April 2012 Recap

Books read in March but reviewed in April:

(Links will take you to my reviews)

1. Crave - Melissa Darnell
2. Ash Mistry and the Savage Fortress - Sarwat Chadda
3. Shadow Fall - Erin Kellison
4. Callum - Malorie Blackman (Short Story)
5. Lover Mine - J.R. Ward

Books read in April:

(Links will take you to my reviews)

1. Unrest - Michelle Harrison
2. Guardian - Rachel Morgan (Short Story)
3. A Killer First Date - Alyxandra Harvey (Novella)
4. Wonder - R.J. Palacio
5. Surrender - Lee Nichols
6. Royal Street - Suzanne Johnson
7. The Alchemy of Forever - Avery Williams
8. Ecstasy Unveiled - Larissa Ione
9. Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James
10. Labyrinth - Rachel Morgan (Short Story)
11. Insignia - S.J. Kincaid (Review will be posted in July)
12. Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James
13. The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa (review coming soon)
14. Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James
15. Corsets and Crossbows - Alyxandra Harvey (Novella)
16. A Field Guide to Vampires: Annotated by Lucy Hamilton - Alyxandra Harvey (Novella)
17. Fateful - Claudia Gray (review coming soon)
18. Divergent - Veronica Roth (review coming soon)
19. Darkness Unbound - Keri Arthur (review coming soon)
20. Insurgent - Veronica Roth (review coming soon)
21. Alien Diplomacy - Gini Koch (review coming soon)
22. Changeling - Philippa Gregory (review coming soon)

April Books of the Month:

(Choices are made from books reviewed this month and the links will take you to my reviews)

My top YA reads in April:

Unrest by Michelle Harrison (read my review here)

My top adult read in April:

Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione (read my review here)

April Special Mention

I have to give the Fifty Shades trilogy by E.L. James a special mention in my April recap - these books had me completely captivated (almost against my wishes) and I couldn't put them down! I'm definitely a member of the Christian Grey fan club!!

Fifty Shades of Grey - read my review

Fifty Shades Darker - read my review

Fifty Shades Freed - read my review

Challenge Updates:

These are the 2012 challenges I'm taking part in, I'll update my progress every month but so far so good!

2012 Debut Author Challenge - Read 20/50

2012 Read 100 Books in a Year Challenge - Read 80/200

2012 Horror & Urban Fantasy Challenge - Read 30/100

2012 Speculative Romance Challenge - Read 25/100

2012 British Books Challenge - Read 20/50

2012 New Author Challenge - Read 43/100

2012 Morganville Vampires Challenge - Read 1/9

2012 Sookie Stackhouse Read-A-Long - Read 2/12 - I have decided to quit this challenge, I didn't enjoy either of the first 2 books so it seems silly to force myself to carry on reading them!