April was a bit of an odd month, it feels to me like it almost didn’t happen and I just skipped from March to May. Nothing much happened at all, which is actually a bit of a comforting notion. I had some time to breathe, which considering what May has already thrown me in its first week, was what my brain needed.
This month, I focused quite a bit on reading a diverse selection of books. More LGBTQ+ authors, more Indigenous authors, and more Latinx/Chicanx authors. I read some really fun books and some that didn’t quite hit the mark for me, but they were mostly all books that have been on my TBR for ages.
- Paradise, Nevada by Dario Diofebi ★★☆☆☆ || Goodreads review here.
- The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton ★★★★1/2 || Review here.
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas || I don’t know what to say about this…it was boring, it was predictable, but I kind of enjoyed it? But I also hated reading it. I don’t know.
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas ★★★★☆ || Review here.
- The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite ★★★★☆ || Loved the vibes, a solid historical romance.
- The Removed by Brandon Hobson ★★★★☆ || Review here.
- The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ★★☆☆☆ || Not my cup of tea, there wasn’t much world-building, the love interest was so not it, and the story seemed to me like a watered down Count of Monte Cristo…I was just not in the mood.
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley ★★★★1/2 || Wow. Amazing. I was speechless after I read it and still am. The only big flaw was the skewed power dynamics in the romance of the story, which I couldn’t get past. Hence the 1/2 star.
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo ★★☆☆☆ || No comment. I DNF’d the final book in the series after reading this.
- Eat the Mouth That Feeds You by Carribean Fragoza ★★★★☆ || Super weird, super dark short stories. Just my kind of thing!
What book are you looking forward to reading the most next month? Let me know!
Wow you read a lot of stuff! Also, kind of unrelated but your graphics are literally the cutest!
Thank you Elli!
You read a lot in April! I’m sorry May started off stressfully, hoping the rest of the month will go better!
I’m most excited to read Honey Girl this month!
Thanks Morgan! Ah, can’t wait to see what you think of it! Also, I did change the colors of my blog thanks for noticing 😊
Also, did you change the colour of your blog? I swear it was purple but now it’s mint green. Either way, I adore it!
I’m so glad you enjoyed Cemetery Boys, it was one of my favorite reads from last year! I also *really* want to read Firekeeper’s Daughter, it sounds incredible. Ugh, I also read the Shadow and Bone trilogy recently and have to admit I wasn’t impressed… 😒 I hope the rest of your month of May goes well!