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✨ APRIL WRAPUP ✨
QOTD: What was your fave read from April?
Mine was Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian (not including rereads 👀)
Books finished: 25
DNF’s: 5
Pages read: 6,344
Hours listened: 110.57
Currently reading:
📖 Holding the Reins by Paisley Hope (37%)
🎧 A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth (82%)
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What I read in April! A little late because I had to finish my own novel first and sent it into print, which is all done now! uAu (And I already regret everything. 8D) April was a weird month. I spent 3 weeks on sick leave from work because of my wrist surgery and these weeks seemed to pass so quickly, but when I look back on the books I read at the beginning of the month it feels like it's been so long ago!
The (unintentional) theme of the month was "End of the World" for the paper books. Truth to be told, I love end of the world stories. Not movies about catastrophes and such, just weirdo, abstract end of the world stuff.
The differents types of The End in April:
At the Edge of the Universe (Shaun David Hutchinson): universe shrinking to oblivion
Foreign to You (Jeremy Martin): killing a God
Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Roshani Chokshi): end of All Times (and what's worse, the series!)
All that's left in the World (Erik J. Brown): end of humanity
Spin Me Right Round (David Valdes): ... uhm, going back to a time where you have to deny a huge part of yourself is kind of like the end of the world, right?
I liked them all! At the Edge of the Universe was nice, because wild. Also like 10 to 15 years ago breaking my brain about quantum and astro physics and never understanding half of it was a hobby of mine. So reading something in that alley gave me some feels. 8D And speaking of science that does not work but is still fun: I enjoyed Spin Me Right Round a lot. I just keep wondering: Is it okay to call a book fun, if the underlying theme is superserious? :’D (But then again, which of these books doesn't have that.) I also very much appreciated that it did not revolve around a romance. The odd one out was probably Foreign to You. That one was serious. And bloody and dirty and strangely beautiful at the same time? I actually strained my brain to find a good comparison: It's like watching a nature documentary where a lion or whatever devours an antelope - or a spider a fly, stuff like that. And it’s cruel and there’s death but we still watch in fascination. I'm looking forward to reading the sequel! And also, these covers!! D: Speaking of georgeous covers, i waited like an extra month for my copy of All that's left in the World because I wanted that cover instead of the other one. 8D Was worth it. Pretty picture, sweet boys, good book. uAub
As for the audio books ... I listened to them while drawing and basically just borrowed what was availabe at the library. They were all pretty ok. If I had to pick favourites it would be The Ghosts We Keep (I actually bought the author’s other book I wish you all the Best afterwards) and The Charm Offensive. Hani and Ishu was good, too.
I also listened to about 70% of The Infinite Noise as I read Some Faraway Place the month prior and realised that maybe it was not smart to start with volume 3 as I was having a hard time getting through. So I gave vol 1 a try and ... I liked it for a while. And then I got so tired of it. "8D It was so long and nothing happened except endless descriptions of people’s feelings and I already knew the upcoming drama because it was recapped in vol 3 ... I don't think I will finish vol 1 or pick up vol 2. I do not dislike vol 3 though. It got significantly more interesting for me once D entered the picture and I could tell that if I had known the other characters, it would probably been a nice reunion and a really nice ending to the series. I also liked Aaron. He’s the big brother after all, I can't help it, not sorry. :P
Currently, I’m still stuck deep in preparations for con season. Still need to make some illustrations and order new prints. Decide how I want to pack my thick heavy-weight novel. Find out how to publish e-books. Lots of fun. But I’m looking forward to June when I’ll hopefully be able to lean back and relax and just work through my pile of books and PS4 games. 8D
April 2020 wrapup
Well, I can definitely say that I spent a lot of time reading this month. There were some highlights, though overall there were a lot of average books. Not that I mind average books, it just happened a lot this month.
favorites of the month: The four seasons - collected poems, Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson, The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
nonfiction reads: 2 - My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, The Ravenmaster by Christopher Skaife
classics: 2 - The House of Mirth by Edith Warton, Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
poetry: The four seasons - collected poems
April 2020 reading wrap-up
Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky I met Adrian Tchaikovsky a few years ago when he visited the bookstore where I work (The American Book Center in The Hague, NL). I hadn’t read any of his books back then, but really enjoyed talking to him about octopus intelligence and space elevators. Little did I know that both of those would feature heavily in his Children of Time series. This book is a little more complicated than I remember its prequel, with more flitting back and forth between species, timelines, planets and spaceships - but maybe that’s just because it was harder for me to focus given the current state of things. Either way, I think Children of Ruin is a worthy sequel and I’m curious to see whether there will be any more books in this series. Goodreads rating: 4/5 stars
The Toy Makers by Robert Dinsdale Everyone and their grandmother seems hell-bent on comparing every new fantasy book with a carnival twist to The Night Circus, and while I get the benefits of that from a marketing standpoint, I don’t think it’s doing either The Night Circus or these new books any favours. That said, this was the first one (after Caraval and Smiler’s Fair) where I thought the comparison was in any way applicable. This is a book about a toy store, but not just any toy store - there is real magic at work here with sometimes subtle, often unexpected consequences. But it’s also a story about family, chosen family, sibling rivaly and choosing a path in life. Goodreads rating: 3,5/5 stars
My April wrap up! I read 23 books last month!
✨ APRIL WRAPUP ✨
QOTD: What was your favourite read from April?
Mine was The Floral Arrangement by Elizabeth Luly!
Books finished: 31
DNF’s: 6
Pages read: 7,267
Hours listened: 70.95
Currently reading:
📖 Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez (30%)
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Closing The 4th Chapter: April Review
Closing The 4th Chapter: April Review
Hey everyone! How was your April? Yes, I’ve decided to do monthly wrap-up posts again. Don’t mind me closing the fourth chapter directly, I just like this title a lot so we’ll continue with it. [Note: Some widgets I’ve used on this post might not be visible in WP Reader so I recommend reading this post on my website] Talking about my month, it was quite like a movie that had a fun start, the…
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April Wrapup
April has been a huge month for this blog. I finally got on..well not a schedule but I finally started updating more frequently. I branched out from simply books and movies and started doing tags. I met many people that I know I will be talking to for a long time who inspire and support me to keep writing. Lets look back at all the things that have been accomplished.
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