April seems to have been an exceptionally busy month--does anyone else feel that way? It's also the longest any month has felt this entire year, so perhaps that played into it a bit. I keep looking at books I read at the beginning of April and being completely shocked that I read that this past month because it feels like I read it ages ago. Am I alone in this, too, or is similar for all of you as well?
In reading news, it appears April was a pretty strong month! I read far more five-star books than I realized, and I'm starting to wonder if I'm becoming too easy please, haha. Either way, it's great for me because that just means I'm enjoying what I read. A few standouts from the month were The Shadow of the Gods, Into the Jungle, Malice, The Binding (which was a long overdue read!), and Firebreak! I guess that's a lot of standouts. Ariadne was also a beautiful Greek myth retelling that I would highly recommend!
In personal news, April was my last full month of my Master's program! I have one more paper due next week and a final next week, and then I'm completely done. It's a bit surreal, to be honest, to be finished once again with school after everything that's happened over the years. It also feels a bit anticlimactic since I don't have any immediate plans post-graduation other than to find a better job (not one related to my degree, probably), haha. I have a massive weight lifted off my shoulders, though, but I also have a bit of sadness to be leaving my professors and classmates behind. But my god--freedom feels good. And hopefully I can find a halfway decent job, but I haven't had much luck thus far so I'm keeping my expectations low.
Anyway, enough about me--how was your month? Have you read any new favorites books, or anything that just didn't work for you? Do let me know in the comments how things are, I love hearing from you all!
# books read: 13
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne ★★★★★
Source: Publisher (Orbit) | Format: Physical ARC
The Widow Queen by Elzbieta Cherezinska ★★★★
Source: NetGalley | Format: eARC
Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik ★★★★★
Source: Library | Format: Hardcover
The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★★★★
Source: Owned | Format: Hardcover
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri ★★★.75
Source: Publisher (Orbit) | Format: Physical ARC
Malice by Heather Walter ★★★★★
Source: NetGalley | Format: eARC
Near the Bone by Christine Henry ★★★★
Source: NetGalley | Format: eARC
Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace ★★★★★
Source: Publisher (Saga/Gallery Press) | Format: Physical ARC
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint ★★★★
Source: NetGalley | Format: eARC
For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten ★★★.75
Source: Publisher (Orbit) | Format: Physical ARC
The Binding by Bridget Collins ★★★★★
Source: Library | Format: Hardcover
The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde ★★★★
Source: Library | Format: Hardcover
The Effort by Claire Holroyde ★★.75
Source: Publisher (GCP) | Format: Hardcover
DNF/To-Be-Finished:
None!
Blood & Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin ★★★★
(other than reviews)
Top Five/Ten Tuesday:
Can't-Wait Wednesday:
The Friday Face-Off:
Have you read any of these? What books did you read this month? I hope you all had a great month-- comment below and let me know!
April is usually a pretty busy month for us, which is nice coming out of winter. Good luck on your last few school projects!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing your Masters! That's an awesome accomplishment. Good luck finding a job, it might be tough but hopefully the right one will come along:-)
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