Yes, mother nature is had pulled a fast one on us. We had hail yesterday and woke to snow this morning and now we have 50 mph winds to contend with. The funny thing is last Sunday (Easter) we were outside blowing bubbles with the girls, without jackets, after dinner. Guess this weather will be a good excuse for a lazy reading Sunday indoors.
I've been really getting a lot of reading done between audios in the car, Kindle at bedtime and print books by day. March was my best month this year (38 books YTD) with (17) books read in March - (3) kids books, (4) audiobooks, (5) print books and (5) eBooks. 7/17 books were from the library, a place I can't resist - even more now since I retired. Lately, my daughter and the girls have been checking out other libraries in the area each week and I never seem to go home empty handed.
- Eleanor; Justin Gurley - 4.5/5 (arc) (March)
- In the Blood; Lisa Unger - 4/5 (audio) (March)
- I See You Made the Effort; Annabelle Gurwitch (NF) - 4/5 (arc) (March)
- The Vegetarian; Han Kang - 4/5 (arc) (March)
- Miller's Valley; Anna Quindlen - 4.5/5 (eGalley) (March)
- The Good Death; Ann Neumann (NF) - 4/5 (eGalley) (March)
- He Will Be My Ruin; K.A. Tucker - 4.5/5 (eGalley) (March)
- The Invaders; Karolina Waclawiak - 3.5/5 (library audio) (March)
- Z: Zelda, a novel; Theresa Ann Fowler - 4.5/5 (library) (March)
- Peppa Pig and the I Love You Game - 3.5/5 (library) (March)
- Bear is Not Tired; Ciara Gavin - 4/5 (Library) (March)
- Find Her; Lisa Gardner - 4.5/5 (eGalley) (March)
- Spark Joy; Marie Kondo (NF) - 3/5 stars (library) (March)
- The Little Tree That Would Not Share; Nicoletta Costa - 5/5 (library) (March)
- All the Light We Cannot See; Anthony Doerr - (audio) - 4.5/5 (March) (review needed)
- The Guise of Another; Allen Eskers - 3.5/5 (eGalley) (March) (review needed)
- Missoula: Rape & the Justice System in a Small Town (NF) (Audio) (library) - 4.5/5 (review needed)
- Turn of Mind; Alice Laplante (audio)
- Shelter; Jung Yun (print)
- Fool Me Once; Harlan Coben (audio)
- The Children; Ann Leary (eBook)
Hope Everyone enjoys their day!
I can't believe your weather changed so drastically. The photo is beautiful. Enjoy your Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tea, and guess what, more snow today.
DeleteGreat list! I missed your review of Eleanor the first time around. That is one of the new books at the library that calls to me when I am at work. It's nice to see a review of it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
DeleteWelcome to the retiree world! Didn't know you had joined our reading, reading ranks. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteLOL - yes, I don't miss work a bit either:)
DeleteHats off to your great month of reading. I posted a comment on your review of The Vegetarian. I have always meant to read Z:Zelda. It has been on my shelves for quite a while. I like how you read a wide range of books. Here is my March reading report: http://www.keepthewisdom.blogspot.com/2016/04/books-read-in-march.html
ReplyDeleteJudy, I think you will enjoy Z: Zelda.
DeleteGreat reading month! I have Fool Me Once on my 'ToRead' list. Stay warm and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI just started Fool Me Once but, so far so good.
DeleteSomeone needs to have a serious chat with Old Man Winter!
ReplyDeletePlease do as it's snowing again today.
DeleteWe had that same weather yesterday - made me very depressed!
ReplyDeleteYes and it's snowing again today.
DeleteMy mother and sister both texted me similar pictures this morning... guess I need to stay in Florida a little bit longer! You had a great reading month :)
ReplyDeleteLOL - it's crazy and snowing again today.
DeleteCongratulations on a stellar reading month! I read 11 1/2 books, which was a banner month for me. I enjoyed them all, which was fortunate. I want to look up a number of the books you've read.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to admit this to you, but I'm probably the only person in the Northeast who is enjoying the frigid weather. Snowflakes swirling, gusts of wind that almost knock me down, and it's only 25 degrees today. My problem? Just didn't get my full of winter this year.
Judith, I think I don't have ANY weather expectations here in New England LOL I recall being in Mexico on vacation in 1997 and back in Boston we saw there was 20" of snow in April Fool's Day 1997.
DeleteWhat a dramatic change! Our weather is floating in that 40s-90 range. I told the man last night that the weather here in Texas has multiple personalities.
ReplyDeleteThe weather is unpredictable these days throughout the country.
DeleteWe were supposed to get a snowstorm, but guess it is mostly calling for rain now... I am not complaining but has made for a wet and dreary weekend!
ReplyDeleteRain is expected in April for May flowers - right? LOL
DeleteYou had a great month in books but I'm sure you could do without the snow! Wow!
ReplyDeleteThanks and yes more snow today.
DeleteWhat an impressive reading month! But BOOOOOOOO on the snow.
ReplyDeleteMore snow today as well.
DeleteI can't believe all that snow. Beautiful picture. You had a great reading month and I see a lot of high ratings for the most part. Love it! Hope April is another great reading month.
ReplyDeleteThanks Iliana, I did enjoy most everything I read last month - love when that happens. BTW - More snow today.
DeleteWe had that same scene out our windows yesterday. Today the sun came out and melted all the snow. Great reading month.
ReplyDeleteThat's the good thing about snow in April - right? More snow here today but light.
DeleteWe are having endless blisteringly hot dry days and it is becoming totally unbearable now!
ReplyDeleteTrade? No never mind, this snow will melt soon.
DeleteThe illustrations in the Peppa books are so darn cute.
ReplyDeleteYou had a reading month Diane! I'll be interested to hear if you like Shelter b/c I'd like to read that one too. cheers.
ReplyDeleteYou read some good ones in March!
ReplyDeleteI heard about your weather! So crazy. Ours has been too, although not quite as melodramatic. It was 91 today and is supposed to be 69 tomorrow with rain. We'll see. It sounds like you've gotten a lot read recently! I wish I could say the same. My reading has really slowed down. It's picked up some with my current book, which I am really enjoying. It's both mad-making and interesting. I hope you have a great rest of the week, Diane!
ReplyDeleteCrazy weather! Ours has been up and down for the past few weeks. We're under a frost warning (for plants and vegetation) tonight, but I'm just thankful the wind has died down. We had gusts up to 50 mph all day yesterday.
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