I am wrapping up the first quarter with FIFTY BOOKS, which feels like a ton for me, and I wonder if I can keep up thus pace the rest of the year. What has changed? The way I track, actually. I look at books read each week, and this is super motivating to me-- who knew?! Previous years have seen me track only at the monthly level, and I would read a lot in the first and last week but slump a bit in the middle.
Here are my March reads from worst to best:
📕What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena: Literally do not even remember what this book is about.
📕🎉Wildwood by Amy Pease: A forgettable thriller.
🎧 The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins: Another forgettable thriller.
📕🎉Served Him Right by Lisa Unger: The best in this month's string of meh thrillers.
📕First Time Caller by B.K. Barison: Cute romance. Nothing special, though.
📕🎉Get Over It, April Evans by Ashley Herring Blake: Cute!
📕Dream on, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake: I liked this one better than book 2.
🎧 Awake by Jen Hatmaker: This is a really great audiobook because Hatmaker reads it, and she is so charming.
🎧 🎉Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson: A predictable but also wildly entertaining courtroom dramZ. Davis reads the audiobook!
📕Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt: Minnie and I have been reading this middle grade book for MONTHS and finally finished-- adored it.
📕Too Old for This by Samantha Downing: This was a gory delight.
📱Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein: THIS IS SO GOOD YOU GUYS. Sister dramZ.
📱These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany: I loved this story of three best friends and their families.
📕🎉A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James: Totally terrifying.
📱🎉All the Little Houses by Mae Cobb: SO ENTERTAINING. Gobbled it up. Literature? Well, erm, no.
🎧 🎉Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer: Now that I am done with the book, I am going to catch up on the controversy. It was kind of boring, and he made her sound kind of nuts, so I wonder if either of these facts are part of the dispute? Will report back.
📱🎉The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez: LOVED IT. A companion to Say You'll Remember Me.
🎧 🎉Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney: This is delightful--sad, smart, funny-- the total package.
I have the Judy Blume book, I actually BOUGHT it but haven't read it yet (too many library books) - I haven't heard any controversy about it BUT it's boring? Oh no! I will read and report back.
ReplyDeleteFIFTY books in Q1??? Sheesh! I haven't read any of these, but Lake Effect is on my TBR. And, there's a controversy about Judy Blume? Or the book? I'll have to look it up.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting some of your read aloud choices with Minnie! I am always looking for books for my granddaughter and jump on these recommendations. My childhood favourites included Little House and Baby Island too!!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed First Time Caller! I'm looking forward to reading more from that author. I've heard such great things about Lake Effect so plan to read that at some point, even though it involves infidelity which is a plotline I struggle with despite never experiencing infidelity.
ReplyDeleteI read 12 books last month which is such a high number. My favorites were Nicole's book and More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen.