Welcome to my first ever Monthly Wrap-Up!
I’ve always looked at these monthly wrap-up posts and thought, “that’s for people who get a lot done in a month. Not for me.” But… I kind of did get a lot done in March. More than I usually do, at least.
Beyond the reading, there’s also the whole full-time job thing, husband and father duties, and practicing to be in a community play! No wonder I’m so tired all the time!
Books I read this month: 7! (I’m not completely sure, but I think that’s probably a record for me!)
Good Guys by Steven Brust
ARC
3.5/5
I enjoyed it, though it didn’t blow me away. (full review here)
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Audiobook
4/5
The second of the Raven Cycle, and so far I’m really enjoying the series as a whole!
Dayfall by Michael David Ares
ARC
2/5
Unfortunately, this one missed for me. (full review here)
Room by Emma Donaghue
Audiobook
4.5/5
Loved it, even though I’m not sure it’s really ‘my kind of book’. I don’t even know if I have a ‘kind of book’ but this was outside of what I’ve been reading recently. (full review here)
Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley
eARC
3.5/5
Another one that I enjoyed, but wasn’t blown away by. (full review here)
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Audiobook
4/5
I haven’t read Ray Bradbury since high school. I really liked this. (review to come)
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Audiobook Re-Read
5/5
Only confirmed its place as one of my all-time favs.
Some of my favourite March posts:
Unhaul posts always inspire me, mainly because I have trouble getting rid of books. I found Sophie’s unhaul post especially interesting because of his minimalist and organized her book shelf is.
This post from pages unbound made me think a lot about why I’m keeping the books I’m keeping. Then it made me think about what to do with books that I decide to get rid of (if I ever do!) It even made me think about building my own Little Free Library.
Emily @ Book Reviews for Bookish People has a great list of literary narrators she hated. While I don’t hate all the types she listed, it’s a very entertaining list to read.
Rhea @ Bookchanted published a very thoughtful post on blogging results & stats and why they should or shouldn’t matter.
So there it is! I can only hope that April is just as productive. What do you get up to March?
I really want to know what the play is😊 Hey, seven books is great! If you visit my post today you’ll see I only managed to read a paltry four books last month😐
There’s nothing wrong with four!! Before I started blogging I was lucky to read 1 a month!
Good work on your seven on top of everything else! Happy productive April.
Thanks!!
That’s awesome! Congrats on reading those books this month! Er, last month. You know what I mean. I need to re-read the first book of the Raven Cycle. I don’t remember anything except I really liked it. I also love Ray Bradbury and Ready Player One. I saw the movie yesterday. It was pretty good. Barely anything like the book though, be prepared for that.
Great post!
I saw it this past weekend, too! I liked it, overall. I was disappointed with how much they changed it, but I started to look at it like a re-telling instead of a adaptation.
Hello JW! Thanks for the shoutout 🙂
Room is on my TBR for April. That’s great to hear that you enjoyed it! I loved the movie so I am curious about how the book is. Have a wonderful April!
Thanks, Sophie!