What did you read in April?

[ufcasey]

Today is the last day of April - what did you read during this month? Any ratings or recommendations?

[mie]

Love at First by Kate Clayborn 3.5*
When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert 3*
Yolk by Mary HK Choi 4*
Sweet Little Lies (Heartbreaker Bay #1) by Jill Shalvis 3*
The Trouble With Mistletoe (Heartbreaker Bay #2) by Jill Shalvis 3*
One Snowy Night (Heartbreaker Bay #2.5) by Jill Shalvis 3*
Accidentally on Purpose (Heartbreaker Bay #3) by Jill Shalvis 3*
Chasing Christmas (Heartbreaker Bay #4) by Jill Shalvis 4*
Holiday Wishes (Heartbreaker Bay #4.5) by Jill Shalvis 2*
About that Kiss (Heartbreaker Bay #5) by Jill Shalvis 3*
Hot Winter Nights (Heartbreaker Bay #6) by Jill Shalvis 3*
Wrapped Up in You (Heartbreaker Bay #8) by Jill Shalvis 3*
Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich 2.5*
The Intimacy Experiment (The Roommate #2) by Rosie Danan 3.5*
Well Played (Well Met #2) by Jen DeLuca 2*
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey 3.5*
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle 4*

[ufcasey]

I read:

4 stars
Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon

3 stars
Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson
Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham

2 stars
After Hours by Cara McKenna
Alpha's Temptation by Renee Rose

[rootbeerfloat]

The Deadly Hours by Susanna Kearsley, CS Harris, Anna Lee Huber, and Christine Trent - 3*
A Warm Heart in Winter (Black Dagger Brotherhood #18.5) by JR Ward - 3*
First Comes Like (Modern Love #3) by Alisha Rai - 3*
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow - 3*
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab - 4*

[tacokick]

The day is not over but I have a migraine so I’m guessing this is it for April:

The Push by Claire McGowan

Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris (so long! And strangely gave little insight in the the man’s life)

Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America by Kate Washington

The One by John Marrs

What You Did by Claire McGowan

Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline by Loretta Lynn

Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson

The Hare by Melanie Finn (grim)

The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Other People's Children by R.J. Hoffman (so bad)

To Be Honest by Michael Leviton (this was fascinating)

The Souvenir Museum: Stories by Elizabeth McCracken

I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50 by Annabelle Gurwitch

Finding Freedom in the Lost Kitchen by Erin French (I felt like she glossed over a lot!)

The Other Wife by Claire McGowan

The Fall by Claire McGowan

When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (the women were interesting but the writing was poor IMO)

Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown

Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone (I enjoyed this: twins! Scotland! Mysterious house! Murder!)

The Winter's Child by Cassandra Parkin (twist on the usual missing kid trope)

We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption by Justin Fenton

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Suntanto


I read a lot of Claire McGowan. They aren’t the best but she does provide some actual economic and racial diversity in her books which is rare in mysteries, especially those from the UK we can get here IMO. They are good for when you don’t have a ton of brain power left.

[Vespasia]

I had a pretty good reading month because of the nice weather. I found myself reading outside most days after work. 


The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
American Royals  by Katherine McGee
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
Majesty by Katherine McGee

They were all good but not my favorites of the year. If I were to recommend one it would be the time travel book since it's an interesting take on the genre. 

[meowmaps]

The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende 4*
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey 4*
Outlawed by Anna North 3*
How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue 4*
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline 3.5*
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec 4-4.5*
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins 2.5*

[travella]

4*
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

3*
The Searcher by Tana French
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Night Swim by Megan Goldin

2*
One by One by Ruth Ware

[just]

Furia 4

The Lost Man 4

People Who Eat Darkness 4

The Dry 3

Force of Nature 3

Junk 3

The Removed 3

A Promised Land 4

Lightseekers 3

Wallis in Love 3

Piranesi 3

Aftershocks 3

[AJL]

Lost Roses (Lilac Girls, #2) by Martha Hall Kelly - 3*
Girl at War by Sara Nović - 5*
Emerald Blaze (Hidden Legacy, #5) by Ilona Andrews - 4* Andrews, Ilona *
The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan - 4*
The Roommate by Rosie Danan - 4*
Beach Read by Emily Henry - 4*
The Inside Edge by Ashlyn Kane - 3.5*
Crazy Stupid Bromance (Bromance Book Club, #3) by Lyssa Kay Adams - 3*
Undercover Bromance (Bromance Book Club, #2) by Lyssa Kay Adams - 4*
Float Plan by Tish Doller - 4.5*

[rainbowchip]

I was in a bit of a slump this month due to work, 2nd COVID shot for both me and DH, kid sports starting again, not having the right book, and other distractions.

I Like To Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution by Emily Nussbaum - 2* I am a TV junkie and thought this book was right up my alley, but it was not. I was so bored. I didn't like the writing style and I gave up reading anything that wasn't about shows I had seen.

Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo - 4* I really like this series and all the characters.

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez - 4* I knew how the book was going to resolve pretty much a quarter of the way through and I was dreading it. I also was shocked by Brandon. I liked the characters a lot though.

Lover Unleashed (BDB #9) by J.R. Ward reread.

[mrspez07]

Audio:
4* The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

Physical:
2* Finished The Witness by Nora Roberts on 4/1
3* The Historians by Cecelia Ekback
3* Shadow of the Night by Deborah Harkness