The time it was a monthly recap {32}

I can’t believe we’re already in April.  I know I say this every recap, but it always seems like I just did last month’s recap.  Maybe it’s the procrastinator in me because these posts take forever to draft.

Anyhoo, ready for the March recap? Settle in.

Last month, I read a total of 21 books.

• Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff — 5 stars
• Claim Me, Cowboy by Maisey Yates — 3 stars
• Second Chance Charmer by Brighton Walsh — 5 stars
• What a Difference a Duke Makes by Lenora Bell — 3 stars
• I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman — 5 stars
• Opal by Maggie Stiefvater — 5 stars
• The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang — 5 stars
• Pretending He’s Mine by Mia Sosa — 3 stars
• Legendary by Stephanie Garber — 5 stars
• Forget You by Nina Crespo — 2.5 stars
• No Filter by Orlagh Collins — 2 stars
• Someday, Somewhere by Lindsay Champion — 3 stars
• Airports, Exes, and Other Things I’m Over by Shani Petroff — 3 stars
• The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater — 5 stars
• Disturbing His Peace by Tessa Bailey — 5 stars
• Savor You by Kristen Proby — 3.5 stars
• Lizzie by Dawn Ius — 2 stars
• Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Chokshi — 5 stars
• A Hot Montana Summer by Karen Foley — 2.5 stars
• Trouble Never Sleeps by Stephanie Tromley — 3.5 stars
• Dreamer by L.E. DeLano — 3 stars

I sort of got in a slump in March.  I just couldn’t bring myself to actually sit down and read anything.  So even though that number is on the smaller side for me, I’m pretty pleased with it.

• The lovely Brighton Walsh sent me a package including a signed copy of her new book, Second Chance Charmer, plus a gorgeous silver bangle
• I bought myself the paperback of The Raven King {hilariously not pictured here} just to get the Opal tarot card
• Stephanie Garber spoiled me with the UK paperback of Caraval

• Berkley sent me The Kiss Quotient
• Bloomsbury sent me The Brink of Darkness
• The Novl sent me Defy the Stars and Defy the Worlds
• Getting all of these books made me scream

Macmillan sent me Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore.  And I have a couple of other things that I got in the mail but apparently I haven’t taken photos of them.  So I’ll include them in next month’s recap.

Fangirled over:

• Tahereh Mafi and Marie Lu for Restore Me
• Ashley Poston for Heart of Iron
• Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff for Obsidio
• Gayle Forman for I Have Lost My Way

Interviewed:

• Alexandra Christo for To Kill a Kingdom
• Brigid Kemmerer for More Than We Can Tell

Special stuff:

• Reviewed Obsidio
• Love, Simon LA press junket
• Reading Rewind: The Raven Boys

• I had a press pass for WonderCon and went just to see Victoria Schwab.  I had posted this photo on the morning of going up there and in my caption I said that I needed to decide which copy to bring.  Victoria commented that I should bring all of them.
• We got to the signing area about 20 minutes before hand and the floor manager so nicely showed us where the the line was, so we got in line and waited.
• When I got to Victoria, she said, “How is my Lila” and I died.
• We chatted for a few minutes about foreign copies, her upcoming events, the release of Vicious, and maybe a couple of other things.

• Someone on Instagram let me know that a YouTuber had featured my photo on a segment that he had where he tries to recreate photos that he likes.
• He said my photo was gorgeous and talked about the actual placement and wondered where I would get a Gemina bookmark
• Then he did a side by side comparison of my photo to his recreation
• I didn’t make a note of his user name. I guess I thought I would remember? Anyhoo, if I find it, I’ll update this.
  
• Fangirling over: Roshani Chokshi, Jessica Cluess and maybe Veronica Roth.  Plus, I might be going to Festival of Books, I haven’t decided.
• Reading Rewind: Yes, probably.  I already know what book I’m going to read.
  
• Discussion post: Perhaps.
  
• Special Stuff: Mysterious Galaxy is starting a YA book club and I can’t wait.
  

How about you? How was your March? What was your favorite read for the month?