Hmm…what happened in April? I tried to slow down this month by planning less fun things in order to relax a bit more & save some money for the summer. I’m not sure how successful that was, but at the very least I caught up on reading and posting reviews which I’d fallen behind on.
April 2016 Stats
Total Posts: 14 (+1 from previous month)
Books Read: 7 (+4)
The Crow Girl ~ Erik Axl Sund
The Colour of Milk ~ Nell Leyshon
PETA’s Vegan College Cookbook ~ PETA
Can you Keep a Secret ~ R.L Stine
The Glittering Court ~ Richelle Mead
Murder at the 42nd Street Library ~ Con Lehane
Deception ~ Naomi Chase
The Breakdown:
Genres: YA (2/7); Literary Fiction (1/7); Urban Fiction (1/7); Thriller (3/7); Non-Fiction (1/7)
Formats/Sources: Advance Copy (5/7); Digital (5/7); Hardback (0/7); Paperback (2/7); Owned (0/7); Borrowed (2/7); For Review (5/7)
Most Surprising: The Crow Girl
Most Disappointing: Murder at the 42nd Street Library
Most Exciting: The Crow Girl
Most Swoon-worthy: The Glittering Court
Most Beautifully Written: The Crow Girl
Reviews: 6 (+3)
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TBR Shelf Update
Earlier this year I decided I HAD to do something about my TBR shelves. Each month I’ll be doing a quick update to see how I’ve done. See my original post here, and my updated TBR list here.
Previous TBR Count: 77
Books Added: 5
Books Read: 0
Remaining: 82
FAIL!
May Releases
Here’s my pick of the May Releases
- The Crown ~ Kiera Cass (3rd)
- Sweet Lamb of Heaven ~ Lydia Millet (3rd)
- Even if the Sky Falls ~ Mia Garcia (10th)
- Girl Against the Universe ~ Paula Stokes (17th)
Are you looking forward to any of these?