Hello hello!

How are you doing, friends? I hope you’re doing well! I also have news for you: April’s Wrap Up is here! Well, expected news, I guess.

I was able to read a bunch of books from my April TBR and even get a random picks in. Now with that said, it was not a good reading month because even though I read a lot, I had multiple negative ratings this month – which is not a very common thing to happen!

One very exciting thing was the fact that I finally finished reading the manga “Pita-Ten”! I’m very excited to start a new manga in May and finally put this story to rest (literally). Now I can finally start a brand new manga.

Another exciting thing that happened in April is that I was able to read a few books from my “30 Oldest Books From My TBR” List! I finished 3 books (two standalones and the last book of a trilogy) from the list, so I couldn’t be happier with my progress!

Once again, my physical books are suffering a little because I’m still not picking them a lot… but that’s just life, so what can I do? I’ll keep reading whatever formats my little heart wants!

Ok, enough rambling, let’s take a look at the books:

As you can see, I ended up reading 11 books in April. Let’s take a closer look!

1. I’ll Just Be Five More Minutes by Emily Farris: 2.5/5⭐

This was the book I picked randomly during the month. How to describe this book? It’s mostly an autobiographical collection of stories, focused on the author’s experience living with ADHD. While it was interesting to read about some of her experiences, it was a little too all over the place for me. I get that that’s the point – showing how her brain works – but that could also be achieved if the book was a little more organized and structured. There are a lot of stories in the book that weren’t relevant and at some point, it felt like the author was just rambling talking about random events that happened. It felt a little weird, but I’ll tell you more when I publish the review!

2. The Practice Kiss (My K-Drama Life #1) by Sara Martin: 3.75/5⭐

I was excited to start this series, and fortunately, I was able to start it this past month! I didn’t hate it, but I also can’t say I loved it. Maybe I had high expectations, but there were some moments here and there that didn’t feel quite right. Especially the hot-n-cold behavior coming from the male character. I still think the book was entertaining, though! Funny enough, I didn’t know the second book was an actual continuation of the first book! I thought it was a companion novel kind of series. Oh well, I just hope it’s good!

3. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins: 2/5⭐

This was such a weird book. I’m okay with some infantility and immaturity while reading YA, but I seriously couldn’t stop cringing while reading this book! Isla is probably the most immature character I have ever read in YA – and that’s saying a lot, knowing I’ve read a LOT of YA books. I wanted to give this book a positive rating, but I honestly couldn’t get over it and it kind of ruined the book for me. Too bad this is how I concluded the series!

4. Break You (Boys of Trinity Hall #1) by M.V. Ellis: 2/5⭐

Yeah, I didn’t like this too much. I can’t even describe to you how over the place this book is. It was super dramatic, and not in a good way! The guy traumatizes her for a weird revenge that vanishes with a short conversation near the end… Also, no relationship was actually developed – just smut -, and at the end of the book they said “I love you” to one another. Nothing really made sense, and it wasn’t even enjoyable. I wouldn’t recommend this one.

5. Pita-Ten, Vol. 7 by Koge-Donbo: 3/5⭐

I planned on reading this volume for April, and I was able to reach my goal in only a few hours!

The mood got a little better since the previous volume so I read this a little faster. There was a sad moment there that I didn’t really expect, but the story got a little better afterward.

6. Pita-Ten, Vol. 8 by Koge-Donbo: 3/5⭐

And I’m officially done with the “Pita-Ten” series friends! I can’t believe I finally finished this – I was reading this for a few months now and I’m finally free from it. Like I said a few times before, I prefer the anime version of this story, because I had more fun watching it than reading it. The manga version gets a little too serious and confusing, and at some point, I was really confused about what was going on. At the end of the day, it was an okay-ish series and it was entertaining for what it was… and now I’m ready to move on!

7. Twisted Lies (Twisted #4) by Ana Huang: 4.25/5⭐

I FINALLY finished the “Twisted” series! If you don’t know, I actually started this book a few months ago, but I kind of lost interest in this universe, so I put it down for a while. But I was only 1 book away from finishing the series so I decided that I needed to read it for once and for all! For the first time ever, I read a book in 3 formats: audiobook, paperback, and digital copy! Funny enough, I actually enjoyed this story a lot, and I dare to say it’s probably my favorite from the series. I thought it would be boring, but I had fun reading it! The romance between Stella and Christian was very well developed, and I was interested to keep on reading. It was a longer book compared to the others, but I’m glad I finally read it.

8. How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis: 5/5⭐

I absolutely looooved this book! I think its superpower is to validate that it’s okay if you don’t have everything figured out. It’s probably one of the most humble and validating books I have ever read! There are some practical tips that I’ve taken from it, but I mostly feel that I’m actually doing a good job maintaining the house clean and clutter-free. Highly recommend this one if you’re struggling in this area.

9. The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo: 2.5/5⭐

I can’t believe I was tricked into reading “The Great Gatsby” again. I picked this up randomly during the month but did not love it. It’s not that it’s bad, I just don’t see the point of writing the exact same story from a different POV and adding random magical elements here and there. I’m not the biggest fan of the original book either, so I can’t say I enjoyed reading the story once again. Sure, it was a good way for me to remember the details of the original story because I honestly didn’t remember almost anything. But other than that, it was boring and not my cup of tea!

10. Entwined by Heather Dixon Wallwork: 2.5/5⭐

Another book I picked randomly this month from my “30 Oldest Books From My TBR” List! I personally didn’t love this story if I’m being honest. This was a retelling of the “Twelve Dancing Princesses” story, which I’m not the biggest fan of (just like what happened with the previous book). I also don’t think it was necessarily a bad book, but I was bored and couldn’t wait for it to be over. Anyway, it was part of my TBR and I finally read it! And now I finally know what it was all about, so that’s all that matters!

11. November 9 by Colleen Hoover: 4/5⭐

Just like the last book, this was also from my “30 Oldest Books From My TBR” List! I’ve had this book on my TBR for a very long time, and I even attempted to read it once – but I wasn’t in the mood for it at the time, to be honest! I actually enjoyed this a lot, and in true Colleen fashion, this had a few plot twists in the mix! It was fast-paced, and every year something dramatic happened so I was always invested in the story. This was the only Colleen Hoover book I was missing from her first ever books, so now I’m good! I still have a few books to read from her that are more recent, but we’ll get there eventually. For now, I’m just happy I finished another book from my TBR oldies!

As usual, I’ll be posting the reviews for these books soon.

What about you guys? How was your reading month? Let me know in the comments! Thank you for reading friends, I’ll catch you guys later!