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April Wrap-Up

 

Hello! It is a little late but I thought I would still write up a quick monthly wrap-up for April. Its been a year already but I hope all is going well for you!

As for reading, it was a relatively slow month. I traveled for a bit and was in a bit of a slump. So I technically only read three books. But I did post a review every week! 

In April I read Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree which is a low-stakes, slice of life fantasy story. It is one of my favorite reads of the year so far and I will definitely be rereading it later on. 

I also read Violets by Kyung-sook Shin. A translation from the original Korean, follows San and explores the role and life of women in Korean Society. 

And finally, I read The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. The first in her well known Wayfarer series, this Space Opera is not one to miss. I fell in love with Chambers work after this one and have have started some of her other titles. 

As for ARC's I downloaded a few but didn't start any until May. 


I have been working through a couple ARC's I've been sent by Publishers. 

  • The Accidental Pinup ~ Danielle Jackson
  • The Last to Vanish ~ Megan Miranda
  • Gallows Hill ~ Darcy Coates
And also trying to read some new releases that have come in. Hopefully, next month I can be a little more productive. 

For May, I want to finish reading ARC's I have been sitting on for some time. I also want to read 10 books in May. 

I want to continue posting once a month on the In The Solarium site and draft some posts for this blog. 

Tentative TBR: (The titles I for sure want to tackle next month!)

  • Gallows Hill (ARC)
  • The Accidental Pinup
  • The Last to Vanish
  • A Psalm for the Wild-Built
  • Gideon the Ninth
  • Smile Murder Beach
  • and more to discover! 

I am helping out a lot for my libraries summer reading program so I am gonna be pretty busy but I am hoping to get more reading done then I did in April. 

BTS, all day everyday. I was fortunate enough to get a chance to go see them in Vegas with my best friend so I of course was jamming out every day to them. And nowwwww they have the anthology coming out in June and I can't wait!

And when I wasn't doing that I was listening to 5SOS. I love their music and am so excited for their new album to come out. 

As for watching, I have been watching different animes since I just got a Crunchyroll account. I am really enjoying 'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime' more than I thought I would and also rewatching some favorites like 'Hyouka' and 'Horimiya'. 

And that's a wrap! 

How was your April? You favorite / least favorite read of them month? Something you're looking forward to? Let me know!
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