March Wrap-Up // A Less Stressful Month With Lots of Books

~ Katie @ Whispering Pages

It’s officially been one year of covid / quarantine!

I personally can’t believe it’s been over 12 months of being stuck at home most of the time!! It’s felt so long and I’m both excited and dreading to have to go back to in-person school and socialize (what is this again).

Fortunately, March was a less stressful month than the last, and it’s finally April (my birthday month!). So today, I’m going to be talking about how my March went, except it’s already April and I already forgot most of the things that happened last month! :DD

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I read 10 books this month (though I wanted to read a little more)! This really is my year of reading all the latest releases 😌 I also started some new webcomics (and binged most of them).

Overall, I had a great reading month. I found some new favorites, and I’m hoping to read some middle grade novels next month!

the insomniacs a song of wraiths and ruin in deeper waters fifteen hundred miles from the sun cool for the summer

  • The Insomniacs by Marit Weisenberg ☾ a thriller I read on a whim which I deeply regret doing!! I didn’t care for anything or anyone in the book β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†
  • A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown ☾ a fantasy inspired by African folklore that I thoroughly enjoyed β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† [3.5]
  • In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens ☾ I genuinely don’t really remember anything from this except the fact that it was decently enjoyable (and there are gays at sea) β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
  • Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa ☾ I loved this very queer contemporary so much!! RTC β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† [4.5]
  • Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler ☾ I wished I could have loved this more, but I didn’t find any of the characters interesting (and it had possibly problematic content) β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†

    • lost in the never woods the infinity courts made in korea deep and darkest red the dead and the dark

  • Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas ☾ I hate it when books I have high expectations for let me down,, like this one πŸ˜” I honestly was bored half the time β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
  • The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman ☾ there is no other way to describe this except absolutely amazing!! 10/10 would read again (I already did…) β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† [4.5] [review]
  • Made in Korea by Sarah Suk ☾ one of the cutest and funniest contemporaries I’ve had the pleasure of reading! I felt so culturally represented by this β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†
  • Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore ☾ a fascinating retelling with McLemore’s signature prose β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† [3.5]
  • The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould ☾ a haunting, gripping paranormal mystery with queer rep, though I was so confused at times! β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† [3.5]

    • book haul

    flatlay of advance copies of SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN, THE INFINITY COURTS, and MADE IN KOREA, with a paper rose on the left

    Thank you so much to the publishers for sending me these ARCs!! I’m still in disbelief that I was lucky enough to receive three of my most anticipated releases in advance, and I’ve already read all of them because I simply could not wait, and they really are as good as they sound.

    • I posted significantly more this month, and I am so proud of it!! And for once, I actually enjoyed writing them!
    • And I just realized that I’ve been blogging for nine months already (if you count the first three months where I barely posted anything at all)?! It’s been so long already, I can’t believe it! expect a one-year blogiversary post in,, three months lmao

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    School wasn’t as stressful, but I’m now in the last quarter (about 35 school days left) of the school year! By this point, I’m just excited for school to end and for summer to start!!

    I had spring break, which sadly lasted for only a week (but then again, summer break is three months… it’s worth it). I was also very productive, read a lot, and felt relaxed for the first time in a while.

    I started Haikyuu!!, which is very cute and funny so far and gave me so much serotonin πŸ₯Ί I can’t wait to continue it! Not surprisingly, I listened to a lot of LOOΞ Ξ” (Heart Attack and love4eva were on repeat) and RosΓ©’s solos (they finally released and I love them!).

    how was your March? what are you looking forward to in April?? what were some of the best books you read last month?

    Published by Katie @ Whispering Pages

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    7. I’m so happy to hear March was a good month for you Katie!! I’m so excited for Made in Korea omg. I’ve been hearing the best things 😍 And everyone has been raving about The Infinity Courts so now I obviously need to read it ASAP 😌

      I agree, spring break is so terribly short but I’m just getting through school one day at a time in anticipation of three months of summer vacation. And ahh congrats on nine months of blogging!! That’s such a huge accomplishment πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

      Thank you so much for mentioning my post here, that’s so sweet of you πŸ₯° I hope the rest of April treats you well Katie! πŸ’–Great post!

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    9. Ugh no, I was pretty excited for Cool for the summer! I haven’t heard anyone talk about anything problematic yet but if it is, it really needs to be said so thanks for being honest as always!! The dead and the dark sounds amazing, I literally can’t wait!! Hope you’re having a great April love!!

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      1. it just felt like that for me, but others might feel differently. feel free to still give it a try if you want to though!! ahh i hope you enjoy the dead and the dark as much as i did when you read it! i hope you’re having a lovely april too birdie! πŸ’–πŸ’–

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    10. Posting recaps half a month late is a MOOD

      Good job on reading so much!! I’ve been in and out of a slump, but I’m trying to finish something like 8 books over my easter break (good luck me)

      WOW YOU’VE ONLY BEEN BLOGGING FOR NINE MONTHS? I’ve been doing it for a year now, and you are sooooooooo much better than me!

      Also all your book covers were so prettyyyyy I want them just for the covers hehe

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    13. katie!! omg 10 books is so amazing!! i cannot believe it’s already been a year of quarantine, and i just can’t wait for covid to be over, because there are so many milestones we missed celebrating because of it, and it’s just getting annoying at this point haha!! i have found SO much comfort in webtoons and webcomics it’s not even funny omg they are THE reason for my daily boosts of serotonin πŸ₯ΊπŸ‘‰πŸΌπŸ‘ˆπŸΌ!! fifteen hundred miles from the sun sounds so?? good?? and i have ARCs of cool for the summer and in deeper waters as well, so i’m sorry those two weren’t particularly memorable :/ lost in the never woods kinda let me down too and i was bored for the first half of the book, so im glad i’m not alone there!! πŸ’–

      ahhh the infinity courts was SO good, and i loved every second of it!! i rated it 4.5 stars too, and the ending had me REELING haha!! made in korea sounds like everything i could ever need in life, so im very happy that it didn’t let you down!! congratulations on getting so many amazing ARCs btw, they all sound really good, and look super gorgeous as well!! i loved all the posts you linked to as well omg!! ahh yessss – in a little more than a month, summer break starts for me too, and i cannot wait. (though im not looking forward to the summer weather, because it’s only april, but already hitting 42 degrees celsius, or 107 degrees fahrenheit) and i am BOILING 😩

      i loved this post so much!! i hope april is treating you well πŸ’ž

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      1. ahaana!! thank you so much! i’m also honestly kind of looking forward to covid ending (but it’d mean i have less time for blogging noo) yess webcomics!!! i’m sorry you didn’t particularly enjoy lost in the never woods either! :/

        the ending literally ended me too! i need the second book badly :’) (omg?? it’s so hot where you are!! it’s barely 70 degrees farenheit (21 celsius) here lmao!!

        ahh i’m so glad you enjoyed it ily πŸ₯Ί i hope you’re having a great april as well! ❀

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    14. Ah I agree with you about Lost in the Neverwoods, I also read it at the end of march/beginning of april and I was disappointed as well 😦 I loved Cemetery Boys and this one sounded super good as well but just…nope.
      Anyways, looks like you had an awesome March! Yeah, it’s been a year of quarantine, it’s crazy. Everything went so…fast??? What????
      I’m so jealous that you got She Who Became the Sun, it’s one of my most anticipated releases of the year! (granted, I didn’t actually, ya know, try to get it in any way so maybe I don’t have a right to be jealous…but still….)

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    18. I’m glad you had a good reading month; 10 books is amazing! A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is on my TBR so it’s nice to know you enjoyed it :))

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