Like a lot of people, I’ve spent a lot of time this month both adding to and catching up on my TBR. Despite finishing more books this month than I did in January or February, I still feel like I could’ve read more, probably because for two-thirds of the month I’ve literally spent all my time at home ….

But I wouldn’t give up gaming with my brother or friends, or let my grades totally slip, so I guess I’ll just have to live with my human limitations.

(I’ve been tempted to swap out exercise time for more reading, but that doesn’t seem like the best idea, haha. And yes, I know I could listen to audiobooks while I work out; I’ve tried and it just doesn’t work for me.)

Oh, I finally finished the books I acquired in January — in addition to making good progress through my #StartOnYourShelfathon TBR — which is a triumph worth celebrating! Tracking the books I add every month has been kind of stressing me out, but I think mostly in a productive way? (I might write a post on this at some point.)

By the way, if you’re interested in doing a buddy read, you can use the Compare Books feature on Goodreads to see if anything on my #StartOnYourShelfathon TBR or priority owned TBR is also on your shelves. I’m pretty flexible with regards to timing and reading schedules and all that 😉

Reading Challenges Check-In

Beat the Backlist

• Read this month: 29 books
• Total so far: 79 / 200* (39.5%)

* Goal increased from 75

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#StartOnYourShelfathon

• Read this month: 18 Read + 2 DNF
• Current total: 62 Read + 10 DNF
• Remaining owned-TBR: 130

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Pondathon

[ended mid-March]

• Read this month: 4
• Final total: 28

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Year of the Asian 2020

• Read this month: 5
• Current total: 17 / 51* (33%)
• Current badge: Indian cobra

* Goal increased from 31

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Books and Tea Reading Challenge

• Read this month: 2
• Total so far: 9 / 12

State of the ARC

State of the ARC is a monthly meme created by Evelina @ Avalinah’s Books.

With all the ARCs that were made available and all the time I spent at home on my computer this month, it’s a minor miracle that I didn’t add more to the pile than I did. But I managed some self-restraint, yay me!

tl;dr ARC levels are holding steady, Captain.

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Acquired

• The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Author | Netgalley | TBR
• The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi | Netgalley | Read
• Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles | Netgalley | TBR
• A Feast of Phantoms by Kat Ross | Blog Tour | Read
• The Ninth Life by Taylor B. Barton | Netgalley | TBR

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Read

• What I Like About You by Melissa Kantor | ★★★☆☆
• A Feast of Phantoms by Kat Ross | ★★★★☆ – RTC
• The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi | ★★★✯☆

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DNF

• Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap | [review]
• The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott | [review]

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Currently Reading

• The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Read This Month

Clicking on the titles below will take you to the book’s Goodreads page; clicking on the stars (which indicate my rating) will take you to my review. [ARC] indicates an advance review copy; [RC] indicates a post-release review copy.

• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison | ★★☆☆☆
• An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson [BnT readalong; audiobook] | ★★★★✯
• Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee | ★★★☆☆
• How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price | ★★★☆☆
• The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan | ★★★★✯
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid [audiobook] | ★★★★✯
• Arcadia by Tom Stoppard [audiobook] | ★★★★☆
• The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi [buddy read with Haley] | ★★★✯☆
• A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki [reread for class] | ★★✯☆☆
• The Night Country by Melissa Albert [buddy read with Meeghan] | ★★★★✯
• What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter [ARC] | ★★★☆☆
• Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde | ★★★✯☆
• Deadline by Mira Grant | ★★★★✯
• Blackout by Mira Grant | ★★★★✯
• Feedback by Mira Grant | ★★★★✯
• Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson [group buddy read] | ★★★★✯
• Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff [buddy read with Haley] | ★★☆☆☆
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas | ★★★☆☆
• Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire | ★★★★☆
• Dear Girls by Ali Wong | ★★★✯☆
• Binging with Babish by Andrew Rea | ★★★★☆
• A Feast of Phantoms by Kat Ross [ARC; Blog Tour] | ★★★★☆
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman | ★★★☆☆
• The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi [ARC] | ★★★✯☆
• Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams | ★★★★✯
• And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer | ★★☆☆☆
• Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard [audiobook] | ★★★☆☆
• King Lear by William Shakespeare | ★★★★☆
• Failure to Communicate by Kaia Sønderby | ★★★★☆
• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood | ★★★☆☆
• Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Neil Gaiman (& others) | ★★★☆☆
• Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume | ★✯☆☆☆
• Notes From a Public Typewriter ed. by Michael Gustafson & Oliver Uberti | ★★★★★
• This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone | ★★★★✯

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DNF

• Roomies by Christina Lauren | [review]
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi [audiobook] | [review]
• Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim | [review]
• The Lost Dawn by Dan Neil | [review]
• Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap [ARC] | [review]
• Shakespearean Tragedy by A.C. Bradley | [review]
• Keeper of the Hourglass by G.L. Garrett | [review]
• The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott [RC] | [review]

34 read + 8 DNF
3.60 average rating

Currently Reading

• Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward [for class]
• The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall [ARC]

• What are the best/worst books you read this month?
• Which books, if any, are you hoping/planning to read next month?
• Are you currently participating in any reading challenges and/or readathons?