April turned out to be a BIG reading month. I finished SEVEN books and (temporarily?) DNFed one!
Here’s a recap of everything I read in April:
- It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey — I really enjoyed this cute rom com set in the Pacific Northwest.
- The Homecoming War by Addie Woolridge — If you need a book for an ambitious bookworm tween or teen in your life, get them this one. It’s so adorable that I wanted to hug the book when I was done.
- The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett — I love a good Sherlock / Watson character dynamic, and this one was perfect, especially because the super smart and slightly unhinged detective is a woman. Bonus points for really cool world-building, an engaging mystery plot, and great ensemble cast. I’ll definitely be reading more by this author.
- Unclaimed by Courtney Milan — I really liked the premise of this book, so I skipped book one and jumped straight to book two. I know I’ll eventually go back and read the others because I love Courtney Milan’s books, and this one (as expected) did not disappoint.
- Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong — This one, on the other hand, surprised me in a good way. I wasn’t expecting much from it because I haven’t read anything else by this author, and I found myself eager to get back to it. That may have had something to do with the audiobook narrator being very good, but I liked this enough that I think I’ll read the next one when it comes out.
- A Game of Hearts and Heists by Ruby Roe — If you want more spicy lesbian romance in your life, definitely do not skip this series. I wasn’t quite buying the “enemies” part of the enemies to lovers trope, but found the world-building intriguing.
- End Credits by Patty Lin — I listened to this one on audiobook (read by the author) because a friend recommended it. I found the parts about connecting with your creativity and pursing the things you’re passionate about to be really good.
- A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen — I stalled out at about halfway through this one after hitting over half the boxes on my bingo card. I’m counting it for the readathon, but I’m not sure if I’m going to finish it. I think I’m just not that into Vikings? Possibly, the problem started when the heroine doesn’t tell the hero what really happened on her wedding night, even though the oath she had to swear had a loophole big enough to sail one of those drakkars through. When she didn’t spot that immediately, I kinda lost interest in her as a character.
If you’ve read A Fate Inked in Blood and think I should keep going, definitely let me know. I am willing to be convinced.
I’m really hoping now that Fairyloot has spun off a Romantasy specific subscription box the adult selections will be a little less romance heavy. This is such a weird thing for me to say, given that I really enjoy sci-fi and fantasy with romance. But, their romance-heavy fantasy selections all seem to feel just a smidge above YA to me. The ones that are actually adult (The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi, Babel, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, Emily Wilde, Spells for Forgetting, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, etc.) are the ones I’ve enjoyed the most.
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