It’s time for a look at my April reading life!
It’s time for another wrap-up/haul post β and some fun stats!
What I read:
(each title link will direct you to my review for more thoughts!)
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β¨ review copy β π buddy/group read β π re-read β π§ audiobook β π° graphic novel/manga
π€·ββοΈ TBR jar β ποΈ 2023 TBR β π» seasonal TBR β π» Devour Your TBR
5 stars
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- Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms, & Tower of Dawn // Sarah J. Maas πππ§
- The Wehrwolf // Alma Katsu π§π€·ββοΈ
- Tombs // Junji Ito β¨π°π»
- Fruits Basket Collector’s Edition, Vol. 1 // Natsuki Takaya ππ°π»
- Book Lovers // Emily Henry β¨ππ»
- Haunted Healthcare // Richard Estep
- A House with Good Bones // T. Kingfisher β¨πποΈ
- The Raven // Jonathan Janz β¨π€·ββοΈ
4 & 4.5 stars
- Nothing!
3 & 3.5 stars
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- Viral Lives // Felix I.D. Dimaro π€·ββοΈ
- Orc Hard Play Hard // Alana Khan & Azure Skye
- I Am Not Your Final Girl // Claire C. Holland π»
- Daughters Unto Devils // Amy Lukavics π
- Pretty Marys All in a Row // Gwendolyn Kiste
2 & 2.5 stars
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- Talia // Daniel J. Volpe π»
1 & 1.5 stars
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- Tidy the F*ck Up // Messie Condo π»
DNF
- Silent Dawn // C.L. Raven π€·ββοΈ
And now, for some of my favorite recent hauls:
purchases:
- Every Woman Knows This // Laurel Hightower (ebook)
- DMV // Bentley Little (ebook)
- Linghun // Ai Jiang (print)
- Bewitched // Laura Thalassa (print)
- Looking Glass Sound // Catriona Ward (print, Broken Binding exclusive UK edition)
review copies:
- Infested // Angel Luis Colon (eARC)
- The Library of Shadows // Rachel Moore (eARC)
- The Fragile Threads of Power // V.E. Schwab (eARC)
- Beleth Station // Samantha Kolesnik (print)
- Mermaids Never Drown // Zoraida Cordova & Natalie C. Parker (eARC)
- Whalefall // Daniel Kraus (eARC)
- The Jasad Heir // Sara Hashem (print)
- Shock Waves // Matt Kurtz (print)
How was your month? What was your favorite book you read or hauled, or what was something nice that happened in your life?
β destiny β₯
bookishinbed
May 3, 2023Seeing Book Lovers as a five star read makes me so excited to read it. I really can’t wait to get to it. My favorite of last month was Just the Nicest Couple. That was such a good thriller. Also, you got a lot of awesome looking review copies. I just added Whalefall to my TBR. It sounds so creepy. I’m here for it.