Hi Everyone 😊🌸🌷💐🌻
As I wrap up my April reading, I’m thankful Spring has finally taken hold.
I have read a total of 21 books this month with 16 of them being ARCs. I keep telling myself to cut back on the number of ARCs I read each month so I can tackle my TBR but I never seem to do that. 😉 I’m going to try harder.
The summer season is right around the corner and having my kids home from school fulltime will keep me occupied with finding things for them to do so they don’t become bored. That said, I’m hoping to knock off a bunch of books from my TBR.
In all honestly, tell me how many of you have more than several books downloaded to your devices, just begging to be read? I’ll be the first to raise my hand. ✋
My April reading ranged from 3.5 to 5 stars in ratings. There were some amazing books on my list last month. More than half were 5 star reads with a few that really stood out for me. I will list those standouts at the bottom of this post along with my favorite covers.
Last month I started something new on my monthly Wrap-Up post. A GIVEAWAY!!! I am going to giveaway ONE ebook copy (Kindle) to celebrate the author whose book made the top of my list. This month, because there were three that tugged at my heart, I will let the winner decide which book they would like. And those books are: Worth The Wait by Stella James (which releases May 5th), Save Me by Logan Chance, and Rampage by Brittany Crowley. Links to those reviews are at the bottom of this post.
All you need to do to be eligible to win is visit my Facebook page/justlovemybooks Romance book blog and enter on the pinned post. 💜
Lists are in no particular order.
RATED: 5
- Falling For Grace by Gloria Herrmann
- Coming Together by Renee Harless
- Crave by Dani Rene
- Shacking Up by Helena Hunting
- Ghostface Killer by M. Never
- Worth The Wait by Stella James
- Damaged Locke by Victoria Ashey & Jenika Snow
- Caged by Brittany Crowley
- Rampage by Brittany Crowley
- Save Me by Logan Chance
- Honored: The Mountain Man’s Babies by Frankie Love
- Love And War by Annette Fields
RATED: 4.5
- Penalty by Jacob Chance
RATED: 4
- Promise Me by Vivian Wood & Willow Winters
- This Is Reckless (Checkmate duet Drew & Courtney #3) by Kennedy Fox
- This Is Effortless (Checkmate duet Drew & Courtney #4) by Kennedy Fox
- Rebel Howl by M. Corchis
RATED: 3.75-4
- Captive by Marisol Logan
- Bad Boy Neighbor by Maddie King
RATED: 3.5
- The Shifter’s Secret Baby by T.S. Ryder
- Flatline by Kristine Dugger
My Favorite Covers:
In no particular order. What do you think?
Worth The Wait ~ Stella James
Penalty ~ Jacob Chance
This Is Reckless ~ Kennedy Fox
This Is Effortless ~ Kennedy Fox
Rampage ~ Brittany Crowley
Review Links for my “Five Star” April Standouts:
In no particular order:
REVIEW ~ Worth The Wait ~ By Stella James
REVIEW ~ Caged (Bound By Cage #1) ~ By Brittany Crowley
REVIEW ~ Rampage ~ By Brittany Crowley
REVIEW ~ Save Me ~ By Logan Chance
🌸🌷💐Until Next Month…..Happy Reading Everyone🌸🌷💐
May 3, 2017 at 6:45 am
I hear you. I still have some books on my TBR list. I am working through them but then I get distracted with a new book that comes out and I’m like I need to read it! Like now! So there goes my TBR list, tucked back away lol. But as I am doing my own personal reading challenge through Goodreads (100 books 2017). I will finish that TBR list and then make a new one. I love how you set up your post. The rating sections was a neat idea. Would it be okay if I used something similar that on my blog? Love your blog BTW 🙂
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May 3, 2017 at 10:15 am
I am only halfway through my reading challenge. Ever since I got into blogging and doing promos on FB for authors, my reading hours have reduced considerably. But l promised myself I would do better. I want to. I love reading. Thank you for you compliments on my ‘Wrap-Up’ post. I still consider my blog a work in progress; I’ve only been up since last June. I don’t mind at all if you use any ideas I have. Thank you for asking, tho’ 😊
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May 3, 2017 at 4:57 pm
I love reading too! It is my favorite past time and self-care activity. You are doing very well with blogging. Your site is amazing. I just started a few months ago. I am getting my flow down and how I want to structure it and things. Still very much in the beginning stages but I like it so far. Trying to get more followers but also making sure it’s good enough to get to that point. Thank you for letting me use your site for inspiration and things. I though it would be appropriate and considerate to ask before hand. Looking forward to more post. Keep up the good work. 🤗
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