april 2020 wrap-up

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.