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Monthly Roundup: April 2018



This was a BUSY month, lots of work and other things going on! This month was quite varied with my reading. I read some AMAZING books, and some that were meh. Also read a few long books (600+ pages), but that was interspersed with some quick reads (~300 pages)
  1. A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J. Maas [reread] (4.5 stars)
  2. The Wicked Deep - Shea Ernshaw (4 stars)
  3. Isla and the Happily Ever After - Stephanie Perkins (3 stars)
  4. The Sun and Her Flowers - Rupi Kaur (4 stars)
  5. Daughter of the Siren Queen - Tricia Levenseller (3 stars)
  6. Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli (4.5 stars)
  7. A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness (2.5 stars)
  8. One Of Us Is Lying - Karen M. McManus (4.5 stars)
  9. Obsidio - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (5 stars)

Okay, first off, Obsidio was AMAZING. It's the third in the Illuminae trilogy and holy cow... So many feels. I was on the edge of my seat while reading. Up until 3 am. The whole she-bang. I would HIGHLY recommend this series to EVERYONE. Even if you don't think you like sci-fi, just read it.

Other books that really stood out this month: One Of Us Is Lying was fast-paced and captivating and I read it in almost one sitting. Same with Simon vs The Homo Sapien Agenda. I also really enjoyed The Wicked Deep, which is about witches and was also a fairly quick read. I branched out and read a little poetry this month too with The Sun and Her Flowers.

I am SO excited for next month because I'm FINALLY getting a book I've been waiting to read for about six months: Sky In The Deep. I also have some others lined up in my library queue that I'm excited for.

What did you read this month? What's on your list next month?

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