Finally! Decent weather! That means less reading, but I’m OK with that.<\/p>\n
I managed to read some new releases this months–including books that were published within the month<\/em>!<\/p>\n So what did I really like?<\/p>\n Some very good historical mysteries, including the new Sebastian St Cyr mystery: Secrets in the Mist<\/a><\/em> by Anna Lee Huber<\/a> (Rating: 9\/10) Who Slays the Wicked<\/a><\/em> by C.S. Harris<\/a> (Sebastian St. Cyr) (Rating: 8.5\/10)<\/p>\n I am really enjoying Josh Lanyon’s writing, and I hope that this is actually a series: <\/p>\n The Haunted Heart: Winter<\/a><\/em> by Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 8\/10). <\/p>\n And in the LGBT romance line, I want to mention a book that I really enjoyed, even if I don’t think it was that good of a book. How to Be a Normal Person<\/a><\/em> by TJ Klune (Rating: 6.5\/10). This book had one main character who was an ace, another who was probably along the autism spectrum, and some AMAZING supporting characters, including an elderly female biker (Vespa) gang. There was also a fair amount that annoyed me, including one of the characters being a hipster and smoking a LOT of pot. But it DID make me laugh out loud on multiple occasions. So I don’t know if I could read it again, but it was definitely worth reading once.<\/p>\n So what made the ranks of the read this month?<\/p>\n Mystery, LGBT<\/strong><\/p>\n Hazard and Somerset Mystery, Historical<\/strong><\/p>\n Secrets in the Mist<\/a><\/em> (2016) Anna Lee Huber<\/a> (Rating: 9\/10) Mystery, Police<\/strong><\/p>\n Death at Sea: Montalbano’s Early Cases<\/a><\/em> (2014\/2018) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (Rating: 8.5\/10)<\/p>\n Romance, Thriller<\/strong><\/p>\n Scandal Never Sleeps<\/a><\/em> (2015) Shayla Black and Lexi Blake (Rating: 5\/10)<\/p>\n Romance, LGBT<\/strong><\/p>\n The Haunted Heart: Winter<\/a><\/em> (2013) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 8\/10) Romance, Historical<\/strong><\/p>\n Castaway Dreams<\/a><\/em> (2012\/2016) Darlene Marshall<\/a> (Rating: 6\/10) Fantasy, Supernatural<\/strong><\/p>\n Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers<\/a><\/em> (2014) Wilkie Martin<\/a> (Rating: 6.5\/10)<\/p>\n Now: THE STATS!<\/p>\n All ebooks this month! I couldn’t find anything I wanted to listen to, so I’ve been listening to podcasts while I walk and do housework. And only one re-read this month!<\/p>\n eBook: 16 Oddly, almost no fantasy. Lots of mystery and lots of romance though.<\/p>\n Fantasy: 2 Even more strangely, I read a fair number of male authors! However, when you take pseudonyms into consideration, I still read more female authors.<\/p>\n Male: 6 As far as character breakdown, lots and lots of white characters. Not surprising considering the number of British historical I read, but still, very white. And very few female leads this month, which IS unusual, but then I have been reading a lot of LGBT romance.<\/p>\n Male: 11 So there you are, the books of April.<\/p>\n Did you read anything fabulous this month?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Finally! Decent weather! That means less reading, but I’m OK with that. 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Reasonable Doubt<\/a><\/em> (2018) Gregory Ashe<\/a> (Rating: 7\/10)
Criminal Past<\/a><\/em> (2018) Gregory Ashe<\/a> (Rating: 2\/10)
Digging Up Bones
Bone to Pick<\/a><\/em> (2017) TA Moore (Rating: 7\/10)
Skin and Bone<\/a><\/em> (2019) TA Moore (Rating: 8\/10)<\/p>\n
Who Slays the Wicked<\/a><\/em> (2019) C.S. Harris<\/a> (Sebastian St. Cyr) (Rating: 8.5\/10)
The Potter’s Field<\/a><\/em> (1989) Ellis Peters<\/a> (Brother Cadfael) (Rating: 8.5\/10)
An Artless Demise<\/a><\/em> (2019) Anna Lee Huber<\/a> (Lady Darby) (Rating: 8\/10)<\/p>\n
Wolfsong<\/a><\/em> (2016) TJ Klune (Green Creek) (Rating: 7\/10)
How to Be a Normal Person<\/a><\/em> (2015) TJ Klune (Rating: 6.5\/10)<\/p>\n
A Modest Independence<\/a><\/em> (2019) Mimi Matthews<\/a> (Parish Orphans of Devon) (Rating: 8\/10)<\/p>\n
\nRe-read: 1<\/p>\n
\nMystery: 12
\nRomance: 10
\nBoinking: 8<\/p>\n
\nFemale: 5
\nInitials: 3
\nMale Pseudonym: 2<\/p>\n
\nFemale: 2
\nEnsemble: 3
\nWhite: 16
\nMinority: 2
\nMinority 2ndary: 1
\nStraight: 11
\nLGBTQ: 5<\/p>\n