This book was supposed to be a cozy comfort read, but it was just a bad book with no hooks to keep me interested. I borrowed it from the library on a whim as it was promoted to me (and now I see it everywhere, go figure) and at least it was a fast read, so nothing lost. The characters were bland, the situation unrealistic. I forgot it was on my library list.
2/5 stars
I’ve read Melissa Caruso before, and I am familiar with her style even though it was a fantasy series, so I was pretty sure I would enjoy this one. Zero regrets. I loved the world building, and the characters. I loved how messed up each echo got the further they fell. It was a unique (to me) setting, with a pretty unique world of Hounds, and Cats. The main character was a new mother, and the God characters were amazing. I’m not sure if I’ll continue with the series right away, but I will eventually stumble back to it (there’s just so many other books to read right now).
5/5 Stars
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!
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.
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
This was a powerful book. Brutal in its descriptions. I almost wish it was mandated reading.
3/5 Stars
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
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
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
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
The Nomadic Reader 