Sunday, April 30, 2023

LazyDayLit's APRIL 2023 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress


GOODBYE APRIL! 

Hello readers! 
I had another great reading month and read 25 books in all towards my reading goals. 
11 fiction novels
7 graphic novels
1 full-length nonfiction
6 poetry collections! 


What I read this month:

FICTION READS








GRAPHIC NOVELS READ IN APRIL






NONFICTION READS








WHAT I READ TO MY CHILD




DID NOT FINISH






CHALLENGE PROGRESS


ABC CHALLENGE


APRIL

Fiction:
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
10 / 26
Graphic Novels:
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
3 / 26

Nonfiction:
A B C D E F H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
8 / 26

Fiction:

G - Ghost 19

Graphic Novels:

H - Hummingbird Heart
I - It Won't Always Be Like This
J - Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort of )
K - Kindred

Nonfiction:

Y - You Don't Have To Be Everything
T - To Make Monsters Out of Girls


BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge

5/24

JAN: 0/24
FEB: +2
MAR: +2
APR: +1

Prompt 2: A favorite author's favorite book:
Small World by Laura Zigman (recommended by Alice Hoffman)



The52BookClub Reading Challenge

18 / 52

JAN: +2
FEB: +6
MAR: +5
APR: +5

Prompt 5: Title starting with the letter 'I'
~ I Was Born For This

Prompt 12: High Fantasy:
~ Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Prompt 32: Published by Macmillan:
~ The Wilderwomen

Prompt 43: A book everyone has read:
~ Fairy Tale by Stephen King
~ The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

Prompt 44: A contemporary setting:
~ Small World by Laura Zigman



PopSugar Reading Challenge

Jan: +1
Feb: +4
MAR: +3
APR: +4


Prompt 15: A book with song lyrics as a title
~ I Was Born For This

Prompt 5: Book with a mythical creature:
~ Legends & Lattes
~ The Hobbit

Prompt 26: The shortest book (by pages) on your tbr:
~ Skeleton Song by Seanan McGuire (28 pages)

Prompt 41: A book written during NaNoWriMo:
~ Legends & Lattes



Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge

Jan: +3
Feb: +6
MAR: +1
APR:

Prompt 1: Outside of my comfort zone
~I Was Born For This
(boy band/fandom/parasocial relationships)

Prompt 3: An author you'd never heard of:
~ Legends & Lattes

Prompt 38: A book everyone is talking about:
~ Fairy Tale by Stephen King


Nonfiction Reader Challenge

History:

Memoir/Biography:
It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib

Crime & Punishment:

Science:
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

Health:

Travel:

Food:

Social Media:

Sports:

Relationships:

The Arts:
Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon
The Humbling by Robert J Tiess
You Don't Have To Be Everything by Various Poets
Felicity by Mary Oliver
Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver
To Make Monsters Out of Girls

Published in 2023: 



NEW TO ME AUTHORS

FEB: +12
MAR: +12
APRIL: +12


Borja Gonzalez
Allison Rumfitt
Travis Baldree
Travis Dandro
Robert J. Tiess
Ruth Emmie Long
Mary Oliver
Ellen Hopkins
Laura Zigman
Jodi Cullum
Amanda Montell
Johnnie Christmas



Happy reading! 


Saturday, April 1, 2023

LazyDayLit's APRIL 2023 TBR & Reading Goals

HELLO APRIL!


Hello readers!
March was a pretty great reading month!
I read 24 books in all!
You can see which books in my March Wrap-Up Post!

I'm hoping to read lots in April but it's also a great month to be outside so we will see if I can make the time! 



G - H Reads for #TBRTACKLECHALLENGE


MY APRIL HOPEFULS


Library Loans






Nonfiction Picks



Off My Shelves





What are you most looking forward to reading this month?



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


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