This post will get us mostly caught up this year with my reading information.
I did not create a TBR for March or April, so these will just be the stats for what I actually read.
**links open to Goodreads**
My reads and ratings:
Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke, 4 stars, 417 pages
The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas, 3 stars, 451 pages
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman, 5 stars, 413 pages
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny, 4 stars, 339 pages
The Celebrants by Steven Rowley, 3 stars, 320 pages
Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry by Kelly Richmond Pope, 2 stars, 256 pages (my notes: this was not a bad book by any means, but I wanted more of a deep dive and more practical advice. This is a good enough overview, and the writing is approachable, but I think the average reader will be left wanting more.)
I felt like I was getting back on track with my reading in April, but I really didn’t pay attention to my goals for the year. It was very much a mood-reading month.
April Books Acquired:
None. Yay me!
Progress towards 2024 Reading Goals
- Read a little every day: 20/30 days
- Finish 2 series per month: Nope, progress was made on 4 series.
- Get NetGalley percentage to 80%: Beginning of month: 56%. End of month: still 56%. No progress.
- TBR beginning of month: 283. TBR end of month: 283. Ideal TBR: 150. Books read from physical TBR: 1. Nothing unhauled. No progress this month towards the goal.
- Read at least 100 books. Currently: 30/100. Still on track with this goal.
- Read more graphic novels: None this month.
- Read more short stories: None this month.
- Join a book club that I don’t run: Failed again this month.
- Make a book club kit for 1 book per month: No progress.
- Read 15% of physical TBR: 14/283= 4%. No measurable progress there.
April Reading Stats:
Total books read: 6
Total pages read: 2,196
Average rating: 4
5 Star Reads: The Bullet That Missed. The Thursday Murder Club series continues to impress me more with each new entry. The characters continue to be some of my favorites. The humor is always on point. The antics are very enjoyable. The tension is there as you wonder how this group of meddling pensioners is going to get out the tricky situation this time. I can’t recommend this series enough (spoiler alert: I caught up completely with this series in May).
Highest page count: The Assassin’s Blade, 451 pages
Lowest page count: Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry, 256 pages
Book I’m still thinking about: Raspberry Danish Murder. As a fan of the movies, this book made me switch teams to team books! The murder in this story and how Hannah experiences it was so gripping. I love that we have this ongoing personal conflict, the twist on that matter at the end really got me. For a cozy mystery, these can get a little dark, but I don’t think that’s a flaw.