April 2022 Book Haul

Keeping it consistent and I hauled another 16 books in April. Most of these are Kindle/Audible books and I have not gotten around to reading them all. I have 4 Netgalley, 10 Kindle/Audible, and 2 Library. I've read 4 Kindle/Audible and both Library. I do hope to NOT haul a ton in May. We'll see :)

 

KINDLE/AUDIBLE BOOKS

1. Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings - received an eARC from Netgalley
2. Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee - received an eARC from Netgalley
3. The Make-Up Test by Jenny L. Howe - received an eARC from Netgalley
4. From the Jump by Lacie Waldon - received an eARC from Netgalley
5. Girl of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan - got audiobook with Audible credit
6. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron - got audiobook with Audible credit
7. Pucked Up by Helena Hunting - purchased Kindle edition on Amazon
   
8. Pucked Over by Helena Hunting - purchased Kindle edition on Amazon
9. Forever Pucked by Helena Hunting - purchased Kindle edition on Amazon
10. Pucked Off by Helena Hunting - purchased Kindle edition on Amazon
11. Pucked Love by Helena Hunting - purchased Kindle edition on Amazon
12. The Best Man Problem by Mariah Ankenman - purchased Kindle edition on Amazon
13. The Roommate Problem by Mariah Ankenman - purchased Kindle edition on Amazon
    
14. Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon - purchased Kindled edition on Amazon
    

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson - borrowed audiobook
2. A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown - borrowed audiobook
   

Tally for 2022:
Total Books Hauled: 40 (Read: 22/Unread:18)
Total Physical Books: 2 (Read:0/Unread:2)
Total Kindle/Audible Books: 28 (Read: 12/Unread: 16)
Total Library Books: 10 (Read:10/Unread:0)

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

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in April 2022

I read 13 books and DNF'd 1 book in April.

 

• As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson (Audio, 15 hr 4 min, 2021, YA Mystery/Thriller, Library) - 2 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown (Audio, 14 hr 52 min, 2021, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• Without a Hitch by Mary Hollis Huddleston and Asher Fogle Paul (Kindle, 377 pages, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 1 star | DNF Review - DNF'd @ 94 pages
• Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff (Audio, 21 hr 35 min, 2019, Adult Fantasy, Purchased) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge, Hauled It challenge
• Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan (Audio, 13 hr 54 min, 2019, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge 
• Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan (Audio, 13 hr 32 min, 2021, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• Well Matched by Jen DeLuca (Audio, 9 hr 30 min, 2021, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge 
• From Blood & Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Audio, 19 hr 46 min, 2020, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge 
• Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes by Alexa Martin (Kindle, 384 pages, 2021, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (Audio, 9 hr 51 min, 2021, Adult Romance, Netgalley) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge, Hauled It challenge, Netgalley challenge 
• The Best Man Problem by Mariah Ankenman (Kindle, 203 pages, 2020, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge 
• Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco (Audio, 13 hr 16 min, 2020, YA Fantasy, Netgalley) - 2 stars | My Review - Counted towards Netgalley challenge, Hauled It challenge 
• Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Audio, 10 hr 31 min, 2020, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 5 stars | My Review 
• The Roommate Problem by Mariah Ankenman (Kindle, 196 pages, 2020, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
  

Pages read: 783 pages + 141 hr 49 min
Pages DNF: 94


READING STATS
BY FORMAT

• Kindle: 3 (2022 Total: 16)
  
• Physical: 0 (2022 Total: 4)
• Audio: 10 (2022 Total: 22)

BY PAGE COUNT

• Under 250 pages: 2 (2022 Total: 8)
• 250 to 400 pages: 5 (2022 Total: 23)
  
• 400 to 700 pages: 6 (2022 Total: 11)
• 700+ pages: 0 (2022 Total: 0)

BY RATING

• 1 star: 0 (2022 Total: 0)
• 2 stars: 2 (2022 Total: 5)
• 3 stars: 5 (2022 Total: 15)
• 4 stars: 4 (2022 Total: 16)
• 5 stars: 2 (2022 Total: 6)

BY AUDIENCE

• MG: 0 (2022 Total: 2)
• YA: 6 (2022 Total: 19)
• Adult: 7 (2022 Total: 21)

May 2022 TBR + Challenge Update

My favorite blurb, as always: In 2022, I'm continuing to participate in the Words & Whimsy Reading Challenge (new challenge each month - May is "To Boldly Go" theme). You sign up and are split into teams and finish books for points. They also have a mini game, photo challenge, and charity challenge to get points for your team as well.

April ended up being an identical reading month to March. I read 13 books and DNF'd 1 book. However, I did finish all the books on my TBR - go me! My goal for May is just to read all of the books on my TBR. I don't know how long I can sustain reading over 10 books each month, even though that would be awesome. I have a mix of Netgalley books, Series, 5 star predictions, and past TBR books on my list for the month, so I'm really looking forward to knocking out some of these reads.

I'm way ahead on my challenges, which is always fun. I don't think I ever quite get this close with my Series challenge so quickly. In fact, last year my goal was 10 series and I hit that in June, so I'm already ahead by a bit there. If I read all 8, I'll be close to finishing my Goodreads challenge, add another series finished, finish my Netgalley challenge, and be 2 away from finishing my Hauled It challenge. The amount of excitement in completing my goals makes it all worth it to set them each year!

