April TBR Pile (18/27):
Book of the Month Club: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Girly Book Club: We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
Friend Book Club: The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams ✓
Unread Shelf Random (Jan): Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
UnRead Shelf Selection (Feb): Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
UnRead Shelf Random (Mar): 1776 by David McCullough ✓
UnRead Shelf Random (April): Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
Goodreads To Read Random (Jan): Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Goodreads To Read Random (Mar): Archaeology from Space by Sarah Parcak ✓
Goodreads To Read Random (April): Planetfall by Emma Newman ✓
TBR Jar Random (Jan): The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn ✓
TBR Jar Random (April): The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
March Theme Wrap-up: The Vagina Bible by Jen Gunter ✓
Theme 1: The Complete Phonogram ✓
Theme 1: Rat Queens Vol. 7 ✓
Theme 1: The Oracle Code
Theme 2: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
Theme 2: Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Theme 2: All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace ✓
Ebook: Horrostor by Grady Hendrix ✓
Ebook: The Last Debutante by Julia London ✓
Scifi: Redshirts by John Scalzi ✓
Added: The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis ✓
Added: Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb ✓
Added: Grave Minder by Melissa Marr ✓
Added: Saltwater Kisses by Krista Lakes ✓
Added: The Deep by Rivers Solomon ✓
Added: After the Cure by Deirdre Gould ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 6116 pages
Pages Remaining: 548,639 pages
Current Read - Things in Jars by Jess Kidd; Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books bought/received (15)
Book of the Month Selections: I grabbed my monthly selection and added on another new release. Plus I grabbed a physical copy of Circe for Girly Book Club’s May selection and because I really enjoyed that book the first time reading.
The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
Circe by Madeleine Miller
The Paris Hours by Alex George
I also found myself on the Book Outlet website and ended up buying a giant box of books. My first delivery arrived as a completely empty box. I had to contact customer service and get a replacement order. Unfortunately a few of the titles I originally ordered were then out of stock. I did get a few for the littles and many for me…
Asylum by Madeleine Roux
Catacomb by Madeleine Roux
Escape from Asylum by Madeleine Roux
Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel
Lady of the Eternal City by Kate Quinn
Partials by Dan Wells
Sanctum by Madeleine Roux
Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
Asylum Novellas by Madeleine Roux
The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin
The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert - I wanted a physical copy for my bookshelves.
May TBR Pile:
Book of the Month Club: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Girly Book Club: Circe by Madeline Miller
Friend Book Club: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Unread Shelf Random (Jan): Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
UnRead Shelf Selection (Feb): Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
UnRead Shelf Random (April): Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
UnRead Shelf Random (May): Asylum by Madeleine Roux
Goodreads To Read Random (Jan): Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Goodreads To Read Random (May): The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
TBR Jar Random (April): The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
TBR Jar Random (May): A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
April Theme Wrap-up: The Oracle Code
April Theme Wrap-up: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
April Theme Wrap-up: Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Theme 1: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Theme 1: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Theme 1: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Theme 2: The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Theme 2: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Theme 2: TBD
Romance: The Secrets of the Courtesan by Nicola Cornick
Romance: The Confessions of a Duchess by Nicola Cornick
Romance: The Scandals of an Innocent by Nicola Cornick
Romance: The Undoing of a Lady by Nicola Cornick
UnRead Shelf Plans
For May, the prompt is a backlist book whose author has a newer book out. I’m choosing Asylum by Madeleine Roux. I’ve been meaning to read the entire series, so thought I would start here.
Movies watched
Memory - A documentary about the making of the movie Alien. Fascinating!
Vivarium - So incredibly weird…
Emma (2020) - I really enjoyed this slightly exaggerated version of the classic novel. Loved the costuming choices.
My Spy - This was a lot more funny than I thought it would be.
Bloodshot - Decent superhero action movie.
Beastie Boys Story - This was incredible! I laughed and cried throughout the video.
TV Shows watched
The Magicians S5 - What a good sorta happy ending to the series.
Superstore S5 - We’ve caught up.
Broadchurch S2 - We will finish this series eventually…
Lego Masters S1 - Some light fair for our TV watching, although I wasn’t too keen on who won.
Making It S1-2 - Another fun light show for us.
Below Deck Med S2 - My silly show to watch occasionally.
What We Do in the Shadows S1 - J had already watched the first season, but agreed to rewatch so I could see it.
Cosmos S2 - Very soothing documentary series.
Comments - Another decent reading month during quarantine. We also watched some good shows and movies. Here’s hoping that creating my new reading room will keep up my momentum.
Next up on the TBR pile:
