In Review posts are a chance for me to catch my breath, note that I am actually making progress towards my Goodreads reading goal, and give each month’s blog posts a little extra love. (I normally post these on the last day of the month, but yesterday got away from me, so it’s going up today instead.)

After a truly hellish few months, April felt like the sun breaking through the clouds for me. I didn’t read or blog as much as I would like, but I still managed to break my own record for most posts written in a month (12!). I read some great books, and respected my own time and energy enough to set aside one I loathed. I even updated my review archive to include archives by genre and star rating as well as title.

I can’t wait to see what May brings! In the meantime, for your skimming pleasure, here’s my April in Review.

I read 6 books this month:

• White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht (Goodreads)
• Too Afraid to Cry: Memoir of a Stolen Childhood by Ali Cobby Eckermann (Goodreads)
• The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting by Alanna Okun (Goodreads)
• Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen (Goodreads)
• The Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat (Goodreads)
• Gun Love by Jennifer Clement (Goodreads)

I reviewed 7 books this month:

• The Tangled Lands by Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. Buckell (★★★☆☆, 4/2)
• White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht (★★★★☆, 4/9)
• Ferocity by Nicola Lagioia (did not finish, 4/10)
• Too Afraid to Cry: Memoir of a Stolen Childhood by Ali Cobby Eckermann (★★★★★, 4/16)
• The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting by Alanna Okun (★★★☆☆, 4/19)
• Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen (★★★★☆, 4/24)
• The Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat (★★★☆☆, 4/26)

I borrowed, bought, and received 9 books this month:

• The Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat (Friday Bookbag, 4/13)
• Gun Love by Jennifer Clement (Friday Bookbag, 4/13)
• Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen (Friday Bookbag, 4/13)
• Dread Nation: Rise Up by Justina Ireland (Friday Bookbag, 4/20)
• Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion (Friday Bookbag, 4/20)
• All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva (Friday Bookbag, 4/27)
• Little Deaths by Emma Flint (Friday Bookbag, 4/27)
• Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller (Friday Bookbag, 4/27)
• The Gospel of Trees by Apricot Irving (Friday Bookbag, 4/27)

I have read 21 books so far in 2018!

How was your month in books? Feel free to link to your own blog posts in the comments!