To absolutely no one’s surprise, this month I continued using books as escapism (and to keep my mental health up as much as possible). And the highly increased volume of manga that I read definitely created the highly increased read count, so don’t be too impressed when you see it, LOL.

Should I have been spending more time on classes so I could finish the semester strong? Without a doubt, yes.

Would I change it if I could? Without a doubt, no.

Easter Readathon 2020

Hosted by Kate @ Reading Through Infinity from April 10 – 13

✔ Read a book that gives you spring vibes – Scumble by Ingrid Law
✔ Read a book about new beginnings – Savvy by Ingrid Law
✔ Read a book with under 250 pages – Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
✔ Read a book with a yellow or green cover – Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
✔ Read a book involving family/friends – The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

Reading Challenges Check-In

Beat the Backlist

• Read this month: 16 books
• Total so far: 95 / 200 (47.5%)

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#StartOnYourShelfathon

• Read this month: 7 Read + 8 DNF
• Current total: 69 Read + 18 DNF
• Remaining owned-TBR: 119

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Year of the Asian 2020

• Read this month: 3
• Current total: 19 / 51 (37%)
• Current badge: Indian cobra

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Books and Tea Reading Challenge

• Read this month: 0
• Total so far: 9 / 12

State of the ARC

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

I actually did pretty well with ARCs! The scales are tipping in the right direction and the number is half of what it was last month … though staying off Netgalley to avoid requesting more also means I’m behind on reviews, so my ratio is also dropping 😅 (But it’s still at 84%, so I’m not that worried. Yet.)

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Acquired

• Come On In ed. by Adi Alsaid | Netgalley | TBR
• Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron | Netgalley | TBR

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Read

• The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall | ★★★✯☆
• Lobizona by Romina Garber | ★★★★✯
• The Every Body Book by Rachel E. Simon | ★★★✯☆
• Private Lessons by Cynthia Salaysay | ★★✯☆☆
• The Mall by Megan McCafferty | ★✯☆☆☆

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DNF

• None

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Currently Reading

• Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

Read This Month

Clicking on the titles below will take you to the book’s Goodreads page.
[ARC] indicates an advance review copy; [RC] indicates a post-release review copy.
To keep this section manageable, I’m trying out an abridged list that just includes the books I really enjoyed.

5 Star Reads

• None 😥

4.5 Star Reads

• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
• Lobizona by Romina Garber [ARC]
• Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

4 Star Reads

• We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia
  • buddy read with Haley
• Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
• Savvy by Ingrid Law
• Well, That Escalated Quickly by Franchesca Ramsay

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Monthly Total:

37 read + 13 DNF
3.31 average rating

Currently Reading

• Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard [series buddy read]
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston [buddy read]
• Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles [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?