April was a weird month, in that I totally, epically failed at my readathon goals. OWLs? Nope. 25inFive? Not a chance. Even the two readathons I HOSTED in my own Goodreads group were a sham! ?
I decided at the end of April that I think I’m not cut out for readathons. The ones that I host myself are usually fine, but I can’t remember the last time signing up for someone else’s readathon went well for me! *sigh*
Click the titles for links to reviews wherever available!
EMOJI KEY:
✨ = review copy
? = backlist title
? = monthly TBR
? = reread
? = graphic novel/manga/comics
? = POC rep
? = LGBTQ+ rep
? = disability and/or MI rep
? = audiobook
? = Kindle Unlimited
❌ = DNF/set aside
? = ContemporApril
- Wicked Saints ✨? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Wayward Sisters ✨???? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane ✨?❌? — DNF; not bad, I was just bored.
- Hotel Dare ✨??? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Devouring Gray ✨❌ — set aside for later
- Descendant of the Crane ✨❌ — set aside for later
- Girls on the Verge ✨? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Doctor’s Discretion ???? — ⭐⭐
- Criminal Intentions S1E1: The Cardigans ???? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Beast’s Heart ✨?❌ — set aside for later
- Star Collector, Vol. 2 ✨???? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- In the Neighborhood of True ✨?❌? — DNF; I sadly hated this almost immediately.
- Dream Daddy ✨???? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Dark Game ✨?? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- You Must Not Miss ✨?? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- That Kind of Guy ✨??? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Croquette & Empanada ✨? — ⭐⭐⭐
- Nocturnal ✨? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Cruel Works of Nature ?? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Art of Losing ✨❌? — DNF; I just wasn’t invested.
- The Fortune Box ? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Monstress, Vol. 1 ????? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Fence, Vol. 2 ????? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
In progress & predicted ratings:
- Sorcery of Thorns
- prediction: 5/5 stars
- Dead Until Dark (REREAD)
- prediction: 3.5/5 stars
- Godsgrave
- prediction: 5/5 stars
- In Darkness, Delight
- prediction: 4/5 stars
- New Orleans Rush
- prediction: 4/5 stars
- The Name of the Wind
- prediction: 5/5 stars
- The Right Swipe
- prediction: 4.5/5 stars
- Decluttering at the Speed of Life
- prediction: 5/5 stars
- The Foxhole Court
- prediction: 3.5/5 stars
- A Girl Like Her (REREAD)
- prediction: 5/5 stars
Movies & TV Watched this Month:
- Hereditary — 4 ⭐
- I finally watched this! I really loved it until the last 5-10 minutes, when everything got really… weird and nonsensical?
Music I Loved This Month:
Sorry, still just obsessing over flora cash.
My Favorite Non-Review Posts of the Month:
- Let’s have a chat… about READING SLUMPS!
- Upcoming Releases I’d Do Outrageous Things For
- Books That Made My Eyes Rain
- TBR Roundup 3.0: January-March 2019
- Haul Roundup 3.0: January-March 2019
- My First 10 Reviews
- Try a Chapter Challenge: Moody May!
- The Spring Has Sprung Book Tag
- Popular Books I’m Removing from my TBR
My Favorite Posts from OTHER Bloggers This Month:
This is really awful, and I feel so bad, but I have to leave this space blank this month because… well, writing this post made me realize I have done SO POORLY at blog hopping in April, I haven’t even saved any posts to link here! (I typically bookmark posts throughout the month and then compile them all in this list when the month ends.)
I feel absolutely awful, and I thought about just erasing this whole section from this month’s wrap-up and hoping nobody would notice, but I realized that this was actually extremely eye-opening for me to make sure that I don’t let myself fall into the habit of just posting without actually interacting. ♥
If you’re still reading this, please drop a link in the comments of a recent post YOU made on YOUR blog that you’re proud of, and I’ll check it out!
Mel
May 2, 2019I just discovered Flora Cash in April! their music is so great.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
August 6, 2019Late reply, but they. are. AMAZING! ?
alisbooks
May 2, 2019I’m right there with you! I totally wanted to do OWLs, but I just couldn’t make the time.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
August 6, 2019It’s so hard sometimes to manage these big readathons. 🙁 A bunch of my friends are doing the NEWTs and it makes me a little sad to miss out lol!
