April Reads and May TBR

April TBR

Currently, I am way ahead of schedule on my goal of reading 30 books this year! I am sitting at 15 books and don’t have any plans to slow down soon! Here was my TBR for April.

“We Are Not Like Them” by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
“Comfort and Joy” by Kristin Hannah
“You Got Anything Stronger” by Gabrielle Union
“Ten Miles Past Normal” by Frances O’Roark Dowell

These were the books on my TBR for April. I managed to read 2 of them but just couldn’t seem to get out of my reading slump!
I was a couple of chapters into “We Are Not Like Them” and it was good but I just couldn’t handle the realness of it right now, so I returned it to the Library and will try it again later this year.

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April TBR’s I Finished

The first book I read was “Comfort and Joy”. It wasn’t a bad book but it also didn’t keep my attention. I thought it was a good, sweet storyline and was shocked by the turn of events. But I won’t give any spoilers in case this is one on your list. For me, this was a 3/5 stars

Next, I read “Ten Miles Past Normal”, I picked this one up a few months ago at a library book sale. It was in the young adult section and sometimes I still like young adult books, so for $1 I figured “why not”? This book ended up being VERY young adult and I will be sending it to my niece to read. It was a cute and innocent book but I did enjoy the story and it reminded me of being in high school. I gave this 4/5 stars

May TBR

“One Italian Summer” by Rebecca Serle
“First Love, Take Two” by Sajni Patel
“Love On Lease” by Falon Ballard
“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
“The Stand-In” by Lily Chu
“Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner

As I am currently writing this I have already finished two of these books, “One Italian Summer” and “First Love, Take Two”. I read and listened through both of these quickly and it has gotten me out of my reading rut!

“One Italian Summer” by Rebecca Serle

When I picked this book to download on Audible I didn’t realize I had already read books by this author. In fact I have now read three of her books! I previously read “The Dinner List” and “In Five Years” but I would say “One Italian Summer” is by far my favorite.
In listening to this book I was transported back to one of my favorite places, Italy. I was reminded of all the wonderful things about the country and why I loved it there so much!

Although the story starts out sad it turns into a beautiful story and discovery of self.
The main character, Katy, travels to Italy after her mother passes away and is quickly taken back in time to a time when her mom was still alive. Katy finds herself spending as much time with Carol (her mom) as possible and finding out some interesting stories along the way. She also discovers that her mom wasn’t exactly who she thought she was. Read by Lauren Graham I instantly loved listening and was doing so at every chance I got! I loved how this book was written and narrated, 5/5 stars

“First Love, Take Two” by Sajni Patel

OH MY GOODNESS! This was the book I needed to fully bring me back to reading! From the beginning, I was laughing and mad and feeling all the emotions! This book covers so much, from racism to mental health and how they are looked at in different cultures! I loved the banter between the main characters, Preeti and Daniel, it kept the book interesting. I was constantly waiting for them to rekindle their love and loved watching the tension build between them!

The ending was just the icing on the cake, I stayed up way too late because I couldn’t put the book down, and I was not disappointed. I was cheering on Preeti and was so glad she showed how strong she could be, I was so invested that I couldn’t fall asleep once I finished the book. My adrenalin was pumping like these were real people I knew and I was so proud! I 100% recommend this book and give it 5/5 stars!

What are you reading? Do you have any book recommendations? Have you read any of these? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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