April was probably the worst reading month I’ve had in years. Even though I kept up with my daily reading goal, I only managed to finish one book. Yikes.
April goal:
April’s goal? I’m well into an audiobook but I’m also reading Persuasion and classics tend to go slowly for me. I’ll commit to 3 books this month.
What I read:
- Everything is Tuberculosis—John Green
- Audiobook 🎧 / 4h 22m
- Apr 2–13
- 4.75⭐
- Review
In-progress:
- Me—Elton John
- Audiobook 🎧
- 91%
Abandoned:
- Persuasion—Jane Austen
- Kindle
- 33%
2025 Note: I quit linking titles to that big site that funds the rich dude and fascism a while ago. I’ve been linking to Goodreads, but the same guy owns that, so I linked to Storygraph this month. Regardless, I recommend supporting independent bookstores. My favorite is Old Town Books (they ship!). You can also support my favorite podcast through their Bookshop.org link at KickBezosInTheBalls.org (or pick a local shop of your choosing). And you can never go wrong with your local library!
2025 Progress
Star Ratings:
Based on the flat stars, not the quarter stars I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 1 book
- 4 stars: 5 books
- 3 stars: 6 books
- 2 stars: 0 books
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 1 book
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read/Hours Listened:
(Does not include partial books, abandoned books, or edited manuscripts)
- January – 1359p, 4h 13m
- February – 766p, 8h 0m
- March – 1475p*, 15h 49m
- April – 0p, 4h 22m
*Note: Storygraph has a slightly different number because they count what they think I actually read each day based on when I update my progress. I always count the entire book in the month it was completed, even if I read everything but the last page in the previous month.
Reading Goals:
Read 36 books
I finished 1 book toward my Goodreads Challenge and I’m on schedule.
- Audiobooks: 6
- Kindle: 5
- Physical books: 0
*Note: I edited a book in April/May and read those 297 pages 3 times in the process, so I feel like I could count another 3 books and 891 pages toward my total.
Decrease my TBR
- Jan 1: 59 physical / 20 digital
- Feb 2: 59/20
- Mar 2: 59/20
- Apr 6: 59/20
- May 2: 59/20
Read 25 minutes per day
April 30 was Day 1323 of my reading streak.
As I said above, April was not great for finishing books. I spent a lot of time trying to read Persuasion (Jane Austen) and just couldn’t get into it. I also spent around 30 hours editing a book, which included reading it 3 times. I find it hard to read for pleasure when I’m also reading for work. And then I listened to most of Elton John’s autobiography. It’s not that I wasn’t reading—I just wasn’t completing.
May’s goal? April was pathetic, so I’m going to commit to 2 books in May.
As always, you can find me online to see what I’m reading:
