Its that time again! This is my favorite link up, i love finding new books every month and seeing who is reading what! For April I read 10 books…For some reason it was a slow reading month for me.
Bringing Up Bébé (****) In keeping with my one non-fiction book a month this was April’s choice n recommendation of a friend. Considering my career I find books like this interesting, especially since I work in a different school environment than the normal public education. I thought the book was great, she does a good job of pointing out what she sees on both sides without ever really saying one side is wrong and one side is right. She is 100% right about the amount of pressure that parents face and “advice” they are given about what is right and wrong for parenting. I also very much enjoyed reading the comments/reviews from butthurt moms though!
Guys…I was so excited when this ebook was ready from the library I almost pooped myself. Seriously. I read it in less than 24 hours and then I was super pissed at myself because the next book doesn’t come out till September. SEPTEMBER. WTF. I thought it was a good read, leaving you so ready to read the next book! It also is kind of hard to decide which sister you want to become Queen….well..actually only 2 of them.
When I start to read a series I like to request all the books from the library at the same time so I don’t have to wait. I had to wait 3 weeks for Glass Sword after reading the first one so I was pretty sad about that. I zipped through it, loved and I was so ready for Kings Cage…which of course took a week to be available. You know when the next one comes out?? In 2 weeks. Dammit. I enjoyed them both…towards the end of Kings Cage I was like ok..alright…come on now. So I think more than anything I need to read the next one because I need closure. Still recommended though.
The First Wife & The Other Girl (****)
So I saw the First Wife on like everyone’s list recently and then had to wait forever for it. Some people say it was predictable. I don’t think it is. I was surprised. At the beginning I thought I had it and when it ended I was like well shit…didn’t see that coming. So that makes it a good read for me.
As for “The Other Girl” same thing except I had it completely wrong with who I thought it was. I ended up reading this one because I usually get on a genre kick after reading something I like and I am glad I did.
Those were my favorites…here are some other notable mentions…
- The Bone Witch (The Bone With #1) I liked this book enough to request the second book from the library but I wouldn’t say I want to rave about it. I am definitely interested in where it is going and I like the Geisha like lifestyle mixed with Magic.
- Resisting Roots I don’t know…this book was fun but also annoying misogynistic. The main male character was overly macho, you can have a player character who isn’t gross. Also, if some dude I’ve never met calls me gumdrop before using my real name he is going to get attitude.
- Love & Gelato I think I maybe should have realized the book was YA early on but I sort of didn’t. It was cute, super cute in fact and worth the read for a kind of fluffy book.
- The In Between Girl I didn’t like the ending which is probably why I won’t read the next book. I think the author could have done a better job but that happens. It wasn’t bad so I did finish it but I don’t think I would recommend it.
I keep going back and forth on whether to read Three Dark Crowns. Some people love it and some hate it, I just can't decide if it'll be for me. Maybe when I finish this 5th game of thrones book I'll finally jump in.
That's why I hate reading books in a series until they are all out – the wait for the next one is HORRIBLE!!! Hopefully September will be here before you know it for you.
I actively avoid all books about parenting. They get on my nerves. Not because I get upset or whatever but I find them irritating.
gumdrop? what? that is so weird. i have that book on my kindle because it's going to be a movie, but ugh. i want to read that trilogy by kendare blake but i am 100% waiting for the 3rd one. patient i am not. plus my memory sucks balls lol.
I might have duplicate comments… sorry!
I really enjoyed Bringing up Bebe, I enjoyed that different perspective on parenting.
I liked The Other Girl! I was hopeful that would be a series.
Looks like you had a GREAT reading month! I love how you use the asterisks to rate your books! Happy Reading!
Ok Bringing up Bebe sounds really interesting and so does the First Wife! Adding those to my list 🙂
I still need to read Three Dark Crowns! Glad you're loving the series. I've always been a bit curious about Bringing Up Bebe too.
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I'm so weird. Sometimes I'm irritated when I come late to party and learn about a great series after it's complete. Other time I'm so grateful to be late because I can binge the series. There is no pleasing me! Three Crowns is on my TBR and I might just wait until it's complete out so I can binge it.
I knew Love & Gelato was YA, but I felt like Lina acted even younger than she was supposed to be… if it hadn't said her age multiple times I would have thought she was around 14, not 17.
I liked The Other Girl so I should really check out some of her other books. I know what you mean about Love & Gelato (haven't read it yet) and sometimes YA is just not what I'm in the mood for but glad to hear it was cute 🙂
I really enjoyed BUB! I appreciated that she acknowledged all the random cultural rules people push on others without even realizing it (probably because I read it as I was experiencing that exact thing).
For some reason, I thought I, too, had read The First Wife. But, once I looked at my Goodreads list, I see that I haven't. It sounds intriguing and apparently I was interested in it once upon a time so I've added it to my ever growing TBR… 🙂
I want to read Bringing up Bebe someday! I loooved Three Dark Crowns and I thought that One Dark Throne was a good follow up!! I'm glad you liked it. Hey, they usually come out in December, so I'll take September hehehehe. 🙂 I haven't read the Aveyard books yet, but want to! I read the Bone Witch last year and I liked the world building (it was fascinating!!) but I felt like it was SO SLOW for me. : / Unsure if I want to continue. I want to read Love and Gelato. Travel chick lit fiction is my favvee! 🙂 XO – Alexandra
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