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Monthly Roundup: April 2017

April was a great month for reading! I read a total of 10 books:
  1. Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver (3.5 stars)
  2. Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters (reread) (5 stars)
  3. Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor (5 stars)
  4. City of Miracles - Robert Jackson Bennett (4.5 stars)
  5. Daughter of the Pirate King - Tricia Levenseller (4.5 stars)
  6. Dumplin' - Julie Murphy (3.5 stars)
  7. Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Laini Taylor (4 stars)
  8. Nefertiti - Michelle Moran (3 stars)
  9. Given to the Sea - Mindy McGinnis (2.5 stars)
  10. Quest of the Kings - Robert Evert (2 stars)

Well, this month certainly had some incredible quality books! I got to read three highly anticipated novels from this year and oh man they did not disappoint! I LOVED Daughter of the Pirate King from the first chapter and can't wait for the sequel. Robert Bennett perfectly finished his Divine Cities trilogy with City of Miracles. And now I have to go read everything Laini Taylor has written because I LOVED Strange the Dreamer.

Next month the book I'm most excited about is A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas!!! It comes out right before my birthday, while we're on holiday!

I've also subscribed to the FairyLoot book box, and my first box contained the book Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis. I'm about 99% positive their book for May will be Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh, said to be a mix of Mulan mixed with 47 Ronin, so I'm hoping that lives up to expectations!

The May Selection for the Book Club is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. It's had a lot of buzz and I'm really looking forward to reading it.

What have you read this month? What are you looking forward to in May?

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