Hi all! I’m a bit late getting this post together this month. I keep saying the year is flying by and its still true! I was a bit of a book group slacker this month. But I am super excited to share some of the books I read in April–it was a great reading month for me!
April’s books (and reviews) were as follows:
- I really enjoyed On the Banks of Plum Creek for the #LittleHouseRAL
- I read and posted about Peter Pan and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for the Classics Club (and with my husband).
- I also made some progress on War and Peace–finished book 7!
- I read The Hesitant Heiress, Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary, and Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore just for fun.
- And I finally finished reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe out loud to my husband.
May is going to be a great month for reading. I am already slightly behind on my reviews because I’ve hit the ground running!
For Book Group:
I am super excited to host my neighborhood book group and read one my favorites that I haven’t read in years!
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows // One of my favorites. Super excited to discuss and write about it!
For #LittleHouse RAL:
By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder // Excited to continue reading about Laura’s story in this Newbery Honor book.
For The Classics Club:
War and Peace, Book 8 by Leo Tolstoy // Getting super close to that illusive half way mark!
Heidi by Johanna Spyri // I have listened to several chapters in Heidi and I love the sweet and simple style of writing and of life in the novel.
Just for Fun:
The Bound Heart by Dawn Crandall // This second book in the Everstone Chronicles is wonderful. I have read it and need to review it 🙂
The Crown by Kiera Cass // My nerdy obsession series. I love this series and I am about half way through this concluding novel. My sisters and I may have made a scene at the bookstore buying it Tuesday 🙂
Fablehaven: Keys of the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull // The final novel in the Fablehaven series is exciting and dramatic. Can’t wait to reread it and review it!
The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron // This one has been on my list for a while. It’s a lot different than my other “for fun” books this month so I hope it will bring a nice balance to my reading.
What are you reading in May?
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Yay for the progress on War and Peace! I read that book years ago but I’ve sort of been meaning to revisit it as I don’t remember much of the details (especially compared to Anna Karenina). I do however remember enjoying the book.
I loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society too!
Wishing you a wonderful May 🙂
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Thanks! It’s such a big book–feeling mixed emotions of accomplishment and overwhelming fear. Haha. Aww yay–Guernsey is so lovely. I’ve just started rereading it and remembering why I loved it so much 🙂 Thanks!
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It looks like you had a good reading month. War and Peace is one of those books I’ve been avoiding for years. I want to read it, but it’s intimidating!
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Thanks! It was a good month for reading. And I totally agree. It’s super intimidating even as I am in the middle of it! But I also enjoy a lot of it too. But then I am also excited to finish it and have bragging rights! Haha 🙂
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i am so glad you loved The Bound Heart – just WAIT until you read the next two. Whew. 😀 Have you read Kristy Cambron’s yet? Interested in your thoughts on this one too 🙂
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It was so beautiful and so different than The Hesitant Heiress. So neat that she can write such different but equally beautiful stories. SO excited for the final two! And I just barely started. I will definitely let you know as I get more into it 🙂
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Wow, you read so many incredible last month! You are going to love By the Shore of Silver Lake, It was one of my favorites!!! I hope that you enjoy all the books that you plan on reading this month!!
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Thanks! It was a good month 🙂 Awesome! I can’t wait to read it. I’m loving the Little House books more and more as I read them.
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YAY! I LOVE The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, too! That will be fun 🙂
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Thanks! And YES its so fantastic, right? Super excited 🙂
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I just read The Butterfly and the Violin last week! It was a different take on WWII concentration camps than I had ever read!
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Cool! I have been wanting to read it for a while. I enjoy WWII books a lot so looking forward to it! 🙂
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