April 2019 Wrap Up + Book Haul

Hello friends! Welcome to my April Wrap-Up & Book Haul!

This April I did not have a set TBR and for that, I am so grateful. In fact, because I didn’t set a TBR this month I’ve read more in April than I have these past few months combined! At least it feels that way. I’d forgotten how happy I am when I manage to read a ton.

Throughout April I actually bought quite a few books. And read a few of them in April?! Which is…not something that usually happens to me, haha. I’m very relieved and happy that I somehow managed to do that. I usually buy books and then forget about them. Especially e-books. Do you forget about the e-books you’ve bought too? It’s like my number one fault regarding book buying.

I also managed to post a few things that were not book reviews! Yay time management, looooool.

Enjoy!

What I Read:

• Texting Prince Charming by Patty Carothers and Amy Brewer
• An Assassin’s Death (The Huntress, #1) by A.K. Koonce, Harper Wylde
• Girl, Bitten (Girl, Vampire, #1) by Gracely Knox, D.D. Miers
• Runes of Truth (A Demon’s Fall, #1) by G. Bailey
• Winter Princess (Daughter of Winter, #1) by Skye MacKinnon
• Winter Heiress (Daughter of Winter, #2) by Skye MacKinnon
• Winter Queen (Daughter of Winter, #3) by Skye MacKinnon
• Winter Goddess (Daughtr of Winter, #4) by Skye MacKinnon
• Ride Me Dirty (Bridgewater County #1) by Vanessa Vale
• Shifting Shadows (Mercy Thompson Short Stories) by Patricia Briggs
• An Assassin’s Deception (The Huntress, #2) by A.K. Koonce, Harper Wylde
• Runes of Mortality (A Demon’s Fall, #2) by G. Bailey
• Winter’s Guardian (Her Guardians, #1) by G. Bailey
• Winter’s Kiss (Her Guardians, #2) by G. Bailey
• Winter’s Promise (Her Guardians, #3) by G. Bailey
• Winter’s War (Her Guardians, #4) by G. Bailey
• Escape the Sea (Saved By Pirates, #1) by G. Bailey
• Love the Sea (Saved by Pirates, #2) by G. Bailey
• The Good, The Bad, and The Undead (The Hollows, #2) by Kim Harrison
• Save the Sea (Saved by Pirates #3) by G. Bailey
• The Dark Ones (The Dark Ones Saga, #1) by Rachel Van Dyke
• From the Deeps (Seven Wardens, #1) by Laura Greenwood, Skye MacKinnon
• Into the Mists (Seven Wardens, #2) by Laura Greenwood, Skye MacKinnon

I read so many books this month! Ah! I don’t even know how that happened to be quite honest. I read 23 freaking books. What the heck. Since I read so many books I’ve managed to have reviews of said books scheduled up until September. Which makes me happy since I have at least 1 book review a week until then. And that’s a good thing, just in case I fall back into a blogging slump.

What I Reviewed:

• The Mating Heat by Bonnie Vanak
• Texting Prince Charming by Patty Carothers and Amy Brewer
• Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell, Illustrated by Simini Blocker
• Ocean’s Daughter by Lisa Barton
• Make Him Howl (Shift, #3) by Zoe Ashwood
• Copycat by Hannah Jayne
• An Assassin’s Death by A.K. Koonce & Harper Wylde
• Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs
• *[DNF] Princess Jellyfish, by Akiko Higashimura

* Manga Review

What I Posted this Month:

• Library Reads #43
• First Line Fridays #9
• First Line Fridays #10
• Most Anticipated Titles of May 2019
• Versatile Blogger Award

Books I Bought this April:

• Dark Dragon’s Mate (Darkwing Dragons Book 1) by Anastasia Wilde
• Girl, Bitten (Girl, Vampire Book 1) by Graceley Knox, D.D. Miers
• Songs of Insurrection: Legends of Tivara (The Dragon Songs Saga Book 1) by JC Kang
• Call of the Dragon: a Dragon Fantasy Adventure (Dragon Riders of Elantia Book 1) by Jessica Drake
• Throne of Deceit: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (The Wicked Crown Series Book 1) by K.N. Lee
• Escape the Sea: Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance (Saved by Pirates Book 1) by G. Bailey
• An Assassin’s Death: A Reverse Harem Series (The Huntress Series Book 1) by A.K. Koonce, Harper Wylde
• An Assassin’s Deception: A Reverse Harem Series (The Huntress Series Book 2) by A.K. Koonce, Harper Wylde
• *These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker, Kelly Zekas
• *Misfit by Jon Skovron
• Shifter Eruption: A Paranormal Romance Box Set eBook: Mia Taylor, Lisa Daniels
• Winter Princess (Daughter of Winter Book 1): A Reverse Harem by Skye MacKinnon
• Winter Heiress (Daughter of Winter Book 2): A Reverse Harem by Skye MacKinnon
• The Dark Ones (The Dark Ones Saga, #1) by Rachel Van Dyken
• Runes of Mortality (A Demon’s Fall, #2) by G. Bailey
• Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
• Her Guardian Series Box Set by G. Bailey
• Daughter of Winter Box Set by Skye MacKinnon
• Love the Sea: Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance (Saved By Pirates, #2) by G. Bailey
• Save the Sea: Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance (Saved by Pirates, #3) by G. Bailey
• Seven Wardens Omnibus: Books 1-4 by Laura Greenwood, Skye MacKinnon

* Library Sale Buy

I ended up buying way more than I should have, but I did enjoy (mostly) what I did end up reading. Hopefully next month I’ll work on the books that I didn’t end up reading.. Yay dragons!

In the Blogosphere:

This April was a bad month for me in terms of connecting with people over the internet. Admittedly, I have trouble balancing both reading what I want, and reading other people’s posts. I’m going to try next month to find a balance between the two.

WHERE TO FIND ME:

 Instagram | Goodreads | Twitter

April Journal:

05; I got my first pair of glasses today and I’m so happy with them. Goodbye, Astigmatism!

06; I’m glad to have gotten to read 5 or 6 books already and it’s only April 6th. I hope I can keep it up for the rest of the month!

23; I know I’ve been reading a shit tonne of G. Bailey this month, but I’ve been pretty obsessed interested with her work.

29; I’ve been reading so much manga these past few days. I could have read books, but every once in a while I go manga crazy…

Did April treat you well? Have you read any of the books that I mentioned in this post? Have you read anything this month, and did you enjoy it?

Thank you so much for stopping by!

See you soon, and Happy Reading!
Adele