Confessions of a Literary Addict

What a doozy of a month. I was expecting the burnout to be real this month, but, as it turns out, I managed to read 30 books. Or, well, books slash novellas, because some were not actually books, but they still count.

I’m not exactly sure how, if I’m honest. I know I’ve been ploughing through audiobooks because the work I’m currently doing allows me to pretty much zone out into whatever I’m listening to, but I hadn’t realized how much I was burning through until just now. I know I have my new book gumball machine to thank for the burst in physical reading, though! The want to use it is absolutely pushing me.

I’m really hoping I can keep this up, because it means I’ll get through my TBR so fast this way, and you know what that means? More books! Because the more I get off my physical TBR, the more I can buy 😀

Anyway, onto the wrap!

What I read:

No Easy Way Out by Dayna Lorentz // ★★☆☆☆
No Dawn Without Darkness by Dayna Lorentz // ★★★☆☆
Weed by Jane Northumberland and Hugh Sington // ★☆☆☆☆

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor // ★★★☆☆
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn // ★★☆☆☆
The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie // ★★☆☆☆

Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler // ★★★☆☆
The Power of Love by Elizabeth Chandler // ★★★☆☆
Soulmates by Elizabeth Chandler // ★☆☆☆☆

Evercrossed by Elizabeth Chandler // ★★☆☆☆
Everlasting by Elizabeth Chandler // ★☆☆☆☆
Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith // ★★☆☆☆

Dreadnought by Cherie Priest // ★★★★☆
Ganymede by Cherie Priest // ★★★☆☆
The Inexplicables by Cherie Priest // ★★★☆☆

Fiddlehead by Cherie Priest // ★★★☆☆
Clementine by Cherie Priest // ★★☆☆☆
Tanglefoot by Cherie Priest // ★★★☆☆

Jacaranda by Cherie Priest // ★★☆☆☆
The Forever Man by Eoin Colfer // ★★★☆☆
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson // ★★★☆☆

Stolen by Kelley Armstrong // ★★★☆☆
Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong // ★★★★☆
Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong // ★★★☆☆

Haunted by Kelley Armstrong // ★★☆☆☆
Broken by Kelley Armstrong // ★★★☆☆
Amber House by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed & Larken Reed // ★★★★☆

Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle // ★★★★☆
A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix // ★★★☆☆
A Wicked Magic by Sasha Laurens // ★☆☆☆☆

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23 in 2023

1. I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
2. A Wicked Magic by Sasha Laurens
3. The Hostage by Susan Wiggs
4. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
5. SYLO by D.J. MacHale
6. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
7. The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long
8. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
9. Redshirts by John Scalzi
10. Glitch by Heather Anastasiu
11. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
12. Wings by Aprilynne Pike
13. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
14. Amber House by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed & Larkin Reed
15. The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June by Robin Benway
16. The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
17. No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz
18. Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
19. Mystic City by Theo Lawrence
20. This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
21. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
22. Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine
23. Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith

Whew, that was a lot. 9 more books to read for my list, though! I’m hoping I can knock out at least two of those in May, but we’ll see if I get distracted and end up reading everything but…

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go finish the second book in the probably-will-never-be-finished Amber House trilogy and proceed to be wildly upset about it, because I am loving it and I’m angry about it.

Thanks for reading!