April Reading Round-Up

We are already at the end of April – with all the showers, that will bring May flowers. April has been a healthier month for my husband and I and it has ended with good news – my knee replacement takes place May 31^st.

It’s time to share what I have been reading this past month.  I will summarize how I did with each challenge as well.

The total read for April was 33 books.   Here is the breakdown:

Fantasy -7

Urban fantasy – 3

Paranormal – 6

Time travel – 1

Romance – 6

Historical romance – 2

Mystery – 1

PB – 7

I continue to record in more detail where the books originated – from the library, on my TBR shelves (bought/gifted or won) or an e-book. Here’s the breakdown:

Library reads – 20

TBR/owned books –5

E-books –8 

  

10 Favourite Reads

The overall favourite read was Indigo Ridge by Devney Perry, (although I reread books by my favourite author, Anne Bishop,  of my favourite series)

Other favourite reads this month (more than 10, but I counted by single books and series):

How to Be a Wallflower by Eloisa James

Hard series by Nalini Singh: Rock Hard, Love Hard, Cherish Hard

Last Guard by Nalini Singh

The Rogue to Ruin by Vivienne Lorret

City of Time and Magic by Paula Brackston

Others Series by Anne Bishop: Marked in Flesh, Etched in Bone, Wild Country

Protector series by Gray Holborn; Academy of Protectors, Forging the Guild, Dreams of Hell, Hell and Back

Dearly by Margaret Atwood

Urban Fantasy series by Ilona Andrews: White Hot, Wild Fire, Burn for Me

 

POPSUGAR Ultimate Reading Challenge (Through Goodreads)

I read only 1 book for this challenge.

#18 – Romance by a BIPOC author – Hard series by Nalini Singh: Rock Hard, Love Hard, Cherish Hard

52 Books in 52

I read 2 books this month for the challenge.

#9 – a book that sparks joy – Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis by Jo Ellen Bogart; illus. Mark lang

#27 – Includes a map – Others Series by Anne Bishop: Marked in Flesh, Etched in Bone

 

Monthly Key Word Challenge   

I used 2 key words this month:

“Red” – Written in Red by Anne Bishop

“Burn” – Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews

 

Beyond the Bookends

The theme was “set in a bookstore”.  I read: Others Series by Anne Bishop: Marked in Flesh, Etched in Bone

 

Diversify Your Reading   

The theme was “mystery” and I read Indigo Ridge by Devney Perry

Biblio Club

The genre was poetry and I read Dearly by Margaret Atwood

 

 Looking Ahead to May

I want to continue reading books from my TBR shelves and read more for the Popsugar and 52 Books challenges.

I am linking with the following:

Monthly Wrap-Up (At  Feed Your Fiction Addiction)

Inspire Me Monday (at Create With Joy)

Best of the Bunch  (A Cocoon of Books)