April 2024 Book Haul

April Book Haul went crazy. Whoops! I hauled 22 books in the month and spent $0. All of the purchased books were included with my Audible membership (didn't spend any credits) or in the case of the Kindle book, it was free on Amazon when I got it. I saved $192.62 from borrowing books at the library. My total for the year is now $461.72.

Out of the 22 books I hauled in April, I have read 18 of them. I'm currently reading 2 of the remaining 4. Up to 78% of hauled books read this year now, which is an improvement from last month.

PURCHASED BOOKS

1. Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon (Audio)
2. Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon (Audio)
3. Barbarian's Prize by Ruby Dixon (Audio)
4. Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon (Audio)
5. Heir to Thorn & Flame by Ben Alderson (Kindle)
6. Barbarian's Touch by Ruby Dixon (Audio)
7. Barbarian's Taming by Ruby Dixon (Audio) 
8. Barbarian's Heart by Ruby Dixon (Audio)
9. Barbarian's Hope by Ruby Dixon (Audio)
10. Barbarian's Choice by Ruby Dixon (Audio)
11. Barbarian's Redemption by Ruby Dixon (Audio)
    

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft (Audio)
2. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (Audio)
3. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Audio)
4. Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray (Audio)
5. The King of Crows by Libba Bray (Audio)
6. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto (Audio) 
7. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford (Audio)
8. When in Rome by Sarah Adams (Audio)
9. Tress in the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (Audio)
10. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas (Audio)
11. The Dragon Republic by R.F. Huang (Audio)

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in April?

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in April 2024

I read 26 books in April.

• Snared by Jennifer Estep (Audio, 10 hr 30 min, 2017, Adult Paranormal, Netgalley) - 3 stars | My Review
• Venom in the Veins by Jennifer Estep (Audio, 9 hr 37 min, 2018, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Sharpest Sting by Jennifer Estep (Audio, 10 hr 55 min, 2020, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
• The Last Strand by Jennifer Estep (Audio, 11 hr 25 min, 2021, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 2 stars | My Review 
• Book 5 - #SpeakUpSMP 
• Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton (Audio, 8 hr 22 min, 2023, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa (Kindle, 360 pages, 2022, Adult Romance, Netgalley) - 3.5 stars | My Review 
• The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (Audio, 9 hr 32 min, 2019, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Audio, 11 hr 4 min, 2020, Adult Horror/Thriller, Library) - 3 stars | My Review 
• Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray (Audio, 21 hr 26 min, 2017, YA Paranormal, Library) - 3 stars | My Review 
• King of Crows by Libba Bray (Audio, 22 hr 20 min, 2020, YA Paranormal, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Saga, Volume 11 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Paperback, 160 pages, 2023, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
• Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Audio, 10 hr 41 min, 2023, Adult Mystery, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford (Audio, 7 hr 40 min, 2023, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• When in Rome by Sarah Adams (Audio, 9 hr 46 min, 2022, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (Audio, 12 hr 27 min, 2023, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon (Kindle, 248 pages, 2015, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review  
• Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 5 hr 47 min, 2015, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
  
• Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 5 hr 36 min, 2015, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
• Barbarian's Prize by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 6 hr 5 min, 2016, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
• Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 6 hr 34 min, 2016, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review 
• Barbarian's Touch by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 8 hr 33 min, 2016, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
• Barbarian's Taming by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 6 hr 44 min, 2016, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Barbarian's Heart by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 6 hr 42 min, 2016, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
• Barbarian's Hope by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 5 hr 26 min, 2016, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
• Barbarian's Choice by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 5 hr 48 min, 2016, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review

Pages read: 768 pages + 213 hr
Pages DNF: 0

May 2024 TBR

So I went a little wild in April and finished the Elemental Assassin series, the Diviners series, and decided to read book 2 of Ice Planet Barbarians. Then I discovered that the majority of that series is available for free if you have an Audible membership (aka doesn't use your credits) and I started binging that. With that being said, I finished 26 books in April. I don't think I have ever finished that many books in a month...ever. I'm at 51 books for the year (26 ahead at the moment), so I definitely think I'll reach my goal of 75 :)

In May, I want to read some Netgalley books that will be publishing in the next few months. I have a library book I'd like to finish (and maybe book 3 will be available from my holds list - fingers crossed). And, of course, I'd love to read a super backlist book as well!

My TBR for May:

• The Dragon Republic by R.F. Huang (Audio)
  
• Director's Cut by Carlyn Greenwald (Kindle - Netgalley)
  
• Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo (Kindle - Netgalley)
  
• The Cursed Sea by Lauren DeStefano (Hardcover)
  

What are you planning on reading in May?