April 2023 Wrap-up

April TBR Pile (16/27):

1. Bookworms BC: The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith
2. Friend BC: Crossings by Alex Landragin ✓
3. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal ✓
4. Currently Reading Bookish Friends BC: TBD
5. Kid Read Aloud: Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca ✓
6. Kid Read Aloud: The Greatest Gift by Kallie George ✓
7. Kid Book Club: The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix ✓
8. Kid Book Club: The Last Shadow Warrior by Sam Subity
9. Fantasy: The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
10. Fantasy: Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost ✓
11. Fantasy: King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair
12. Fantasy: The Night Ship by Jess Kidd ✓
13. Fantasy: The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill ✓
14. Fantasy: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost ✓
15. Comics: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V and Filipe Andrade
16. Romance: Radiant Sin by Katee Robert ✓
17. Romance: The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
18. Romance: The Dark King by Gina L. Maxwell ✓
19. Romance: A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair ✓
20. Romance: A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
21. Romance: The Vampire Villain by Melody Ryan ✓
22. Romance: Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez ✓
23. Scifi: Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
24. Nonfiction: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukerjee
25. Nonfiction: The Angel Makers by Patricia Nell McCracken
26. Nonfiction: Come as Your Are by Emily Nagoski ✓
27. Horror: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher ✓

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 5506 pages Pages Remaining: 331,917 pages

Current Read - The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews; A Year in the Woods by Torbjørn Ekelund

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Books Bought/Received (0)

UnRead Shelf Progress

• Starting Number: 338
• Books Read: 4
• Books Acquired: 0
• Books Unshelved: 0
• Finishing Number: 334

May TBR Pile: In general, I’m throwing out my TBR plan for May and just going with my mood. I’m only going to list my book club books that I need to read and the kids read alouds.

1. Bookworms BC: The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith
2. Friend BC: The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
3. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
4. Kid Read Aloud: Audrey of the Outback by Christine Harris
5. Kid Book Club: The Last Shadow Warrior by Sam Subity

Movies Watched

• 65 - Silly, but fun action film.
• The Toll - We do love our quirky black comedies. This one is from Wales.
• The Portable Door - Delightful fantasy movie. I loved it.
• Ghosted - Decent romcom, but nothing too special.
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - Very uneven and nonstop action. There were no scenes to really breathe. Not my favorite.

TV Shows Watched 

• The Misfits S2-3
• The Big Door Prize S1
• Ted Lasso S3
• The Mandolorian S3
• Last Week Tonight
• The Toys that Built America

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