I am that person who loves data, charts, and lists. So every month, I recap what I read and what books I acquire along with anything else I think is of value or interest. Let me know if you have any ideas!

This month, I was able to keep up with my reading goal. While I met my quantity goals, the quality was not so great. After reading Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey, I decided to go down a Tessa Bailey rabbit hole to see if her books in general are problematic. While I have been unimpressed with her novels, I did read my first 5 star book of the year, Nightwatching.

Due to events in my personal life, I am trying to keep the books I read light and fluffy. As a result, I am reading more romance than I typically do. I anticipated that continuing for at least another month.

Breakdown

• Books read: 13

• Pages read: 3,894 (without audio)

• Time listened: 1 hour 10 minutes

• Percent female authors: 92.3%

• Percent BIPOC authors: 21.4%

Books read

• Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey | ⭐⭐
• Why Any Luck by Ashley Poston | ⭐⭐⭐
• Closer by Alexa Riley | ⭐
• Yellowface by R. F. Kuang | ⭐⭐💫
• Mrs. Gulliver by Valerie Martin | ⭐⭐
• Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey |⭐⭐
• Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano | ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey | ⭐⭐
• Murder Road by Simone St. James | ⭐⭐⭐💫
• Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Happily Never After by Lynn Painter | ⭐⭐⭐
• Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun | No Rating
• The Ascent by Adam Plantinga | ⭐⭐

Books in progress

I started three books in March that I plan to finish in April:

• Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America by Mayukh Sen 🎧
• The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
• Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey

Books acquired

I acquired the following books this month:

Book of the Month

• Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
• Good Material by Dolly Alderton
• Murder Road by Simone St. James
• The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez
• Here After by Amy Lin
• The Fox Wife by C. Pam Zhang
• Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
• Happily Never After by Lynn Painter

Aardvark Book Club

• Baby X by Kira Peikoff
• The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

Gifted Physical Copies

• The Furies: Women, Vengeance, & Justice by Elizabeth Flock (Pub: 1/2)
• The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations by David Montero (Pub: 2/6)
• The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Pub: 2/6)
• Original Sins by Erin Young (Pub: 2/13)
• The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin (Pub: 2/27)
• Green Dot by Madeleine Gray (Pub: 2/27)
• The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard (Pub: 2/27)
• Piglet by Lottie Hazell (Pub: 2/27)
• After Annie by Anna Quindlen (Pub: 2/27)
• Knife River by Justine Champine (Pub: 5/28)
• Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H. (Now out in paperback)

NetGalley Approvals

• The Next Big Fling by Gabriella Gamez (Pub: 7/9)
• Worst in Show by Anna E. Collins (Pub: 8/13)
• Can’t Help Falling in Love by Sophie Sullivan (Pub: 9/17)

Book Club & Book Events

• James by Percival Everett
• Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
• Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
• Making It in America by Rachel Slade