April goal:
I made my March goal of 5 books, but April has been a disaster (as evidenced by this late update). I’m going to set a very low goal of 2 books.
What I read:
- The Death of Mrs. Westaway—Ruth Ware
- 2.5* (Apr 19)
- Review
- A Simple Favor—Darcey Bell
- 4* (Apr 29)
- Review
- I Hate Everyone Except You—Clinton Kelly (audiobook)
- 3.5* (Apr 30)
- Review
Excuse(s) for Not Reading More: April was not a great month at work.
Diversity? An audiobook/memoir and 2 mysteries. Eh.
Star Ratings: Based on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list-view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 2 books
- 4 stars: 7 books
- 3 stars: 5 books
- 2 stars: 1 book
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 0 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts, etc.)
- January – 1085
- February – 880
- March – 1753 (in part due to an audiobook that I started way back mid-February)
- April – 837
Reading Goals:
1. Read 48 books – I’m on track somehow. (my Goodreads Challenge)
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1 – 77 physical / 22 Kindle
- Feb 3 – 74/22
- Mar 2 – 74/26
- Apr 16 – 73/26
- May 1 – 73/26 (no change)
3. Read 12 not-novels – Nonfiction, poetry, essays, or fiction anthologies all count.
- Jan – 2 (pocket quotes, nonfiction zen)
- Feb – 0
- Mar – 2 (vignettes, audiobook/memoir)
- Apr – 1 (audiobook/memoir)
I set a goal of 2 books and finished 3. I’m setting a low goal again for May due to ongoing pandemic-related work issues, so I’ll commit to 3 books.
