If you haven’t visited my blog in the last few days, you may notice some changes and that’s because I gave my blog a little makeover. I’ve been thinking about a change for a while and I finally took the plunge. It took me several hours to find just the right colors, theme, and make the graphics, but I think I’m satisfied…at least for now.
I would have finished my fifth book of the month, but I was busy working on the blog, so I only got to four. This month the Latinx Book Club read it’s first pick, The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes, I did a buddy read with Carolyn @ A Hundred Thousand Stories of The Lies of Locke Lamora, ran a Twitter giveaway (ends at 4pm PST today, check it out here), and won a couple of exciting giveaways myself. I feel like April was a really busy month for me and I’m honestly kind of itching for another mini-break. We’ll see how that goes. Also, it’s my birthday next week and I splurged a bit on books. I’m so excited!
(Book covers below are linked to my reviews, unless otherwise specified.)
Favorite Book This Month:
My favorite April read was Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno. I loved this one so much, I think it’s my favorite 2019 read so far. My review is coming up very soon. Warning: lots and lots of gushing!
Least Favorite Book This Month:
No book this month received less than three stars.
Reviews Posted This Month:
Read, Review Coming Soon:
(None)
Books I Didn’t Review:
Okay, I am so guilty this month of skipping out on reviews. I was very tired this month and I just couldn’t find the brain capacity to write even a snapshot review. So here is some very pithy reviews of the following:
J.C. Cervantes’s The Storm Runner was overall enjoyable, but there were a few choices with regard to the main character’s arc that I wished had been resolved sooner. Rating: 3/5
Scott Lynch’s The Lies of Locke Lamora was so enjoyable and a great heist book. I loved how intricate the schemes were, but also the fact that Lynch kept me on my toes. As good as Locke Lamora is, there were still people who were capable of outsmarting him. Rating: 4/5
Notable Blog Posts This Month:
Latinx Book Club: May’s Book Club Pick – We’ve selected our next book club pick. Come join us on Twitter in May!
Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Nocturna by Maya Motayne – I am ready to be swept away by this Latinx-inspired fantasy. It comes out on my birthday, so it’s basically destiny.
Can’t-Wait Wednesday: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo – I might cry when I finally hold a copy of this one on my hands. Also comes out on my birthday which makes it feel extra special.
Top Ten Tuesday: Things Book Bloggers Love That Non-Readers Don’t Understand – Loved putting this post together and loved that it was so relatable to other bloggers.
Kernels of Nonsense: 2019 Preorders So Far (Part II) – To no one’s surprise, I preodered more books!
Reading Challenges:
Aside from the Goodreads challenge, I’m only taking part in one reading challenge.
1. The Beat the Backlist Challenge 2019 is hosted by NovelKnight. This month I picked up The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.
- Challenge Goal: 10 books; Current Count: 4 books
May Releases I’m Excited For:
I’m looking forward to your review of Don’t Date Rosa Santos! Glad to see you didn’t have and one- or two-star reviews in April Happy May reading!
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It will be going up on Sunday. Thank you. Happy May to you!
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I like your blog style, colors, and layout! 🙂
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Thank you so much. I appreciate it!
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Birthdays are the perfect excuse to splurge on books!
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I wholeheartedly agree 😝
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I love The Lies of Locke Lamora, glad you did too!
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It was such a dynamic read. Can’t wait to continue the series.
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I love the new look for the blog! And I’m super happy you loved Don’t Date Rosa Santos so much, I can’t wait to read your review! April was kind of overwhelming but I read a lot of good books. I have Locke Lamora but haven’t taken the plunge yet. Looking forward to your May picks as well, I have most of them on hold at the library 🙂
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Thank you, Morgan. I’m so excited for my review of Rosa Santos to go up. A buddy read finally pushed me to pick up Locke Lamora. Hope we both enjoy all these fantastic May releases!
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Buddy reads can be super helpful sometimes! Me too 🙂
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I love the cover for Don’t Date Rosa Santos! I’ll have to look that one up, because it looks like something I would be into. I’m so bad with not reviewing every book I read. I usually stick to really new releases or ARCs these days. I’m hoping to get back into reviewing everything again. So many great books coming out in May! I am really looking forward to all of the ones that you are excited for!
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Rosa Santos is fantastic. There are a ton of really great May releases. I don’t know how I will find the time to read them all.
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Happy ‘early’ birthday!
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Thank you very much!
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Okay, I’m adding Rosa Santos to my list!
I listened to The Storm Runner on audio a couple months ago, and I also gave it 3 stars. I think its target audience will enjoy it a lot, though!
My April was super busy as well, and May will be even worse.
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Rosa Santos is amazing. I’m going to be screaming about it for a while. We are always so in sync. Storm Runner was good, but didn’t blow me away. I hope you gwt a reprieve sometime in May 💕💕💕
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Your blog looks so lovely. *.* I’ve been wanting to read The Lies of Locke Lamora for many years. So good to hear you enjoyed it. 🙂
Happy readings! 😉
Tânia @MyLovelySecret
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Thank you so much! Me too, it finally took a buddy read to get me to pick it up.
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I’m glad you enjoyed Locke Lamora! I found the second one even better!
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I’m so excited for There’s Something about Sweetie and can’t wait to read Don’t Date Rosa Santos. Finding great books to read is the best.
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Love the look of the blog!! I’m really eager to read Don’t Date Rosa Santos now–I’ve been curious about that one.
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Thank you so much! Rosa Santos will not disappoint you!
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