Monthly Wrap Up: April 2023
There's something satisfying about looking back at what you've accomplished. It can inform where to go next or a goal to add or change. It can push you to achieve more, or to change the balance in your life. For me, looking back at what I did on the blog inspires me to keep going. And looking back on what I read actually puts some perspective on my reading life. It serves as a checkmark, a period, an end and a new beginning to start a new month instead of having all the days and months just run into each other.
Here's what my Reading April looked like.
By the numbers:
I read 11 books
2 fantasy
4 mystery/thriller
1 general fiction
2 historical fiction
2 nonfiction
1 DNF
2 were ARCs
2 audio books
graphs from Storygraph
Books by their ratings:
The Winners by Fredrik Backman
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (ARC)
Tell Me Everything: Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse
Boundary Waters #2 by William Kent Krueger
The Maid by Nita Prose
Spine Poems by Annette Simon
Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis (RTW Uruguay)
Finlay Donovan is Killing It #1 by Elle Cosimano
Hammered #3 by Kevin Hearne
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
What Have we Done by Alex Finlay (ARC)
1 DNF book
Challenge Progress
I'm making progress but this chart shows me I need to read more nonfiction and start on my bookish books list!
Chapter 2 of COYER (clear out your e-reader) starts May 1 (join anytime) and the organizers have created a game..... you earn points for the various categories of books you read focusing on books you already own. If you'd like to join, check it out here.
Hope you had a great April and now I'm officially starting to look forward to spring. Spring in Seattle is typically in the 50s and pretty rainy. Finally we've had a few dry and warm (mid-70s) days and I feel rejuvenated.
How did your reading life treat you in April? If you'd like to share your monthly wrap ups, link up with others at Feed Your Fiction Addiction for the April round up. Nicole puts up a new linky at the end of each month.
