My #bookspin reads for April.

From my never changing bookspin list…

Prompt 13: Spooky
Prompt 4: Kindle

@TheAromaofBooks

Some of the cases stumped me and one I partially figured out.
#EBBR

Shouldn‘t Encyclopedia know that chocolate isn‘t good for dogs? #EBBR

March was a really good month for me. I actually made a TBR plan and stuck to it. I even managed a few extra books! #wrapup

My #BOTM choices this month.

4.5/5 ⭐️
Aaaaand DONE! I really enjoyed this one. It‘s been on my shelf forever. I‘m glad #authoramonth prompted me to finally read it.
Alex Stern is a great character and the premise was really interesting. It took me a minute to get into the format and timelines but it was worth it. I added the second book to my BOTM. Offspring was thrilled that I liked it. She read a while ago and can‘t find anyone who liked it 🤣.

@Soubhiville

I have my reading journal page ready for April #EBBR!

@Ruthiella

I really can‘t decide which audio book to listen to next. I just finished Burn For Me and I liked it but I‘m not sure that I want to jump into the whole series. Kate Daniels looks interesting to me and full cast audio is very compelling. Any thoughts from the #Littens?

“There were always excuses for why girls died.”

#authoramonth

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. I‘m looking forward to Mexican food tonight
2. Litsy
3. Reading
4. Spring break is over but it was a great week back at work and we‘re in the home stretch!
5. We‘ve had lovely weather.

I‘ve read all the books in the Inkeeper Chronicles. I don‘t know when the next book will be out 😭. Until then I‘m moving on to this series.

Exactly!!! What was Jimjam‘s owner thinking?? I feel so bad for that little terrier. 😭

I have to agree with Miss MacFarren and Joss. Antonia should be kept far away from animals. Like others, this book is kind of stressing me out 🤣

#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
(It‘s my Spring break and every day has been a lazy reading and spending time with hubby day. 😁)

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

“Reading remains one of the purest things I do.”

I first heard of this series from @Captivatedbybooks last year when she was my Jolabokaflod partner. My library has is on audio, but honestly I am not a fan of the narrators at all. I do love the story so I might have to break down and buy the other books so I can eyeball read them.

Image from Google.
I am really enjoying this one. Harriet is a busybody who really doesn‘t help anyone 🤣

#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

Be still my heart. A whole essay about competitive Scrabble.

4/5⭐️

One March #bookspin down; one more to go.

It was as good as I remembered.

@TheAromaofBooks

4.25/5⭐️

The one where things start to get dark.

I may not have finished this in February, but it was my February #BookSpin.

@TheAromaofBooks

Bonus: it works for #allergictochunksters and is a petite chunkster for the #chunksterchallenge

@julieclair @Amiable

this installment of the Nancy Drew series was a hit for me because of the wonderful eye rolling laughs it gave me. A meteor? Getting tossed over board? Nancy actually loses a ping pong game 😱? Ad nauseam references to cabin 128? Yes, please! Can‘t wait for the next installment!

#NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

“By the time Alex managed to get the blood out of her good wool coat, it was too warm to wear it.”

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
Reading this for #authoramonth @Soubhiville

I never made a special section for the #EBBR that @Ruthiella is hosting. I also don‘t think I need to do a star rating for each book so I‘ll just be keeping track of the cases I figured out and the ones that stumped me. I am utterly embarrassed by not being able to “solve” the secret pitch case. 🤦‍♀️

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Today is Friday.
2. Next week is Spring break.
3. I‘m having tacos for dinner.
4. Reading good books.
5. Spring is here.

I‘m actually still working on a book from the February #bookspin so I‘m picking short reads for this month‘s numbers.

My prompt #1 is “A First”.
My prompt #12 is “Paperback Crush”.

As always, thank you @TheAromaofBooks ! I hope the move is going ok.

3.5/5⭐️
Was it the best writing? No
Were the characters complex and well written? Not really
Were there plot holes? Yup with a little Nancy Drew coincidence and luck thrown in.
Good ending? NOPE

But I couldn‘t stop reading and I enjoyed it anyway.

I don‘t usually do an offical TBR, but I‘m giving it a try for March.

