April TBR (hopefully)

I’ve been holding pretty steady this year with the books per month that I read, and I’m hoping to continue that for April (but as always, we’ll just have to see). I have 6 books on my TBR pile for this month. The very first one is my BBBC book read for the month, “Strange Beasts” by Susan J. Morris. Two of the books are audiobooks (one from the library, one I’ve purchased) which include The Butcher’s Masquerade and The Third Gilmore Girl. The Prisoner’s Throne is one that I was finishing up from March, and the other two books were random recommendations I threw in. I can’t wait to read them and explore these new worlds. What are you working on for April? Have any book recommendations? Let me know in comments, and as always, happy reading!

March 2025 Wrap-Up

The awesome March calendar graphic comes from The Storygraph, which I’ve been using almost exclusively this year. You can see that I read 7 books – was currently still reading one (I just finished it, but that will get added to April), and I DNF one book (let me state how much I love these statistics, I appreciate that The Storygraph lets me track DNF and even how many pages I read).

No 5 star reads this month, but there were still some great books covered. I’ve been getting the reviews added to my physical reading journal, which I (at the time of this post) still have not updated for April, but I hope to, soon. The calendar also shows me where I focused on reading vs. audio books, and I appreciate that. I’ve got a great line up of books to read in April, and I might actually get a blog post or two done about that, too.

Up next? I’m currently reading When the Moon Hatched, by Sarah A. Parker, and my audiobook of choice is The Butcher’s Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl #5) by Matt Dinniman.

4/5 Star Review: The Gate of the Feral Gods

This book was amazing. Princess Donut makes the book, as always. I listened to it as an audio book – HIGHLY recommended for all of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Rough story about Maggie & Chris. Frank. I wonder how Agnes manages each floor. I’m excited to start the next book and it’s probably the only book that I suggest people listen to the audio instead of reading it.

4/5 stars

3/5 Star Read: Chain Gang All-Stars

This was a powerful book. Brutal in its descriptions. I almost wish it was mandated reading.

3/5 Stars

4/5 Star Review: The Buried Giant

This book started off a bit dry and confusing, but quickly progressed into something that was just beautifully written. Had to rush the end as it was a library book I had to return, but very glad that I made the time.

4/5 stars

3.5/5 Star Review: I’m Glad my Mom Died

This book left me exhausted after. The years of abuse Jennette went through as a child actor just blew my mind. Her mom was incredibly abusive and horrible, and a lot of different aspects resonated with me about her Mom’s behaviour. It was a very heavy read. The fact that her Dad did basically nothing really made me angry. I truly hope she’s able to continue to get the help she needs so she can keep working on herself.

3.5/5 stars

3/5 Star Review: Knife

Unexpected read. It was very raw but also fascinating. Rushdie spent very little time talking about “A” and spent most of it going over thoughts on various things like humanity. It was obvious this book was a very personal healing journey. The book wandered around subjects a lot.

3/5 stars

2.5/5 Star Review: Psyche and Eros

Ugh. This book started so slow I almost went DNF – then it got good. VERY good. Then the ending was SO rushed and such a disappointment. What the heck even was that.

2.5/5 stars

5/5 Star Review

My very first 5 start review of 2025 – woohoo! I loved this book. The author is an intellectual and it came across the pages in a way that wasn’t condescending or obnoxious and had a lot of things I could relate to, especially when he was talking about his children. The book was about a lot of food – it made me hungry (a good thing)! I’m so glad I decided to borrow it from the library. So far, the best read of the month.

5/5 stars

3/5 Star Review: The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook

It took me a while to get into this one. I was not a fan of the dungeon at all – the entire train sucked. The last 25% of the book was fantastic. I continue to adore Princess Donut. Also the whole story involving Frank and his kid was absolutely heartbreaking.