April was a book-filled month, I read far, far more than I expected to and mostly stuck to my TBR! It’s helping that I’ve become so organised as I’m forcing myself to read books I’ve hoarded and haven’t picked up since I bought them.
Did I Mention I Love You? by Estelle Maskame
Eden goes to visit her estranged father in California for the summer, and gets into lots of trouble! Not a bad read, if you abandon all your morals ★★★★
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Although I didn’t like Tessa’s character very much, her story of dying from leukaemia is heartbreakingly well-written ★★★
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
A soul destroying story about a boy who just wants to forget - I can never look at a smiley face the same way again! ★★★★
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
A wonderfully well-written, and beautifully illustrated, fairy tale that I hope becomes a classic for the next generation ★★★★
Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
These illustrations perfectly sum up what it’s like to be a young adult, specially a girl, who is struggling to grow up ★★★★★
Crush by Eve Ainsworth
This book, about abusive relationships, chilled me to the bone. Eve always chooses the difficult topics and handles them gently ★★★★
When We Collided by Emery Lord
As Jonah grieves the loss of his father, and attempts to hold his family together, larger-than-life Vivi appears to make things better ★★★★
House of Windows by Alexia Casale
15-year-old Nick has been accepted into Cambridge university - an under 18 in an over 18s world makes university a very different experience for him ★★★★
Geek Girl: Head Over Heels by Holly Smale
Another wonderful adventure from the Manners family, with my one wish answered - more of Wilber and his stylish, fairy godmother ways! ★★★★★
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
A tragic story of a man who becomes disabled and loses his freedom, and the girl who accepts the job as his new carer ★★★★★
So somehow, whilst working 30+ hours a week and maintaining some semblance of a social life, I managed to read ten books. These amounted to 3,030 pages, which over 30 days of April means I somehow read at a pace of... 101 pages a day! I don’t know how I managed it. I’m so overwhelmingly proud of myself, and I’ve almost hit my goodreads target of 40 books, as at the end of April I was up to 25 books. Lets hope May is just as good!