I decided to read a chapter a day for the #literarycrew February selection and it resulted in reading synchronicity! I am on chapter 29 about M Paul‘s fête which is taking place March 1…though not on a Thursday.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
Even though I‘m not consistent with my five joys every week, it is one of my favorite Litsy events.

1. My husband (always)
2. Warmer temperatures and sunshine ☀️
3. Litsy (always)
4. My reading journal.
5. Reading (which is why I‘m a little less active lately)

I skipped last month‘s #aardvark picks, but I made up for it this month!

I finally got around to reading Roxane Gay thanks to #authoramonth hosted by @Soubhiville . I forgot I had this one on my kindle so I‘m diving in. I doubt I‘ll finish it before Friday though.

5/5⭐️
I loved this book. Atmospheric, mysterious and impossible to explain until the end. If you choose to read this one just go with the flow and keep reading.

Chapter 25. Apparently being a teacher was a horribly shameful thing? Or was the teaching profession a sign of poverty? I‘m laughing at this whole conversation at the Bretton breakfast table.

#LiteraryCrew

Thanks to some kindle credits I got the next selection for the #furrowedmiddlebrowclub for free!

I‘m glad #AuthorAMonth prompted me to finally pick this off my shelf. These short, readable essays were powerful, but sometimes hard to read.

I love the StoryGraph and the stats are the best. However, I really hate this stat. I wish I could turn it off. (It looks ok now but by December the number will be much higher.)

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

First I walk around looking at my bookshelves and sigh dramatically. Then I pick up a few books, read a few pages and lounge on the couch consumed by ennui. Sometimes I‘ll scroll through Litsy looking for inspiration. Or I‘ll avoid looking at my bookshelves because I feel guilty. I‘ll look over my TBR and wonder what the purpose of it even is anymore. And then finally some book appeals and I‘m reading again.

I bought myself a birthday present. My birthday is in March. Close enough, right?

2.75/5⭐️

My engagement with this selection for the #furrowedmiddlebrowclub was up and down. I struggled to get into it. I was delighted with the book with a book. I often fell asleep while reading after that point. Then it picked up again with young Addie‘s diary. It was indeed too long and I think it could have been executed better or at least could have gotten some editing. The structure was weird to me.

“There is nothing like taking all you do at a moderate estimate: it keeps mind and body tranquil; whereas grandiloquent notions are apt to hurry both into fever.”

I am going back and forth between physical and audiobook for this. I am enjoying it! #literarycrew

That‘s a rather unfortunate last name. 😂
#NancyDrewBR

I made a special spread in my reading journal for the #NancyDrewBR. Just don‘t look too closely since I messed up some lettering and spacing. I shouldn‘t work on things when I am tired and the lighting is bad 😂

2.5/5 ⭐️
Just a so so for me. There seem to be fewer cases and lots of hints get dropped each book, but then they never get picked up again. I‘m going to take a little break from this series for a bit.

I find this to be one of the more unattractive Nancy Drew covers. #NancyDrewBR

It‘s #bookspin day! My forever list prompt number 4 is “Kindle” and 10 is “2000-2010”.

Thanks for such a wonderful game @TheAromaofBooks

I‘ve had the tagged book on my wishlist for a bit. So glad it was one of the #BOTM picks this month!

“Dina, we‘re going to host 61 space chickens.”

🤣

#hyggehourreadathon

I‘m reading the tagged book on my kindle and I‘ll read a few pages of my library book as well. If you look closely you can see my green, snuggly blanket and my flannel plaid pajamas. There‘s a gentle rain outside. Happy to be reading with everyone!

@Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @jenniferw88

17% and I‘m trying to get into it. I hope is picks up.

#furrowedmiddlebrowclub

@rubyslippersreads @quietjenn @Jess_Read_This @Kimzey @erzascarletbookgasm @catebutler @CarolynM @LeahBergen @Lizpixie @elkeOriginal @Aimeesue @batsy @Tamra @bookandbedandtea @Teresereading @kwmg40 @Cathythoughts @Ruthiella @julieclair @MrsK

4.5/5⭐️

Unreliable narrator, bleak, violent, sad, dark and all the triggers.

I couldn‘t stop reading.