April Monthly TBR & Challenge Updates

I am so pleased with where I am in my reading journey for 2019. I'm meeting and surpassing many of my goals and I'm doing pretty well with sticking to my TBR. I am currently working on Daughter of Smoke and Bone, so I will finish it first and then move onto the books for April. I am really happy that I've been able to read 22 books so far in 2019. I haven't DNF'd one book yet - who am I?! I also made a big step and cancelled my Owlcrate subscription. I love them so much but I also think I need to take a break for a while. I am going to preorder or buy one new hardcover book each month instead and I think I will like that a little better.

My Hopeful TBR for April:

• Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
• Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett [Netgalley]
• Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
  

Top Ten Books on my Spring 2019 TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. More information here.

For me, I always think of Mar, Apr, and May being the spring months even though by mid-May, it's full blown summer in Tennessee. So these are the books I hope to read in the next three months. The asterisks note if the book was on a previous seasonal TBR.

1. Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor - technically three books, but I'm doing the DoSaB readalong and will finally, FINALLY get around to the third book. I will!
2. Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett - I want to read my newer Netgalley books that will be released somewhere in the spring. This one comes out in April.
3. There's Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon - Another Netgalley book and it's also the conclusion to a trilogy, so that's a huge plus!
4. Ask Me Anything by Molly E. Lee - This is my most recent Netgalley book and one that sounds really interesting.
5. Nevernight* by Jay Kristoff - At this point, this book has probably been on more TBRs than not. I started it last February and set it down, much like I did The Cruel Prince. I read The Cruel Prince this month and loved it so much (even though I wasn't sucked in back when I started it). So I have high hopes that now that I'm not in a slump, I will fly through Nevernight. It's also the next book in the long list of ones I started but put down.
6. Furthermore* by Tahereh Mafi - I was almost halfway through this book when I set it down, so I would like to finish it.
7. Shadow of the Fox* by Julie Kagawa - I'm waiting on the audiobook for this one from my library because I am struggling through it. It's not that it's bad or anything but it is very dense. I have a hardcover edition of it and an ebook through Netgalley.
8. The Hazel Wood* by Melissa Albert - This is my oldest Owlcrate book, so it's kind of the next on my list to finish.
9. Sky in the Deep* by Adrienne Young - I was so excited for this book when I found out about it. I read an excerpt and got even more hyped. I have a gorgeous ARC and a signed Owlcrate hardcover edition, but still haven't picked it up.
10. Ace of Shades* by Amanda Foody - After The Hazel Wood, this will be my next oldest Owlcrate book. I believe it's also next on my list after Nevernight for books I started and then put down.

What books are on your spring TBR?

February Book Haul

PHYSICAL BOOKS

1. Saga, Volume 7 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples - gifted paperback from my sister-in-law
2. Saga, Volume 8 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples - gifted paperback from my sister-in-law  
3. Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples - gifted paperback from my sister-in-law
4. Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pao Preto - received Hardcover in February Owlcrate subscription

KINDLE BOOKS

1. The Fever King by Victoria Lee - received from Kindle First
2. Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett - gifted from Netgalley 
3. There's Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon - gifted from Netgalley
4. The King of Bourbon Street by Thea de Salle - purchased from Amazon for $2.99
5. The 52nd by Dela - purchased from Amazon for $0.99

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus - borrowed ebook
2. Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips - borrowed ebook
   

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

Have you read any of my books?

Books I Read in February

I read 7 books in February.

• #MURDERTRENDING by Gretchen McNeil (Kindle, 352 pages, 2018, YA Thriller, Netgalley) - 1.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads goal, Netgalley challenge, and Popsugar challenge
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (Audio, 21 hr 36 min, 2015, YA Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads goal and Popsugar challenge
• One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus (Kindle, 361 pages, 2017, YA Thriller, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads goal and Popsugar challenge
• Saga, Volume 7 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Paperback, 152 pages, 2017, Adult Fantasy/Sci Fi, Gifted) - 5 stars | My Review  - Counted towards Goodreads goal and Popsugar challenge
• Saga, Volume 8 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Paperback, 146 pages, 2017, Adult Fantasy/Sci Fi, Gifted) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads goal and Popsugar challenge
• Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Paperback, 152 pages, 2018.., Adult Fantasy/Sci Fi, Gifted) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads goal and Popsugar challenge
• Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips (Kindle, 288 pages, 2017, Adult Thriller, Library) - 2 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads goal and Popsugar challenge

Pages read: 1451 + 21 hr 36 min
Pages DNF: 0
Average pages read per day: 51
Total pages: 1451 + 21 hr 36 min

March Monthly TBR & Challenge Updates

February was a little sketch, but I ended up boosting my numbers with a few graphic novels. I would have been fine without the three graphic novels because I read 7 total. So I mean, I guess it wasn't really sketch. But it was going to be half of what January was and I wanted to boost my numbers. I didn't read an Owlcrate book last month, so I may try and fit in two in March. I only read 2 books off my February TBR (that was 5 books long), so March is back to a small TBR. I am joining in on the Daughter of Smoke and Bone readalong hosted by some lovely booktubers. Their Twitter account is DOSABreadalong, so visit that for more info. I will also try to read an Owlcrate and a Netgalley book.

My Tentative TBR for March:

• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black [Owlcrate]
• You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook [Netgalley]
• Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor