Well, reading definitely picked back up for me in April. I found that the key was reading some real low-stakes stuff (romance was my personal life-saver) until I felt like reading my usual fare again. My finals end the first week of May, and then I’ve chosen to take a break from grad school until the fall for a couple reasons. It’ll be nice having a few months where work and personal growth/sanity are the only things I have to focus on! Also good timing, considering our Women’s Prize Squad Longlist.
Books Read:
- The Invasion by KA Applegate. 3 stars, reread.
- Wrong by Jana Aston. 4 stars, review.
- Most Eligible Billionaire by Annika Martin. 3 stars, review.
- The Dare by Lauren Landish. 3 stars, review.
- Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon. 2.5 stars, review.
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O’Connell. 5 stars, review.
- My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russell. 5 stars, review.
- Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. 4 stars, review.
Books read: 8 books
Average rating: 3.69 stars (haha nice)
Other Media:
- Movies:
- It Chapter Two [2019]. 2 stars.
- Ready or Not [2019]. I rated this 2.5 stars when I finished but upped it to 3 because in retrospect I did think it was fun.
- Source Code [2011]. 3 stars.
- TV Shows:
- I feel like all I did this month was watch TV.
- Westworld, Season 2, Season 3 Eps 1-6.
- Castle Rock, Season 2 Eps 6-10, Season 1 Ep 3 (the season 1 ep was a rewatch w my bf since he’s still on the first season).
- BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural, Season 3 Eps 4-8 (rewatch).
- Glow Up, Season 1 Eps 1-2.
- Locke & Key, Season 1 Eps 4-5.
- W/ Bob & David, Season 1 Ep 2.
- Video Games:
- Still some Stardew Valley!
- A pretty decent amount of Pokemon Sword; finished the gym challenge and am working to round out my Pokedex!
- A little Tetris 99
- Just Dance 2020! A great way to exercise in my room alone with fun music.
- Sims 4, getting back into it.
Short Reads:
- I’m renaming this section to include short stories & articles in addition to posts I get from blog-hopping!
- Short story; Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island by Nibedita Sen.
- Discovered on Hadeer’s March wrap-up post
- Article; How It Chapter 2 fails Richie Tozier as a gay character.
My Month in Photos:
Sarah Ames-Foley 
I’d really love to read Girl, Woman, Other soon! Glad to see you enjoyed it.
Happy May!
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I hope you like it when you get around to it. Happy May to you, too! 🙂
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Whenever I’m in a slump, I find I always reach for romance first—usually the shorter and filthier, the better. 😂 Switching up genres keeps me motivated to read.
Also, how is Westworld seasons 2 and 3 so far? I LOVED Season 1 but I’m scared to touch the next seasons because of mixed reviews.
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Right?? Short and filthy reads are so fun and easy to get through, haha.
I blew through season 2 in literally two or three days, if that tells you anything. I was a little frustrated with it at some points, but think it’s really worth getting through. Season 3 goes in an entirely new direction and I really like it. I also am a SUCKER for Tessa Thompson, so her character’s kept me interested as well!
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OMG I also love her!! That’s very encouraging; I might pick it up again then. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! 🙂
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Happy to! I hope you enjoy if you do pick back up. 🙂
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