Thank goodness April is over! I swear, this past month felt super short and too long all at the same time. It’s been a stressful month and getting through quarantine has been such a challenge. I’ve missed my library so much and working from home has been such a difficult adjustment. Things have been a bit overwhelming, but I’m so grateful books exist. Being stressed makes me read more, so I am glad to report that I managed to read X books in April!
Here’s the wrap-up of everything I read, featuring my favorite covers of some of my reads this month!
- All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
- Foul is Fair by Hanna Capin
- Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kinneally
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
- The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
- The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
- Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
- The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park
- Rick by Alex Gino
- From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks, audiobook by Bahni Turpin
- Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices edited by S.K. Ali & Aisha Saeed
- The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
- Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Sugar Summer by Hannah Moskowitz
- Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
- The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
- The Midwinter Witch by Molly Ostertag
- The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge
- Misfit City, Vol. 2 by Kirsten Smith
- That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story by Huda Fahmy
- Camp Spirit by Axelle Lenoir
- Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O!, Vol. 2 by Carly Usdin & Nina Vakueva
- Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky
In April, I read a total of 24 books. Here’s the format that I read them in:
- 2 were physical books – both were ARCs
- 8 were audiobooks checked out from my library (via Hoopla or Libby)
- 14 were eBooks
- 6 were eARCs
- 1 was an eBooks that I purchased
- 7 of those were eBooks that I checked out from my library (via Hoopla or Libby)
What was your favorite book you read in April?
Books. Libraries. Also, cats. 
Ari, you had a fantastic reading month!!! How did you like Something to Talk About and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires?
I have Four Days of You and Me and Late to the Party on my tbr for this year, not sure yet, when I’ll get to it. 😀
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Something to Talk About was cute but definitely more of a slow-burn than I was expecting haha. The Southern Book Club was very different than what I normally read–it wasn’t my favorite but definitely entertaining!
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OMG Something to Talk About was an ultimate slowburn – fortunately I’ve read some before by Mariana Zapata and I wasn’t too shocked by it, but I didn’t expect it to be this slow either – lol
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Yes so slow burn haha! It was super cute but at a certain point I was like OMG JUST KISS ALREADY!
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Wow you read a ton of books! I’m especially loving the YA novels you read. Hope you have a great May!
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Thanks! I love YA novels! Hope you have a good May too.
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You had some great books! I like how you sort them in between YA and Adult. I should try to do that next month maybe. I agree with how April seemed to go on forever, but then also was over before it seemed time. Let’s hope May is a better month for us all!
Lisa Loves Literature’s April Wrap-Up
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Thanks for your comment! And yes, I really hope May is better!
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Oh my goodness! You got so many books read this month! Some good ones, too!
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Thank you! Yes, there were definitely lots of good reads this month!
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Clap When You Land is high on my wish list as I just recently read and enjoyed The Poet X. From the Desk of Zoe Washington was so good and my copy now has a signed bookplate thanks to the author who had to cancel her in person events. I can’t wait to read her next books too.
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I hope you like Clap When You Land! And yes, I’m definitely looking forward to more from Janae Marks too!
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It looks like you had a wonderful reading month, Ari! My favorite read from April was The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo.
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