April was an extremely busy month for me. I had multiple family members in town visiting for 3 weeks out of the month, and then we took a trip for 3 days to help clean out my mother-in-law's home so that it can be put on the market. Needless to say, I didn't have as much reading time this month. I did however, somehow get around to at least starting all but one of the books on my list for this month, and I threw an extra one in to boot. I decided to push A Drop of Corruption back another month. Also, I'm going to be very cautious about promising reviews to come this time since I haven't posted any in a couple of months, but I do want to post about the last few book clubs soon.
I finished up two books that I started at the end of March-
Deliverer (Foreigner #9) by C.J. Cherryh
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Sci-Fi, Space Opera
Content: Strong Language
This is the last book in this series that I'll be reading for a while. I need a break from it. There are a lot of other books I want to try and this series at this point is endless. I do plan to come back to it later.
Everyone on This Train is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham #2) by Benjamin Stevenson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Content: Strong Language
After really liking book one, I was looking forward to reading this. Unfortunately, this one just didn't work for me. The main character, who I liked in the first book, came across as really dumb in this one. He irritated me with the way he went about solving the murder, and seemed quite clueless (don't even get me started on the relationship blunders he makes) about everything until near the end when he suddenly got super smart. Really, the only character in this whole book that I found likable was Juliet. I think the first book worked well as a standalone.
The books I read from start to finish in April-
Orconomics (The Dark Profit Saga #1) by J. Zachary Pike
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Fantasy, Satire
Content: Strong Language
I actually read this book twice this month! The first time I listened to it and my mind kept wandering. There were big holes in what I could recall from the story. I felt like this was a book I could really enjoy but I just didn't enjoy the audio, so I decided to read the ebook after I had finished the audio. A weird choice in a month that I didn't have a lot of reading time, but it was my book club read and I wanted to give it another chance for that reason too. So, after reading the ebook version I bumped what would have been a 3 star rating up to 4 stars. I enjoyed the characters in this story and I loved the satirical nature of it. There were even a few moments where I teared up.
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret (Ernest Cunningham #3) by Benjamin Stevenson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Content: Strong Language
Yes, I know I didn't like book two in this series, and I'm sure you're wondering why I bothered to read book three. Well I owned it and it was a novella, so I decided to go ahead and read it. Plus, I was hoping that book two was just a fluke and that three would be better. It wasn't. Well, maybe a smidge better but not enough to raise my rating even a half star. I'm not sure if the author is planning to write more in this series, but I'm moving on.
Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Content: Strong Language
This was probably my least favorite book I've read my this author. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't as good as her other books. I kept expecting a big twist but there was only a mild one. If you want to try any of this author's books I would recommend starting with The Nothing Man. Definitely save this one for later.
The Poisoner's Ring (A Rip Through Time #2) by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Time Travel
Content: Strong Language
It took me forever to get through this book. It's not that I disliked it, I just didn't feel in the mood for it. Add all the other things going on this month and it just felt like I was never going to finish it. But of course I did, a few days before the end of the month. Overall, I didn't like this one as much as the first book in the series, but it wasn't bad. I think I'm just really impatient to see if more is revealed about the time period she came from, and that didn't happen in this book. It may never happen, and I feel like if it doesn't I'll probably eventually lose interest in this series.
Still currently reading-
Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #5) by Ilona Andrews
Continuing on with my reread of this series with my husband.
The Knights of Erador (The Echoes Saga #7) by Philip C. Quaintrell
I'm halfway through this one and liking it so far.
The View From Coral Cove by Amy Clipston
I wanted to get to this one earlier in the month but didn't have time. So far so good, although I'm only up to chapter 6.
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