Books Read – April 2025
Books
- Foundation (Mercedes Lackey) – reread
- Intrigues (Mercedes Lackey) – reread
- Changes (Mercedes Lackey) – reread
- Redoubt (Mercedes Lackey) – reread
- Bastion (Mercedes Lackey) – reread (reviewed 11/25/2013)
- Closer to Home (Mercedes Lackey) – reread (reviewed 10/07/2015)
- Closer to the Heart (Mercedes Lackey) – reread (reviewed 11/17/2015)
- Closer to the Chest (Mercedes Lackey) – reread (reviewed 11/30/2018)
- Forged in Combat (Celia Lake) – reread
- Knave of Diamonds (Laurie R. King) – ARC; review to come
- The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)
Audiobooks
- Beauty (Robin McKinley) – Hoopla audio; reread (but first time listening); review to come
- Spindle’s End (Robin McKinley) – Hoopla audio; reread (but first time listening); review to come
Summary: I completed a total of 13 books in April, of which 1 was an ARC, 2 were first-time reads, and 11 were rereads. I posted 1 review of a book I read in March (The Martian Contingency), and no reviews of books read earlier than that. Of the 11 books I reread in April, 4 were books I had already reviewed on the blog before now. This was not a good month as far as reviews go, and it wasn’t great for reading, either.
Challenges
Here’s the breakdown of my reading challenges this year so far:
- Goodreads Challenge: 52/140. I am several books ahead of schedule!
- Audiobook challenge: Listened to 7/12; reviewed 3/12
- COYER Out to Lunch challenge: Read 40/25; reviewed 15/25
- Ilona Andrews series read-along: Read 1; reviewed 1. (I decided to skip the rest of the Edge books for now, and start on the Innkeeper Chronicles in May.)
- Library Love Challenge: Read 7/12; reviewed 4/12
- NetGalley & Edelweiss Challenge: Read 8/25; reviewed 6/25 (Reviews includes 2 books read prior to 2025, so I still have 2 ARCs from January, 1 from March, and 1 from April to review.
- Robin’s Recs: Read 2/6; reviewed 0/6. (I’m partway through two audiobooks, so hopefully I’ll catch up soon.)
Click here to see a detailed list of my challenge reading.
Other Goals and Resolutions
Writing: Days I wrote: X . Number of words written: X. I need to do better in May!
Prioritizing reading and writing time over screen time: I failed this one badly this month, spending far too much time doomscrolling or playing games to escape.
Review more of the books I read: This too did not go well; I only wrote and posted 1 review. I hope to catch up a bit in May.
Unpack and reorganize my book collection: This is occurring alongside cataloging my books, so it’s limited to the pace at which I can catalog them. It’s slow (I’m working on a post about why.)
Catalog my books: I’m making progress, but slowly, for reasons I’ll explain in a future post.
Click here for the full list of my 2025 goals and resolutions, excluding challenges.
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