Life

My rage was kicked up to a new level this past month with the attacks on libraries, national parks, international tourists, the unhoused, Habitat for Humanity, Green Card holders, and TSA K-9 officers (among other things). And don’t get me started on the erasure of women and people of color on all government website including Arlington National Cemetery. Are you fucking kidding me???? I will never forgive the people that put this administration in power, and that includes members of my own family.

On a happier note, I had a great reading month. Reading has become both an escape and a form of resistance. To keep my mental health on somewhat stable ground, reading has allowed me to step outside of what is happening in the world. And my choice of reading content is, as ever, a form of resistance- including lots of diverse reads, steamy romance, and revolution against tyrannical forces.

Books

Read:

I finished 23 books this month:

Pansies by Alexis Hall ****
Every Reason We Shouldn’t by Sara Fujimura ****
Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare ****
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich ***
The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson ****

An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera *****
The Midnight Star by Marie Lu ****
Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch ****
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher ****
Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao ****

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi ****
Insurgent by Veronica Roth (***** re-read)
Beautiful Bombshell by Christina Lauren (***** re-read)
Road Trip Rewind by Kate Tamberelli & Danny Tamberelli ****
Made You Up by Francesca Zappia *****

Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas *****
Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour by Nora Nguyen *****
The Guncle by Steven Rowley ****
Only in Your Dreams by Ellie K. Wilde ****
Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich ***

The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents by Nicki Pau Preto ****
Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos ****
Cress by Marissa Meyer ****

Series:

Completed: 4

Progress: 3

Started: 5

Added to Shelves:

I was approved for 8 eARCs through Net Galley

The Rebel’s Guide to Pride by Matthew Hubbard
Let’s Give ‘Em Pumpkin to Talk About by Isabelle Popp
And They Were Roommates by Page Powars
Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti
Love at First Sight by Laura Jane Williams

Wish You Were Her by Elle McNicoll
Out of Step, Into You by Ciera Burch
Best Woman by Rose Dommu

And was invited to read 3 eARCs by the publisher (Atria)

Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau
Let’s Make a Scene by Laura Wood
Only Between Us by Ellie K. Wilde

Plus received 6 eARCs for the Summer HTP Book Tours (2 more coming)

The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
Romantic Friction by Lori Gold
Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan
Writing Mr. Right by Alina Khawaja
Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws
Friends to Lovers by Sally Blakely

AND I won an ebook in a Goodreads giveaway

Gardening for Self-Sufficiency by ETS Publishing

Blog

Reviews:

The Library of Lost and Found
The Rules of Royalty
Smash It!
Prince of the Palisades
Pansies
Every Reason We Shouldn’t
Not for the Faint of Heart
Ex Marks the Spot

Spotlights:

Beach Vibes
One in a Million
The Keeper of Lonely Spirits

Discussions:

What’s With All the Book Community Drama
The State of the Job Hunt
Strong Female Characters
The Threat to Thought
Can You Pick a Favorite?

Features:

February Wrap Up
February Challenge Update
March Currently Reading
March TBR Stats
Uplifting Voices~ Elizabeth Acevedo
Uplifting Voices~ Adib Khorram
State of the Resistance~ March
Recommended Reading March
April Calendar

I’ll be linking up to The Sunday Post with The Caffeinated Reader and the Monthly Wrap Up Round Up with Feed Your Fiction Addiction