April 2022 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress

Goodbye April!

Hello, readers! 
I've had a fantastic month full of adventure with my little family.
 I didn't get a ton of reading done in the first half of the month thanks to our out-of-state camping trip but I DID kind of kick the slump I was in that had me giving up a minute after digging into any book. 
It's been a great month for gardening as well! 


Books I Read in April:

Read to my kiddo:

CHALLENGE PROGRESS

ABC CHALLENGE

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

15 / 26

JAN: +7

C, E, G, H, L, N, V

FEB: +5

A, B, M, P, R

MAR: +2
F, W

APR: +1
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BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge

JAN: 1/24
FEB: 4/24
MAR: 4/24

April: 

The52BookClub Reading Challenge

11 / 52

JAN: +5
FEB: +3
MAR: +1
APR: +2

Prompt 20: Related to the word "Gold"
Cat's Cradle: The Golden Twine

Prompt 39: A middle-grade book
Took (graphic novel): A Ghost Story



PopSugar Reading Challenge

Jan: 4 / 40
Feb: 7 / 40
Mar: +1 = 8/40
Apr: +0 = 8 / 40



NEW TO ME AUTHORS

MARCH:
Tara O'Connor
Donna Barba Higuera 

APRIL:
Noelle Stevenson
Elizabeth Kilcoyne
Jo Rioux
Jen Vaughn
Scott Peterson ?



And that's about it for stats!

Happy reading! 

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Cats Cradle: The Golden Twine by Jo Rioux (YA Fantasy Graphic Novel Review)

 I received a digital review copy of this graphic novel from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

Cat's Cradle:
The Golden Twine
by Jo Rioux
Published by First Second
on June 21, 2022
(first published 2012)
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Length: 128 pages
Ages: 8 - 12 years

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Synopsis:
Jo Rioux (illustrator of M.T. Anderson's highly acclaimed The Daughter of Y's) makes her debut as a writer-illustrator in this fantasy-adventure graphic novel.

Suri loves monsters--studying their lore, telling stories about them (for a fee), and--she hopes--one day taming them. Unfortunately, no one takes an orphan street-urchin who travels with a merchant camp very seriously. But Suri's self-confidence, cleverness, and ambition serve her well when a mysterious new wagon joins her camp--holding something very big, very loud, and very monstrous.

And that's before Suri runs afoul of a treacherous family with its own beastly secret--and a prince hunting the greatest monster of all. 



My Thoughts:

Suri has wanted to be a monster tamer ever since she was a little girl. Orphaned and surviving off of scraps she musters up within the merchant camp she travels with, Suri is determined to make her own way and grow up to become a monster tamer. She gets her chance when a mysterious wagon containing a huge dark monster within joins the camp but breaks out and Suri meets a few shapeshifting monsters that are after the Golden Twine.

This is a fun fantasy with a brave and independent main character that is determined to hunt and tame monsters. It has a cutesy vibe that makes it perfect for young readers that want monsters and adventure but aren't quite up to reading horror. 

My only issue with this book is that it's the first in a trilogy that was never completed but somehow ended up republished a decade later with a new cover but still no middle or ending... and it does not do well as a stand-alone. There's no resolution and the story just abruptly stops. I'm hoping that the sequels will be forthcoming with the new publication date but was unable to find any updates on the trilogy.

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LazyDayLit's April 2022 Reading Goals & TBR

  Hello April! 

I've had a rough start to the year and I spent most of March in a slump that kept me from picking up even my most anticipated reads but I'm hoping for better days in April! 
It's Spring and that always means extra outdoor activities and lots of cleaning/organizing so we will still be extra busy 

but here are some of the books I'm hoping to get to this month:

For Review:

I was lucky enough to win a few books from Goodreads as well as a copy of The Boy Who Met A Whale by Nizrana Farook over on Instagram and am really looking forward to all of them!

Many thanks to Wednesday Books, William Morrow, Henry Holt & Co., and Peachtree Publishing Company for the great new reads! 


Borrowed Books:

What are you most looking forward to reading this month?

You can keep up with what I am reading over on Bookstagram @LazyDayLit! 

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