Well, hello there lovely readers! I know I say this at the end of every month but seriously, can you believe we’re in April already?! I thought I’d try a new approach to my monthly book haul / wrap ups this month and include what I’ve read, what I’m reading and maybe miscellaneous stuff that’s been going on this month!
What I’ve Received
Publishers: The Valley by John Renehan, The Detective’s Secret by Lesley Thomson (both surprise posts from Head of Zeus!) & A Mother’s Story by Amanda Prowse (Head of Zeus), The Chosen Queen by Joanna Courtney (McMillan), Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum (Random House), The Three by Sarah Lotz (Hodder), That Girl From Nowhere by Dorothy Koomson (Century)
Won in Giveaways: Ivy Lane by Cathy Bramley (Novelicious), My Journey to the Ocean by Lena Mikado, The Man Who Can’t Be Moved by Tilly Tennant, Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson and The Half Life of Hannah by Nick Alexander.
Gifted by Friends: I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak (Thank you Lynsey for sending me this!) and Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey and The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes by Anna McPartlin (Huge thank you to Gill Edwards for sending me these in exchange for postage money!)
Bought on Kindle: Just The Way You Are by Lynsey James, Wellies and Westies by Cressida McLaughlin and Kiss Heaven Goodbye by Tasmina Perry
and dog.
What I’ve Read + What I’m Currently Reading
Currently Reading: The Chocolate Lovers Club by Carole Matthews
Read in March: Its Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini (Review), The Dead Wife’s Handbook by Hannah Beckerman (Review), Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman (Review) and George’s Grand Tour by Caroline Vermalle.
What I Want to Buy Next Month
Miscellaneous
This month has been pretty amazing blogging, reading, writing and book-wise. I won an “Honourable Mention” award in Becca & Tay’s Book Bloggers Awards which was amazing! You can read my post about it here. I also had my 2nd Blogoversary and there are tons of giveaways still going on for the next month which you can find here! I also reached 2,000 Twitter followers which was awesome, got a new blog banner and made some changes to Neverland Blog Tours, which was all new and exciting.
Away from the blogging world, my holiday in May to the Lake District is all booked and paid so I’ve been making lists after lists after lists of stuff I need to take with me! I’m so excited as I’ve never been before and am hoping to get some blog posts written about it when I get back! I’ve also started watching Once Upon a Time again as it’s just been put on Netflix – I was in dire need of a new show to watch and this may just be it!