pickI devoured this entire book today because I was so hooked I didn‘t want to put it down! It was such a fast read for me because I found it well-paced and interesting - I could not figure out what was going on. It got very twisty at the end!
#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month!
#botm
pickI don‘t think I can succinctly sum up this book, but I enjoyed it! It‘s a story of two women, a pair of red Christian Louboutin heels, and how one little mistake can set off a chain of events. It‘s also a story of women supporting women! I liked the two MCs, Nisha and Sam, but there‘s also a great supporting cast of female characters.
#bookspinbingo
pickThis audiobook wasn‘t in the database…it was so good! Lydia from Pride and Prejudice tells her side of the story. We learn exactly how she ended up with Wickham, what her married life is like, and why she takes matters in her own hands and starts to live her life on her terms. It‘s narrated by a full cast, with musical interludes and sound effects, making the production a great listener experience! Highly recommend to P&P fans!
Read a total of 18 books this month! Much better than last month. I enjoyed most of these, but the tagged book was especially good!
pickFabulous short story! Loved the big reveal at the end!
pickEnjoyed this one! I liked the banter between the MCs and there were many funny moments. For a rom-com, this also touched on heavier issues, such as abuse, both physical and emotional.
#bookspinbingo
#pop23 - romance with a fat lead
These are the books I read for #booked2023 winter quarter. I highly recommend the Finlay Donovan series if you want some over-the-top fun!
These are the books I read for the fall quarter of #booked2023. I was disappointed with the tagged book, TBH, but I‘m glad that I read it.
These were the books I read for #booked2023 for the spring quarter. The tagged book was pretty powerful!
The tagged book was my last book for #booked2023, so I‘m officially done! I had a great time with the challenge and am sending a big thank you to the hosts! 🤗
I‘ll also be posting my choices for the other 3 quarters,
pickI really enjoyed this book about a transgender teen pursuing his acting dreams. It‘s heartbreaking, infuriating, but also warm and fuzzy! It brings to light issues that transgender people face, but another important message is that found family is sometimes better than the family you‘re born into.
#bookspinbingo - got a second bingo!
#booked2023 - book with a trans or non-binary person
pickFirst, the title is fantastic. Second, the book was just okay for me. A coming of age story set in the 70s, teenager Catherine Grace dreams of leaving her small Georgia town for the big city of Atlanta. When a tragedy brings her back home, she finds out family secrets that shake up her world. I really would‘ve liked more 70s references!
#bookspinbingo
#pop23 - a book set in the decade I was born
pickI love McManus and will read anything she writes. This one didn‘t disappoint! It definitely kept me guessing.
#bookspinbingo - free space
pickWow! This was so good! This is only my second book by this author, but I think she‘s gonna be a favorite of mine.
#bookspinbingo
#pop23 - a book a friend recommended
pickLuis attends a “progressive” high school, but he can‘t go to prom with his boyfriend. Same-sex couples aren‘t allowed because of what happened on prom night in 1985 to a boy named Chaz, a closeted student. Luis takes a hit to the head and time travels to 1985, where it becomes apparent that he‘s there to save Chaz. He has to figure out how to do that, attend school with his parents, and navigate life in the 80s! Loved all the 80s references!
pickThis book is fabulous! It‘s blunt, yes, but I think that‘s a very good thing. It‘s also funny and witty. I‘m so glad that there are books like this for young people to read!
#bookspinbingo
#pop23 - a book that‘s been banned or challenged in any state in 2022
Treated myself today at my local indie bookstore and this was my haul. I love #blinddatewithabook and it was the tagged book, which was not on my radar but it sounds good. 📚
pickThis kept me turning pages because I could not figure out what was going on! I‘m a big fan of Megan Miranda…haven‘t been disappointed yet by her.
#bookspinbingo
#pop23 - a book that‘s on a celebrity book club list
pickI loved this! I want to read more of Center‘s books!
#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month!
pickI loved this book as a kid and it‘s way too long since I read it last. This time, I listened to the audiobook. The ending still gets me!
#bookspinbingo - used a free space and got a bingo!
#pop23 - a book published the year I was born
pickI cannot believe I never read this as a kid because I loved the Jodie Foster movie so much! Well, I have remedied that situation. 😂
#bookspinbingo
Yay! #MagnificentMay was a success! My goals were to finish For You and Only You, plus to start and finish 3 other books. 🥳
pickHoly hell, this book was hot! 🔥🔥🔥
A modern take on Hades and Persephone and it didn‘t disappoint. I already have the next book in the series as I can see this might become a guilty pleasure!
#bookspinbingo - my #doublespin for this month!
#MagnificentMay
pickI don‘t care how many Joe Goldberg books Kepnes writes, I will read them all! In this one, Joe has landed a writing fellowship at Harvard. He finds his new obsession right away. This was probably longer than it needed to be, and although he went into stalker mode quickly, it took a while for him to get murder-y, and that‘s when I love Joe the most! IDK what that says about me, but whatever. A good installment in the series, but not my favorite.
pickI think I‘m determined to read all of CoHo‘s books. 😂 This novella was quick, fun, and sexy!
#bookspinbingo
#MagnificentMay
#pop23 - shortest book (by pages) on my TBR
so-soThis was just okay for me. Golden Oaks, or “The Farm,” is a spa-like facility where women (mostly poor immigrants) are paid very handsomely to be surrogates for the wealthy who either can‘t carry their own babies or just don‘t want to. It‘s thought-provoking - race, class, privilege, and reproduction rights are prevalent - but I was mostly bored. I thought it would be more sinister and WTF, so it just wasn‘t what I expected.
#bookspinbingo
My goals for #MagnificentMay are to finish my current read (tagged book) and to read at least 3 of the others. I gave myself some wiggle room so that I could read by my mood. 😂
Didn‘t get a ton of reading done in April due to lots of spring cleaning and organizing, but I‘m okay with that. Should get more reading done this month!
#aprilwrapup
panOkay, the book blurb sounded good and since I do like Gatsby, I thought I would like this one too. I did not. Although I get the major themes of this book - relationships are complex, the need to belong, the need to be loved, mental illness - I just never got invested in the characters. Honestly, I was mostly bored.
#bookspinbingo - my #doublespin for this month & also a bingo!
#pop23 - book I bought secondhand
pickSuch a cute YA fake dating book! I loved both MCs, Becca and Brett, who both agree (for different reasons) to fake a relationship. But soon enough, lines start to blur, and you can guess the rest!
#bookspinbingo
pickEnjoyed this one! It‘s not really a light-hearted romcom, as it deals with heavy issues such as alcoholism, unresolved grief, and the downfalls of fame. But the fake dating trope between two Hollywood stars was interesting…I‘m sure it actually happens IRL!
#bookspinbingo
#pop23 - a book about or set in Hollywood
pickLoved this enemies-to-lovers romance…some really funny moments!
#bookspinbingo
#pop23 - book about a vacation
I‘m counting this as fitting in with the #nature theme because there‘s quite a bit of flowers. Plus, I love a good snarky/funny cross stitch! 🤣
#litsycrafters