My TBR for May:

• Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting (Netgalley - Kindle)
  
• Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter (GR Giveaway - Paperback)
  
• From the Jump by Lacie Waldon (Netgalley - Kindle)
  
• Always Jane by Jenn Bennett (Netgalley - Kindle)
  
• Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (Purchased - Hardcover)
  
• A Vow So Bold & Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer (Purchased - Hardcover)
  
• You Have a Match by Emma Lord (Netgalley - Kindle)
  
• It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland (Purchased - Kindle)
  

2021 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 33% 
Goodreads Challenge: 42/52 books - 80% AHEAD!
Series Challenge: 13/20 series - 65% AHEAD!
Netgalley Challenge: 11/13 books - 84% AHEAD!
Hauled It Challenge: 21/30 books - 70% AHEAD!

What are you planning on reading in May?

March 2022 Book Haul

Last month, I warned that my low haul streak would definitely be the last and I wasn't wrong. In March, I hauled 16 books total: 8 Kindle/Audible (including 3 Netgalley) and 8 library books. I have read 8 books out of these and the remaining library books are on my April TBR, which will just leave the 3 Netgalley books, if I finish those within the month.

 

KINDLE/AUDIBLE BOOKS

1. Rogue by Julie Kagawa - purchased audiobook on Audible
   
2. Soldier by Julie Kagawa - purchased audiobook on Audible
3. Legion by Julie Kagawa - purchased audiobook on Audible
4. Inferno by Julie Kagawa - purchased audiobook on Audible
5. Always Jane by Jenn Bennett - gifted eARC from Netgalley
6. The Un-Arranged Marriage by Laura Brown - gifted eARC from Netgalley
7. The Lady of Royale Street by Thea de Salle - purchased Kindle edition on Amazon
8. For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa - gifted eARC from Netgalley
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - borrowed ebook
   
2. They Both Die At the End by Adam Silvera - borrowed audiobook
3. Without a Hitch by Mary Hollis Huddleston and Asher Fogle Paul - borrowed ebook
4. Mom Jeans & Other Mistakes by Alexa Martin - borrowed ebook
5. From Blood & Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout - borrowed ebook
6. Well Matched by Jen DeLuca - borrowed ebook
7. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson - borrowed audiobook
8. Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan - borrowed audiobook
   

Tally for 2022:
Total Books Hauled: 24 (Read: 12/Unread: 12)
Total Physical Books: 2 (Read: 0/Unread: 2)
Total Kindle/Audible Books: 14 (Read: 8/Unread: 6)
Total Library Books: 8 (Read: 3/Unread: 5)

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

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in March 2022

I read 13 books and DNF'd 1 book in March.

• Rogue by Julie Kagawa (Audio, 12 hr 29 min, 2015, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• Soldier by Julie Kagawa (Audio, 11 hr 59 min, 2016, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• Legion by Julie Kagawa (Audio, 11 hr 48 min, 2017, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury (Hardcover, 368 pages, 2020, MG Fantasy, Purchased) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge, Hauled It challenge
• Inferno by Julie Kagawa (Audio, 11 hr 25 min, 2018, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• When She Reigns by Jodi Meadows (Kindle, 544 pages, 2019, YA Fantasy, Library) - 1 star | My DNF Review - DNF'd @ 157 pages
• Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis (Paperback, 231 pages, 2020, YA Thriller, Gifted) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Hauled It challenge
• The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa (Kindle, 320 pages, 2022, Adult Romance, For Review) - 4.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Hauled It challenge, Netgalley challenge
• Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson (Kindle, 240 pages, 2015, MG Contemporary, Purchased) - 2.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Hauled It challenge
• The Lady of Royale Street by Thea de Salle (Kindle, 240 pages, 2017, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 2 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
• They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (Audio, 8 hr 30 min, 2017, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab (Audio, 19 hr 3 min, 2017, Adult Fantasy, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge, Hauled It challenge 
• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Kindle, 383 pages, xxxx, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (Audio, 10 hr 48 min, 2020, YA Thriller/Mystery, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Series challenge
  

Pages read: 1782 + 65 hr 2 min
Pages DNF: 157

READING STATS
BY FORMAT

• Kindle: 4 (2022 Total: 13)
  
• Physical: 2 (2022 Total: 4)
• Audio: 7 (2022 Total: 12)

BY PAGE COUNT

• Under 250 pages: 3 (2022 Total: 6)
• 250 to 400 pages: 8 (2022 Total: 18)
  
• 400 to 700 pages: 2 (2022 Total: 5)
• 700+ pages: 0 (2022 Total: 0)

BY RATING

• 1 star: 0 (2022 Total: 0)
• 2 stars: 2 (2022 Total: 3)
• 3 stars: 5 (2022 Total: 10)
• 4 stars: 4 (2022 Total: 12)
• 5 stars: 2 (2022 Total: 4)

BY AUDIENCE

• MG: 2 (2022 Total: 2)
• YA: 7 (2022 Total: 13)
• Adult: 4 (2022 Total: 14)