Monthly Wrap Up | April 2026

Is April really over? I had a stressful first week of April – the weather was so bad, my hubby’s car died and he had to get a new one, 3 friends who were supposed to go to see Bruno Mars with me cancelled last minute, but things turned around when my kids and I went to Vegas for Bruno and I had to force myself to literally count any and every blessing coming my way. It helped me get over the high stress I was under. 🙏🏽. It forced me to look for positive things and honestly, I made a promise to adopt this positive thinking for the whole year. And when I get stressed I tell myself I can do HARD things. 😅

May is going to be jam-packed! I have the BTS trip to go to, my nephew’s graduation and then a 2 week trips to the Philippines. I don’t know if I’m ready but I have to be right? Again, trying to stay positive!

I read 24 books.

Books I Read – 24 books

1. The Becket Effect (arc)
2. Dhampira by. Amy Pennza (arc)
3. Between Tides & Thunder by. Leeza Kazak
4. Verity Guild by. Mai Corland (arc)
5. The Shadows That Listen by. Louisa Carmody
6. Crown Me Yours by. Liv Zander
7. Crown Me Dead by. Liv Zander
8. Change of Plans by. Sarah Dessern (arc)
9. The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox by. Katrina Kwan (audiobook)
10. Us Dark Few by. Alexis Patton (arc)
11. A Merry Life by. Sarah Branson (audiobook)
12. Miracles in Mercy by. Briony J. Shutt
13. Double Happiness by. Heather Eng (arc)
14. Soon By You by. Dahlia Adler (arc)
15. The Last Page by. Katie Holt (arc)
16. Malachite by. Ashley Andersen (arc)
17. I Could Give You the Moon by. Ann Liang (alc)
18. The Verdant Cage by. Jess Lourey (arc)
19. Bloody Black by. Rhiannon Hargadon
20. Heart of the Wolf Queen by. Sarah Gallego
21. Starside by. Alex Aster
22. Turncloak by. L.K. Steven
23. Weavingshaw by. Heba Al-Wasity
24. The Summer of Second Chances by. K.L. Walther

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Reviews I Posted On My Blog: 27 Books

5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Crown Me Dead & Crown Me Yours by. Liz Zander | Mini Book Reviews

4.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

• Weavingshaw by. Heba Al-Wasity | Book Review

4 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• The Shadows That Listen by. Louisa Carmody | Book Review
• Crown Me Dead & Crown Me Yours by. Liz Zander | Mini Book Reviews
• The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox by. Katrina Kwan | Audiobook
• Student Union: The Undergrads by. Julie Murphy | ARC Review
• Deathly Fates by. Tesia Tsai | ALC and ARC Review | Audiobook and Ebook
• Starside by. Alex Aster| Book Review
• Bloody Black by. Rhiannon Hargadon| Book Review
• If You Could See the Sun by. Ann Liang | Audiobook

3.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

• The Summer of Second Chances by. K.L. Walther | ARC Review
• Change of Plans by. Sarah Dessen | ARC Review
• Us Dark Few by. Alexis Patton | ARC Review
• Storm Breaker by. Nisha J. Tuli | ARC Review
• The Verdant Cage by. Jess Lourey | ARC Review
• A Merry Life by. Sarah Branson | Audiobook
• I Could Give You the Moon by. Ann Liang | ALC Review | Audiobook
• The Thorn Queen by. Sasha Peyton Smith | ARC Review
• Your Soulmail is Attached by. Joan F. Smith | ARC Review
• Japanese Gothic by. Kylie Lee Baker | ALC and ARC Review
• Runebreaker by. Mila Finch | Book Review

3 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️:

• Heart of the Wolf Queen by. Sarah Gallego | Book Review
• Miracles in Mercy by. Briony J. Shutt | Book Review
• Cruel Angel by. Rebecca Kenney | ARC Review
• While You Were Seething by. Charlotte Stein | ALC and ARC Review
• The Bloody and the Damned by. Becca Coffindaffer| ARC Review
• Blood & Roses by. Callie Hart | Book Review

2.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️💫

2 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️

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