April Wrap-Up // A Terribly Unproductive Month, but I’m (Trying to) Write??

[whispers] One-third of the year is already gone. . . what am I doing.

It’s already nearing the end of school and summer with it, and yet I still feel like I haven’t done anything this year, this month especially!

I absolutely failed at blogging and reading last month and basically threw my priorities out the window, but April did have SOME highlights (I think)??

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I read 6 books! As you can see, I was very off my game in April. I wanted to read more, but unfortunately, my procrastination got in the way of it. However, it was a good month in terms of enjoyment, I rated every book three stars or higher! I also finished one of my most anticipated releases of the year and suffered, but that’s off topic.

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan || this was pure pain and I am officially dead, but!! first five-star book of the year!!! ★★★★★

Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley || a lovely but forgettable book, the sapphic witches made up for it ★★★☆☆

Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala || I think this was a bit too short for me and I wasn’t very emotionally impacted, but it was still cute! ★★★☆☆ [3.5]

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn || the worldbuilding really confused me but I’m invested in the characters and cannot wait for the second book! ★★★☆☆

Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert || this was good, I cried a lot ★★★★☆

XOXO by Axie Oh || this was much too cute for me to handle, and it was so fun to read a book that explores Korea, but sadly wasn’t particularly memorable ★★★☆☆ [3.5]

I thought I was going to blog more, but surprise! I didn’t!! I kind of disappeared for a little while because I had no idea what to post next and was not caught up with writing actual posts!! Stupid school. But at least I was (kind of) on top of comments last month???

top posts

• May @ Forever & Everly recommends Asian books based off of tropes we all love!
• Ahaana @ Windows to Worlds discusses the topic of diversity and representation in YA, and it’s such a well-written post on a very important topic in the bookish community.
• Julianna @ Paper Blots comes back from a (very long) hiatus!!
• Prutha @ Moonchild Lexicons writes about ARCs—what they are and some tips to get them!
• Charvi @ Not Just Fiction lists books by Asian authors based on your zodiac signs.
• uhh I didn’t blog hop much

I started writing! Technically not actually writing but plotting! Yes for plotting!!!* I have a very vague idea of a sapphic fantasy with morally grey characters and found family, but nothing for sure yet :’)

I also went out to eat and visited a bookstore for the first time in forever. And I’ll admit that it was nice to experience a semblance of normalcy after the disaster that was last year!! (Yes, it was Korean BBQ, and I didn’t even realize how much I was craving it until I actually ate it.)

That is it because 50% of my thoughts last month were something like ‘summer is almost here summer is almost here.’

*Just kidding. Plotting is horrible.

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how was your April? are you also excited for the end of the school year? any new WIP ideas??? make sure to take care of yourselves!