April Retrospective and May's List

April was not reading bonanza that I thought it would be - only 12 books and over half of them graphic novels. I spent most of Spring break putting together the new garden boxes with the help of Thomas and Ryan. They look amazing and the seeds have already sprouted too. After spring break a crisis arose at the school which really sucked down a lot of my free time and is the reason there's so much fluffy comfort lit this last month. 

By far my favorite read of the month was an unlikely piece named A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher. It was one of my TBR recommendations and I have to admit that I saw it and did a little mental eyeroll. Despite the ridiculousness of the title, it's a really fun book and one of those rare beasties: a stand-alone YA fantasy novel. I'll have to check out more of Kingfisher's work

I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things in May, but realistically, May is always a very full month taken up with the end of school and graduation. Here's to hoping anyway. More critically, I need to finish off my TBR's! The next set will come out in June and I hate not having my feedback ready. So that's six books to get through right there.

Update: I added four extra books...two I need to read for school and two as Mothers Day Presents.

The List:

1. An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine (Mom recommendation)
2. Black Buck: A Novel by Mateo Askaripour (TBR)
3. Avatar the Last Airbender: The Promise (Christmas Gift) (Finished 5/19/2021)
4. Avatar the Last Airbender: The Search (Christmas Gift) (Finished 5/19/2021)
5. Avatar the Last Airbender: Lost Adventures (Christmas Gift) (finished 5/1/2021)
6. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (TBR) (Finished 5/5/2021)
7. Animal, Vegetable, Junk by Mark Bittman (Valentines Gift from Ryan)
8. Fire Keeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (TBR) (Finished 5/16/2021)
9. The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo (Finished 5/25/2021)
10. Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Christmas Gift)
11. Lobizona by Romina Garber (TBR) (Finished 5/13/21)
12. The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison (Finished 5/23/21)
13. The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (TBR)
14. The Weekend Homesteader by Anna Hess (A cheat book)
15. Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
16. Oathblood by Mercedes Lackey (Finished 5/29/2021)
17. By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
18. Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (Mothers Day Present) (Finished 5/9/2021)
19. Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (Mothers Day Present) (Finished 5/10/2021)
20. You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston (Finished 5/7/2021)
21. Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
22. The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food by Marcus Samuelsson
23. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
24. We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida (TBR) (Finished 5/8/2021)
25. Fables vol 13: The Great Fables Crossover by Bill Willingham (finished 5/1/2021)
26. Fables vol 14: Witches by Bill Willingham (Finished 5/2/2021)
27. Fables vol 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham (Finished 5/8/2021)
28. Fables vol 16: Super Team by Bill Willingham (Finished 5/9/2021)
29. Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf (Professional Development)