her passiveness and poor-me attitude, and Arthur came across as a self-absorbed jerk.
Just Another Meet Cute, by Jenn. P. Nguyen. I had device issues while trying to read this, and I didn’t like it well enough to persevere.
Tomorrow Is Another Day 
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