Bi-Monthly Recap: Apr-May

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I could not be more ready for these summer months, although my hair may not agree (getting fizzy already!) and to be honest, May was a pretty awesome month so I can't complain. I went on my first flight since the pandemic started for a trip to Turks & Caicos, celebrated my nephew Ian's second birthday, went to the movies (Doctor Strange 2 and Downton Abbey!), enjoyed a recent relaxing three-day weekend, and more. I'm really looking forward to seeing what these upcoming months will bring. Hopefully fun plans with family and friends and even more of a return to normalcy. 

Apr-May Superlatives

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Book Reviews Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill Some Mistakes We Made by Kristin Dwyer Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez Birds of California by Katie Cotugno Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Books Lovers by Emily Henry Bookish Paranormal Book Club: Angelfall

Features Links + Loves (Apr) Recent Purchases I'm Obsessed With Links + Loves (May) What I've Watched: CODA, The Dropout, Crash Landing On You Life Lately / Personal Books, Sweets, & Shopping in NJ (Mostly) Luxury Designer Bag Wishlist Turks & Caicos Islands NYC and Movie Outings, plus a Birthday!

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These are books (physical + ebooks) from my TBR or the library aka the non-review books.

• Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa Bailey (⭐⭐⭐💫): Another sweet and fun read in the Bellinger Sisters series but the first book is still my fave.
  
  
• The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan (⭐⭐⭐): I liked the premise and I even didn't mind that it ended up being an epistolary novel but I didn't feel a connection to the characters.
  
  
• These Hollow Vows Duology by Lexi Ryan (⭐⭐⭐⭐): [Note: I had an ARC of the second  so I was able to read these back-to-back.] This YA fantasy took me completely by surprise with how addicting and fun it was. 
  
  
• Ice Planet Barbarians / Barbarian Alien (Books 1-2) by Ruby Dixon (⭐⭐💫): I "liked" the first book more than the second but in all honesty, these books were a hilarious train wreck that I couldn't look away from and I felt like the author purposely leaned into the crazy. which made it entertaining. 
  
  
• Set on You by Amy Lea (⭐⭐): I technically got this for review but this romance just didn't work for me and I found the whole story so lackluster that I'm just going to mention it here. 
  
  
• Long Shot (Hoops, #1) by Kennedy Ryan (⭐⭐⭐): This is tough because there are parts of it I did like but other parts (definitely check the trigger warnings) were very hard to read. 
  
  
• The Bridge Kingdom + The Traitor Queen (Books 1-2 of The Bridge Kingdom Series) by Danielle Jensen (⭐⭐⭐💫): The first two books are a completed arc and while I didn't love the romance, the sisterhood aspect more than made up for it. 
  
  
• Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (⭐⭐⭐⭐💫): This second chance romance that alternates between the main couple's first meeting and their reunion 10 years later is so, so good. 

 

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How's your month been?