So this month was pretty great for me as far as both reading and posting! I’ve finally caught up with many old comments and posts since having a slump at the end of March, so I’m happy to be back! I also had a decent month for books as well I read 4 even though the average has been 5 for me per month I still read some great books!
I’m definitely looking forward to May because it’s going to be an AMAZING month for releases, I think I’ll be doing up a post about those this week too so keep an eye out!
Books Read This Month: 4
The only book I really disliked out of the ones I read this month was “The Roanoke Girls” which I just found to be very disappointing. However, the rest of these books were really great! I still have to collect my thoughts on “Living Dead Girl” since it’s a very short book and one that’s also pretty disturbing. I also don’t know how in the world I am going to write a review for the AMAZING “Red Rising” yet either!
Reviews Finished This Month
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Tags & Memes Done This Month
Top Ten Tuesday: Most Unique Books I’ve Read
Top Ten Tuesday: Book Turn Offs
Other Posts Done This Month
Not All Fun & Games: The Pressures of Book Blogging
Discussion Post: Unwanted Review Requests
What I’m Currently Reading:
So far this book is VERY good, I thought it was going to be another cookie-cutter YA Fantasy book but it’s actually pretty unique and I’m loving it!
Also as soon as I’m finished I’m going to start my ARC of “The Seafarer’s Kiss” which is a retelling of The Little Mermaid with a F/F romance!
How was your reading and blogging month this April?
What were your best or worst reads?
What are you currently reading?
What books are you excited for this coming month, May?
Let me know in the comments!
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I’m about to start reading The DaVinci Code, I have a special illustrated edition of it that I bought at a library book sale!
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That’s awesome, I wasn’t aware it had an illustrated edition I’ll have to check that out since I adore that book! 🙂
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It has amazing photos of historical objects and paintings mentioned in the book and really add context. I finished it yesterday and loved it. I watched the movie too.
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*whoop whoop* for Red Rising, always good to see a fellow howler in the blogosphere since that series (one of my faves) is highly underrated ;( so glad you enjoyed it. I’m currently reading & loving A Million Junes but I have no idea what I’m going to read next. I have a copy of Seafarer’s Kiss coming in the mail this week so I’m pretty hyped for that. Happy reading in April <3!
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Thank you!
And oh my gosh fellow howler, I love it! The Howlers were one of my absolute favorite parts of that book! I still need to get my hands on the second book but when I do I will DEVOUR the rest of the series!
I’m currently trying to speed read through Seafarer’s Kiss and so far it’s very good, hope you enjoy it! 🙂
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haha! wait til you get to Morning Star, I legit got to my desk at work and immediately dialed my hubby to rave about how it all wraps up lol. I was in my feelings for days, book 3 is stil my fave in that trilogy, I actually just received Seafarer’s Kiss last night in the mail, such a pretty book! can’t wait to get to it cuz Mermaids = FAVE! hope you enjoy the rest of your current reads 😉
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Do you recommend Red Rising for someone that is not the biggest fan of sci-fi?
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I would say yes! It’s really more of a blend of genres than it is strictly sci-fi really the only thing that has a sci-fi feel to it is some of the technology and the fact that it’s set on Mars. Otherwise it has more of a dystopian and even has a bit of fantasy elements as well! Hope that kind of makes sense. 😁
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Yes, thanks for explaining it to me! I am definitely intrigued by this blend of genres. I am not a fan of sci-fi but if it’s not heavy, I will definitely pick it up.
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I hope you enjoy it! It’s brilliant! 🙂
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I bought Red Rising in March and I’m hoping to read it this month so glad you loved it! I can’t wait to see why everyone loves this book and join in with the hype XD My reading, blogging, and socials last month was so good I just did so much more and read a lot more then I have all year XD
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I really hope you enjoy Red Rising it was, in my opinion, worth all of the hype! I’m glad you had a great April, I did pretty good as well so it’s always nice to get rewarded for all the hard work we put into our blogging! 🙂
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Ee I can’t wait to pick it up I’m tempted to buy the second book so I’ll be able to dive right in after I finish the first 🙂
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I’m so glad you loved Red Rising as much as I do! It’s one of my favorites! (And the rest of the trilogy is even better.)
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So glad to hear the rest of the trilogy is even better! I thought Red Rising was so brilliant and I’m super pumped to read the rest! 🙂
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You’re so lucky to be reading them after the series is complete – the cliffhanger at the end of Golden Son is BRUTAL. But I’m excited for the sequel trilogy!
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I’m terrified now! But you’re right at least I can dive right into Morning Star after Golden Son! 🙂
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Glad you had a better reading/blogging month 😀 I totally felt the same way about The Roanoke Girls. I’ve really gotta read Red Rising!!! Looking forward to seeing what you think of Living Dead Girl. It was definitely an intense read, but I think it handled everything respectfully. Especially compared to The Roanoke Girls, anyway.
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Thanks Lauren! I definitely did enjoy Living Dead Girl in its way and yes I think for such dark subject matter it handled it much better than The Roanoke Girls! 🙂
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