Happy Wednesday!
Well I don’t know about you, but this past month I literally read books, did home workouts/walked, watched TV & cooked. So I apologize in advance for the longer then normal reading recap, I’m bored okay. Also, I think I might have hit an all time personal record here with the number of books I read in one month, I don’t think i’ve ever been able to hit the double digits.
I got pretty darn ahead on my reading this month, thanks to being cooped on up still, & thank goodness for e-reading library loans. Again, reading is really hard on an iPad still but it’s been something I’ve had to get used to, I think this month I’ll finally invest in a Kobo since I’ve been debating it for a while now & well it seems like it’ll be worth it overall, plus I don’t think those over heat in the sun like an iPad would …… I don’t know, I gotta keep thinking on this one.
So with April coming to an end, here is my April Reading Recap & current TBR list!
2020 Reading Challenge
– 27/50
Currently Reading:
Where’d You Go Burnadette by Maria Semple
Completed in April:
- Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
- City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
- The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
- Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters
- Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
- Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey
- Love Her or Leave Her by Tessa Bailey
- Good Luck Charm by Helena Hunting
- The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
My Thoughts:
- Something in the Water: I don’t even know where to start, this book honestly frustrated the hell out of me more than anything, which sucks because I was so darn excited to read it. Like I don’t even know where to begin, other than the main character had no common sense & it literally just irked me the wrong way. It was a good book just something about it & maybe again her lack of common sense, just stressed me out too much.
- City of Girls: So I wrote a whole things about this & then apparently it didn’t save, so I’m trying my best to remember… I did like this book, I found it really interesting that it was in the form of a letter to someone & basically recapped this older woman’s life & everything that happened along the way. I think it could have been a little shorter but it was definitely interesting!
- The Kiss Quotient: Another day, another predictable rom-com. I guess you might have realized I like loosing myself in these books by now. It was definitely predictable but it was cute. Our main character also was great, I liked how she wasn’t just an odd girl out or anything like we usually get, she was a hard working woman who was autistic, which made things harder for her. The messaging was a breath of fresh air as well, if someone loves you, they’ll love you for you! It was a nice, light & easy read as well! I can’t wait to read the next instalment in the series.
- Would Like to Meet: So this was a cute book, I liked how they brought up all the ‘meet cutes’ from romance movies. It was pretty predictable, which sort of sucked but it was an easy & light read!
- Daisy Jones & The Six: OH MY GOD. So this book was literally amazing & I couldn’t put it down. I don’t even know what else to say other then I loved it & I just loved it.
- The Bride Test: So obviously after reading the first book ‘The Kiss Quotient’ I tackled the second in the series, it was definately not what I expected but it was a good book overall.
- Fix Her Up: So I’ve been wanting to read this for a while, it seemed like a fun read, & boy was it addicting. I literally couldn’t put it down once I started & it was also just a little way to darn cute. Plus it wasn’t as predictable as these books normally are.
- Love Her or Leave Her: Obviously after reading ‘Fix Her Up‘ & not being able to put Tessa Baileys book down, I tackled the second in the series & again like the first book in the series I just couldn’t put it down. There was something about it that literally just kept me going & yes, I tackled it in a mere few hours.
- Good Luck Charm: So this was honestly a super adorable book, I liked how it was about high school sweethearts that broke up & reconnected. The backstory kept it interesting as well! I have really come to like Helena Huntings writing & stories during this time. Also, it was a light & easy read that I literally read in a few hours, she really kept me hooked!
- The Worst Best Man: Uh, where do I begin. I really wasn’t a fan of this book, I wanted to love it but I just couldn’t. To maker matters worse I also just couldn’t get into it & it took me a whole lot longer to get through than I would have wanted.
TBR List or as I like to call it the ‘what’s unread on my bookshelf list’:
* Again not being read in any order, crossing out books as I read
- The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
- Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
- The New Rules of Work by Alexandra Cavoulacos & Kathryn Minshew
- Waging Heavy Peace by Neil Young
- Special Deluxe by Neil Young
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan- What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Mister by E.L James- Angel by Jason Calacanis
Have you read anything worth recommending?
Let me know in the comments, I’m seriously looking for books to occupy my time!!!
I’m still working on my re-read of Harry Potter. Reading time has slowed down now that I have to prepare lessons and stuff but it’s still going well! Since March 16th I’ve finished the first 4 books and am about 100 pages into book 5. I’ve also tried to start reading my Bible for 15 minutes in the mornings before I get sucked into social media and work and texting good morning cuteness out. And by “tried to start” I mean I started today HAHA I’ve been spending my lunch break listening to a really great preacher on youtube every day and I wanted to add a little bit more to my personal spiritual growth. Building habits before life starts up again lol
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Yay that’s amazing, you are totally making progress & it’s amazing that you are making time to read your bible & get into good habits!
once I’m done the book I’m reading now I’m re-reading the Harry Potter series since I miss actual books & have all those.
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Yes! I have the actual books too! I also just made an $80 scholastic order to be delivered to my house 😂 of course those are all K-2 level books because I was shopping for my toddler’s bday and my classroom but it’s a fall back if I run out of other things to read 😂😂
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Oh my goodness, you made me just think about missing the scholastic book fair days, but that Is still exciting!
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Our book fair was May 4-6 this year! I had already told the librarian I would help in like February and now it’s not happening *sobs* I loved the book fair and I love the catelouge. I earn bonus bank for every purchase a child makes HAHA Haven’t paid for a book all year – that’s my promise to myself. I can’t spend my own money on it. I’ve bought about $500 worth of books, including Christmas books for each of my 47 students. It’s awesome.
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Uhhh lucky you, I’m about to look up becoming a teacher
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😂 about 70% of those books are damaged now. I ordered sets I knew my students would want (ours is a reading classroom!) so the books have been well loved lol
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Kids ! That’s all I have to say 😂
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I’ve read City of Girls, Would Like to Meet, and Daisy Jones. I felt like the first and second halves of City of Girls didn’t quite go together (like they felt like different stories), and I thought Would Like to Meet was just okay; I found it a little long. I LOVED Daisy Jones, though. So good. Oh, and I also read The Worst Best Man. I agree with you, I had trouble getting into it and didn’t like the ending.
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So I honestly whole heartedly agree about City of Girls, I liked it, there was just something about it & I don’t know what it was that was holding me back from loving it.
I found Would Like To Meet, way too long, it was too predictable & honestly the only thing I liked was how light of a read it was, but it was a little too much at times!
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who felt blah about The Worst Best Man, I wanted to like it so badly but I just couldn’t.
YES YES YES, Daisy Jones was amazing, I’m glad you liked it too!
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