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!
Yay! Congrats on the ever upward trends and increased good times! Looking forward to May.
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Did you enjoy Gun Love? I thought Jennifer Clement’s last book A Prayer for the Stolen was incredible, so interested to know how her new book is being received.
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Yes, I really enjoyed it! I’m writing the review today and it’ll go live tomorrow or Thursday. I’ll have to work backwards to A Prayer for the Stolen sometime because Jennifer Clement is fantastically gifted.
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