CJR The Brit
May 2, 2019This year has been a total reading flop for me apart from a few gems I’ve read. I actually have to work up the enthusiasm to read…..but when I do, it’s all good. I think I’m a bit broken ?
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
August 6, 2019Has it gotten any better for you? 🙁 This year has been rough for a lot of us as far as reading goes and I wonder why!
CJR The Brit
August 6, 2019A bit. I seem to have changed to bunge reading on weekends and then during the week I’m meh!
It is really strange as a lot of people seem to be going through ot this year, I’m hoping it goes away soon!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
August 7, 2019I hope so too!!
MetalPhantasmReads
May 2, 2019Still it looks like you had an awesome wrap up! I’m curious of what you’ll think of the Devouring Gray when you get back to it. I finally bought it on Kindle lol 😛
ich lese
May 2, 2019I get quickly overwhelmed if I sign up for too many reading challenges or readathons. I end up spending more time tracking what book was for what readathon etc than actually reading, lol.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
August 6, 2019Bahaha I FEEL THIS SO MUCH. I seriously think I jinx myself with readathons sometimes because it seems like I’m cursed to just end up wasting all my reading time.
Malka @ Paper Procrastinators
May 2, 2019I’m terrible at readathons as well! I think it has to do with being a mood reader. I never seem to have the book on hand that I’m both interested in, and that fits the prompts/challenges. Plus, I find that I’m always busiest the week of readathons. I hope you have a wonderful May!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
August 6, 2019What is it with being unexpectedly busy during readathons?! It’s such a pain 🙁
tasya @ the literary huntress
May 3, 2019I barely finished the OWL readathons and totally bombed the Buzzfeed Unsolved one ? But hey April was a really busy month that I barely read anything- at least you’ve been reading a lot! 😀 I hope May would be a better month for you!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
August 6, 2019I didn’t even know there was a Buzzfeed Unsolved one, how cool!
Books tales by me
May 3, 2019I really wanna know how you read so many books at a time…Wondering a lot lately…Happy Reading 🙂
softheartandwarmeyes
May 3, 2019I really want to read Wicked Saints soonish. I’ve heard mixed things but it just sounds so much like my thing that I really have this feeling I’ll like it! The cover of Wayward Sisters is very cool and I’m totally in love with the color scheme. I need to watch Hereditary as soon as possible because it’s supposed to be atmospheric and psychological and that totally sounds like something I’d enjoy. I wrote two posts that I really loved in the last two months: The Pancake Book Tag and Characters that are just so Hufflepuff: <3 https://softheartswarmeyes.wordpress.com/2019/03/13/t5w-tv-movie-literature-characters-that-are-just-so-hufflepuff/
booksintheskye
May 3, 2019I really enjoyed The Dark Game also!
Samantha Duffy
May 3, 2019I feel like April was tough for a lot of people this time around! Here’s to hoping May will be better :]
Annemieke
May 4, 2019We all have those months where blog hopping is just at a low. <3 Don't worry too much about it.
Monstress! I'm getting it for Mother's Day and I really hope I love it too.
Kelly | Another Book in the Wall
May 5, 2019Great wrap up, Destiny! I actually set aside Descendant of the Crane for now too – I feel like I need to wait until I finish finals before diving into that one! I’ve been horrendous at blog hopping since I’ve been on a hiatus, but I’m slowly catching up now! 🙂
I just published my first post in over a month the other day. Here’s the link! <3
https://anotherbookinthewall.com/2019/05/03/what-makes-ya-books-so-popular/
Nicole Evans
May 9, 2019I have definitely fallen into the trap of not interacting as much as I should, so I totally understand that (I’m just now trying to get caught up on reading the past two weeks of posts!). But don’t beat yourself up about it!! Life happens and it’s totally understandable that sometimes, you aren’t able to do all of the things you want and it doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to do them all in the future, either. <3
One post I was (strangely) proud of was a music/book tag I did! It's here: https://thoughtsstainedwithink.com/2019/04/24/the-omg-that-song-tag/
Sarah
May 11, 2019Omg girl I had a similar issue in April — I did nooo blog hopping and had to leave out my links section! As you can see, I’m making an effort to get caught up now. I’ve just been too distracted and tired to do anything weh.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
July 7, 2019I finally got a liiiittle bit better about blog hopping over the last month, but at the expense of my own comment replies, as you can see ?