Hello readers!
It's Spring!
I took full advantage of the lovely weather and spent a lot of time outdoors this month, which meant more adventures but fewer books read. Still, I finished 15 books in March so here they are!
What I read in March:
FICTION READS
Drift: Willa & Koy by Adrienne Young
The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling
Summerkin by Sarah Prineas
Moonkind by Sarah Prineas
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
NONFICTION READS
POETRY COLLECTIONS
CHALLENGE PROGRESS
Jan - Mar
Fiction:
17 / 26
8 / 26
Nonfiction/Poetry:
10 / 26
MARCH ABC Reads:
Fiction:
U - The Unmaking of June Farrow
E - Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands
G - Gregor the Overlander
Graphic novels:
Nonfiction:
H - Horses Make A Landscape More Beautiful
MARCH TBR Tackle Challenge
(hosted by @booksare42 on Storygraph)
1. Starts with A or T: 👎
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Annihilation, Authority, or Acceptance
2. Female author 👍
I read ALL female authors in March!
3. STEM themes 👎
4. Fairytale or folklore inspired 👍
Summerkin (based on fae realm)
5. Green on the cover 👍
Nineteen Steps
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands
Challenge completed?
No 👎
Devour Your TBR
March prompt: __March on the Margins__
(celebrate diverse voices - read books written by marginalized groups: BIPOC, queer, disabled, plus-sized, and mental illnesses)
Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Educaton 👍
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward 👍
(my Read Harder blog post)
9/24
JAN: +5
FEB: +2
Mar: +2
MARCH:
Prompt 6: Read a MG book with an LGBTQ+ character:
The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling
Prompt 9: Read a book recommended by a librarian:
The Unmaking of June Farrow
(My 52BookClub Challenge blog post)
16 / 52
JAN: +6
MAR: +5
MARCH:
Prompt 4: lowercase letters on the spine
Class: A Memoir
Prompt 10: Told in non-chronological order
The Invisible Hour
The Unmaking of June Farrow
Prompt 14: A grieving character
The Invisible Hour
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Prompt 21: Written by a ghostwriter:
Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown
Prompt 52: Published in 2024
The Curse of Eelgrass Bog
PopSugar Reading Challenge
(my PopSugar Challenge blog post)
Jan: +6
FEB: +7
MAR: +3
MARCH:
Prompt 15: Recommended by a librarian
The Unmaking of June Farrow
Prompt 27: Someone dies in the 1st chapter:
The Unmaking of June Farrow
Prompt 43: A second-chance romance
Nineteen Steps
The Invisible Hour
Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge
Jan: +4
Books that have:
Witches: After the Forest
Mountains: Cold Mountain
Books that made me feel:
Cozy: Bookshops & Bonedust
Shiver: Dead of Winter
FEB: +9
FEB:
Books that have:
Twins - The Daughters of Ys
Pirates - Fable
Music - Elvis & Me
Birds - The Comfort of Crows
Books that made me feel:
Cozy - Paladin's Grace
Laugh Out Loud - The Lonely Hearts Book Club
Adventurous - Fable & Namesake
Learn - Peace is a Practice
MAR: +6
MARCH:
Books that have:
Shapeshifters: Summerkin & Moonkind
Witches: The Curse of Eelgrass Bog
Birds: Owls & Other Fantasies
Pirates: Saint & Drift
Made me feel:
Adventurous: Saint & Drift
Think: The Last House on Needless Street
2024 NONFICTION READER CHALLENGE
(my Nonfiction Challenge blog post)
History:
Memoir/Biography:
Class: A Memoir
Crime & Punishment:
Science:
Mental Health:
Travel:
Food:
Social Media:
Sport:
Relationships:
The Arts:
Horses Make A Landscape More Beautiful
Owls & Other Fantasies
Published in 2024:
NEW TO ME AUTHORS
MARCH:
Mary Averling
Millie Bobby Brown
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Catriona Ward
Happy reading!
