April 2022 Wrap
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- monthly wrap-up
April TBR Pile (18/27):
- BOTM: TBD
- Bookworms BC: The Necromancer’s Lament by David Balog
- Friend BC: Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey ✓
- Currently Reading Buddy Read: TBD
- Jane Austen Rereads: Sense and Sensibility
- Fantasy: Gilded by Marissa Meyer
- Fantasy: The Lighthouse Witches by CJ Cooke
- Fantasy: A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
- Horror: Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice and Christopher Rice
- Horror: Dead Silence by SA Barnes ✓
- Romance: If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy ✓
- Romance: Beautiful by Christina Lauren ✓
- Romance: Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren ✓
- Romance: Beautiful Boss by Christina Lauren ✓
- Science Fiction: A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor
- Middle Grade: The City of Gold and Lead by John Christopher ✓
- Middle Grade: The Pool of Fire by John Christopher ✓
- Middle Grade: When the Tripods Came by John Christopher ✓
- Middle Grade: The White Mountains by John Christopher ✓
- Middle Grade: The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell ✓
- Read Aloud: City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda ✓
- Added: Girly Drinks by Mallory O’Meara ✓
- Added: The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart ✓
- Added: The Horse and His Boy by CS Lewis ✓
- Added: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming ✓
- Added: The Second Story by Neil Patrick Harris ✓
- Added: The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 5102 pages Pages Remaining: 412,546 pages
Current Read - Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books Bought/Received (5)
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- Kalikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
- Crossings by Alex Landragin
- The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill
- The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
UnRead Shelf Progress
- Starting Number: 323
- Books Read: 1 (Magic for Liars)
- Books Acquired: 5
- Books Unshelved: 0
- Finishing Number: 327
May TBR Pile:
- BOTM: TBD
- Bookworms BC: The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
- Friend BC: Thick and Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
- Currently Reading Buddy Read:
- Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility
- Fantasy: A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor
- Historical Fiction: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
- Science Fiction: The Disasters by MK England
- Poetry: What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer
- Poetry: Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith
- Middle Grade: A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
- Middle Grade: The Minor Third by Neil Patrick Harris
- Middle Grade: The Fourth Suit by Neil Patrick Harris
- Middle Grade; The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Movies watched
- Death on the Nile - Very very beautiful and I always enjoy Agatha Christie’s stories.
- Metal Lords - A very relatable and realistic portrayal of teenage years. We loved it!
- Destination Wedding.- Terrible. Couldn’t get through it.
- Rim of the World - Kids loved it, I thought it was cheesy and the tone was all over the place.
- The Outfit - J’s pick for a serious drama. This is a great play put on screen. I really loved it!
- Uncharted - Silly no-stress action film. Very enjoyable.
TV Shows watched
- Severance S1 - Very trippy. Can’t wait for season 2.
- The World According to Jeff Goldblum - Our fun silly show.
- Once Upon a Time, Happily Never After - So incredibly weird! But I absolutely loved it!
- Hustle S8 - We finally finished the series!
- Last Week Tonight
- Are You Afraid of the Dark S1 - I started rewatching the original series. Still love these episodes.
- Shadow and Bone S1 - Finished the season and cannot wait to see how they deal with season two.
- Starstruck S1-2 - My random pick. It’s a less vulgar version of Fleabag and I really enjoy it.
- Minx S1 - My new favorite show! I absolutely adore the exploration of feminism in the 1970s.
- Slow Horses S1 - We are very into this spy thriller show.
- The Righteous Gemstones S1-2 - Finished season one and started in on season two. This family is just so wacky we can’t resist.
Comments - Overall a very good showing for reading and media this month. I finally read a series that J has been pushing for years. I finished my contemporary romance and I buddy read some decent middle grade with Arthur.
Next up on the TBR pile:
