Hey all, Sam here.
Well, March was a bit of a mixed bag when it came to reading plans and reading actually completed. I had 12 books on my TBR, and as of right now I’ve completed 4 of them. Obviously I still have a couple days left in the month, so perhaps I can finish a couple more, but I don’t know. Obviously you’ll see in my wrap-up post (coming April 2nd), I felt a bit reading slumpy in March.
So, it just means that I’ll try again in April.
We’re starting off with the books on my NetGalley list. There’s quite a few for the month of April (and looking ahead to early May as well). I’m hoping I can get through these, because I’d love to start really catching up on my reading and NetGalley backlist.
The Hemlock Queen by Hannah Whitten (April 9), Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger (April 16), To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X Chang (April 16), and Necrobane by Daniel M Ford (April 23)
For the earlier April books, I have two sequels, a prequel, and a debut. I’m really hoping that I can read the prequel to Elatsoe without any of the context of its previously released sequel, because I own it but still haven’t read it. I want to though, so perhaps this is what will get me there. I’m also excited about reading the next books by Hannah Whitten and Daniel M. Ford, because I enjoyed the first books of each of these series. And I’ve started hearing some mixed reviews on Molly X Chang’s debut, but I’m still excited to give it a try.
Next up, a few more NetGalley reads, taking us through the rest of April and into May a little bit.
Sound the Gong by Joan He (April 30), Relics of Ruin by Erin M Evans (April 30), The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo (May 7), The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields (May 14)
Oh look, three sequels and a debut. I don’t think I’ll have any issues with Nghi Vo’s next novella; they’ve all read fairly quickly. I’m excited to see what’s next in Erin M. Evan’s world, and I’m curious to see what happens in the conclusion to Joan He’s duology. And I am so very excited to get to read Sydney J. Shield’s debut, because it sounds like it’s going to be wonderful.
Finally, I have a few non-NetGalley options, but these are ones that I don’t honestly know if I’ll be able to squeeze in during the month of April. For some of them it depends on shipping times. But I also might just read some of my backlog or possibly some of the cool indie books I’ve picked up recently.
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao (April 16), Song of the Six Realms by Judy I Lin (April 23), Mined in Magic by Jenna Wolfhart (April 30), Evocation by S.T. Gibson (May 28)
Obviously for the releases by Ann Zhao and Judy I Lin, it really depends on how quickly my copies ship out on if I’m going to be able to read them in time or not. With the new Jenna Wolfhart book, it’s me racing the clock. I have already pre-ordered the e-book and it releases April 30th…so it’s honestly me hoping to just devour it all on release day, which is certainly possible because that is a day I have off work. Finally I have the upcoming release by S.T. Gibson. I have a physical ARC of this one, and I’ve been putting it off so I could read it a bit closer to release day. It comes out at the end of May, so I’d really like to be able to read it (and maybe even review it) in April.
Honestly, I think this is a pretty good list of reads for the month. Let’s hope I can actually read most (or all) of them. Even better if I can manage to get the reviews written after I read them. We’ll see what happens.
Well, that is all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.
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