A look back at my month. This post will be linked up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kim @Caffeinated Reviewer and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene @Reading Reality

Life Update

This month was a little rough. It does have 2 difficult anniversaries, which I’m sure contributed to the shift in my mental health. I had one week where I didn’t read or do anything other than play games, sleep, and stream the first 6 seasons of 9-1-1. My reading took a huge hit because of this. And while I didn’t have any other non-reading days, I did have a few minimal reading days.

My sleep schedule is skewed again, though not as badly as it was last year. Hopefully I’ll be able to shift it back soon, or at least by the time I’m working again. It doesn’t help that my car is the only functioning vehicle right now, and since I’m not working and the rest of the family has conflicting schedules, I have been playing shuttle driver to get everyone to their shifts and appointments, which means less sleep time (and productive time) for me.

I’ve been applying for jobs, but have had no interviews yet. I’ve been given various skills tests and sent a couple of “thanks but no thanks” emails, but everyone else has pretty much just ghosted me. I’ve got enough money to still cover everything through April, then things will get dicey. I’m waiting to find out about unemployment, so hopefully that will come through in the interim while I am still searching.

Other than that, I’ve started doing some crafting again. If some of the pieces turn out nice, I might try to sell them. And I reorganized my pantry and put everything in airtight containers (we’re battling mice currently… one of the curses of living in a rural area). I’m also toying with the idea of publishing some of my poetry. I’m really just trying to keep myself occupied as much as possible.

Oh, and there is an issue with the scheduler on my blog, so scheduled posts aren’t going out and I have to manually send them through. I’m not sure what the issue is yet, but I keep forgetting to release posts at midnight and they’re getting released in the afternoon when I remember. Hopefully I can get that fixed soon (or at least remember sooner to release them).

Books Read

Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli ****
I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest ****
The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman *****
The Getaway List by Emma Lord *****
The Short Bus by Jonathan Mooney ***

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown ***
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender ****
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich ****
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer *****
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness ****

Books Acquired

The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley (DRC, Net Galley)
What is Love? by Jen Comfort (eBook, Amazon First Reads)
Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong (DRC, Net Galley)
The Worst Perfect Moment by Shivaun Plozza (DRC, Net Galley)
Exes & Foes by Amanda Woody (DRC, Net Galley)

Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts by Adam Sass (DRC, Net Galley)
On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino (DRC, Net Galley)
Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters (DRC, Net Galley)
Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen (DRC, Net Galley)
First Base by Ally Wiegand (DRC, Net Galley)

Rules for Camouflage by Kristin Cronn-Mills (DRC, Net Galley)
Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb (DRC, Net Galley)
London on My Mind by Clara Alves (DRC, Net Galley)
Cash Delgado is Living the Dream by Tehlor Kay Mejia (DRC, Net Galley)
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian (DRC, Net Galley)

Settle the Score by Kris Ripper (DRC, Net Galley)
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis (DRC, Net Galley)
The Backtrack by Erin LaRosa (DRC, HTP Tours)
Second Tide’s the Charm by Chandra Blumberg (DRC, HTP Tours)
Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer (DRC, HTP Tours)

Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield (DRC, Net Galley)

Currently Reading:

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed. M. Masood
Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann
Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine
Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds
A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer

The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead
Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman
Rebel by Marie Lu

The Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Miss Mary’s Book of Dreams by Sophie Nicholls
Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver
Principles of Emotion by Sara Read
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Pretty Little World by Elizabeth LaBan
It Had to Be You by Melissa Kate
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Right to Write by Julia Cameron

Writing Brave and Free by Ted Kooser & Steve Cox
Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown
Deliver Me by Farrah Rochon
A Loving Scoundrel by Johanna Lindsey
Inner Harbor by Nora Roberts

Beautiful Bombshell by Christina Lauren
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
The Crown by Kiera Cass
A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

Notable Posts from the Month

My Neurodivergence

Do I Have Hobbies?

My Passion Project

Indie Bookstores I Want to Visit

My Stats

Reviews Posted: 2

Review Books Read: 1

DRCs Added: 20

DRCs Remaining: 190

New-to-me Authors: 4

Series Completed:

Series Started: 1

Series Progress: 3

DNF: 0

Reread: 0

Owned TBR: 2309

Unowned TBR: 1848

All covers link to Goodreads