April 2021 Wrap-Up

I think April 2021 has dethroned March as the stressful month of the year. 😀 Our update is a short one this time and even though we don’t have a lot to mention, I hope you had a good April yourself and can think of a few favorite reads.

Kriti’s Selection

I moved to my new house on April 24th and the whole week leading up to it is a blur. Novellas helped me make good progress this month and I accumulated more books than what I read so it was a good month for books, not reading haha.

Number of library books: 3/7
Review copies: 3/7
Buddy Reads: 3/7
Owned Books: 1/7

SFF Novellas:

• Darkness Enthroned by Stephen Zimmer – Fantasy – Review on Armed with A Book.
• The Awakening by Stephen Zimmer – Fantasy – Review on Armed with A Book. 
• Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor – Dystopia, Science Fiction Fantasy – Staging on Instagram and Discussion with Ariel available on May 3rd.

Historical Fiction Buddy Reads:

• The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai – Historical Fiction set in Vietnam – Discussion with Ariel on Armed with A Book and review on Instagram.
• The Taster by V.S. Alexander – Historical Fiction set in WW2 Germany – Discussion with Charlie coming soon. Staging on Instagram.

Other picks:

• I thought you said this would work by Ann Wertz Garvin – Contemporary Women’s Fiction – Review on Instagram and Armed with A Book.
• Pet Sematary by Stephen King – Horror (a month read) – Review on Instagram and Armed with A Book.

I was unable to make time for a lot of books this month and my hopefuls for May include Gutter Child, the Canadian Book Enablers pick for April, also a buddy read with Varun. Blogging wise, I did four blog tours with two spotlights in April. May too will have a few but I will have time to read the books so stay tuned for more reviews! 

Instead of the usual reading experiences for the books, I am sharing a photo of my new bookshelf instead, giving you a peek into my new study. 🙂

Ariel’s Selection for April 2021

April honestly seemed to fly by. There were several bookish highlights that made this month notable, and I’m really excited to reflect on them. A really profound buddy read with Kriti was The Mountains Sing, and a really awesome audiobook experience was I’m Thinking of Ending Things. I had seen the movie prior, and it was really cool to experience the story through an audiobook lens. A book that had been on my TBR for a long time was The Prey of Gods, and it was so good I’m interested in the author’s other books.

Books Total: 16
Audiobooks: 6
Buddy reads: 6
Netgalley: 4

Summary

Overall my focus was physical arcs and backlist TBR, as well as a few buddy reads. I felt like it was mostly productive, and I’m really excited to see what May has in store for us!

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What did you read in April 2021? Tell us some of your favorites so far!