Not that we had a lot of rain. But excluding the first two years of the pandemic, my April reading was about average for me.

April is a rough month for me, so it was almost all rereads. Which is fine, as I like dropping into stories and worlds where I’d been happy before.

Does not, however, do anything for my insanely large TBR.

Interestingly (to me), the books I gravitated towards this month weren’t (for the most parts) highly rated favorites, but instead were stories that hit a specific mood. Lots of cozy mysteries, but also romances that leaned heavily towards normal, every day people finding love and acceptance.

So don’t think that an average rating means those books aren’t worth reading–instead see them as stories that might have some flaws, but got the feelings of comfort and self-acceptance just right.

Mystery

• Sins of the Cities by K.J. Charles
  An Unseen Attraction (2017) 9/10, An Unnatural Vice (2017) 8/10
• Gethsemane Brown by Alexia Gordon
  Murder in G Major (2016) 8/10, Death in D Minor (2917) 8/10, Killing in C Sharp (2018) 8/10, Fatality in F (2019) 8/10, Execution in E (2020) 7.5/10
• Paper Cuts (2023) Ellery Adams (A Secret, Book, and Scone Society) 6/10

Romance

• Agents of Winter (2022) Ada Maria Soto (The Agency) 8.5/10
• Color of You (2017) C.S. Poe (A Lancaster Story) 8/10
• Not So Cookie Cutter (2019) Aidan Wayne 8/10
• Candy Hearts (2020) Erin McLellan (So Over the Holidays) 7.5/10
• Vincent’s Thanksgiving Date (2014) R. Cooper 7/10

Fantasy

• Making Love (2017) Aidan Wayne 7.5/10
• Gumption & Gumshoes (2013) Alex Kidwell 7/10

Audio Books

• Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka narrated by Gildart Jackson
  Fated, Audio Edition (2012/2013) 7.5/10, Cursed, Audio Edition (2014) 7.5/10