Month in Review: April 2011

Posted by: The Book Vixen

April was an okay reading month. I read 7 books. I did a lot of catching up on writing reviews. I am almost completely caught up and that makes me happy. I’m also getting caught up on my reading list which means I’ll soon be able to just randomly pick books to read. I won’t even know where to start!

I’m pissed at the people who decide when to air Grey’s Anatomy. Come on people! How long are you going to make us wait for new episodes? It’s like the show goes on a hiatus every other week. If they don’t pick up the pace soon, I’m going to drop the show like it’s hot. In the interim, I have found me a new show to watch: Body of Proof. I love case solving and forensics so this is my kind of show. And I like Dana Delany’s character. I’ve ditched American Idol (WTF were the voters thinking when Pia got the boot?!!). They need to get Simon back. The judges are way too nice; they need to grow some balls.

We have THE ultrasound appointment coming up in a few days. Hopefully we’ll be able to find out the gender cause I’m dying to know! I want to be able to get blue things or pink things. I don’t want to have to do yellows and greens (again). And I want to be able to settle on a name. I don’t having any feelings as to if the baby is a girl or a boy. With my daughter, my intuition said ‘boy’. With my son, it was ‘girl’. See how well my intuition works? The Chinese Gender Predictor says ‘boy’, Mr. TBV says ‘boy’ and MIL says ‘boy’ (because my face “isn’t round or fat” – her exact words, gotta love my MIL ). Leave a comment if you want to take a guess.

Books Read/Reviewed:

1. Where She Went by Gayle Forman – 4 frogs
2. Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan – 1 frog
3. Enclave by Ann Aguirre – 5 frogs
4. Legacy by Kate Kaynak – 4 1/2 frogs
5. Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning – 3 frogs
6. Tempt Me by Shiloh Walker – 3 frogs
7. Trust in Advertising by Victoria Michaels – 4 1/2 frogs
8. Sweet as Sin by Inez Kelley – 4 1/2 frogs
9. The Wish List by Gabi Stevens – 3 1/2 frogs
10. As You Wish by Gabi Stevens – 4 frogs
11. One Night by Debbie Macomber – 3 frogs
12. When You Dare by Lori Foster – 4 frogs
13. Future Imperfect by K. Ryer Breese – 1 frog
14. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer – (review to come soon)
15. Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery – (review to come soon)

Books I Did a Quick Review on Goodreads:

I read some books back in January and February that I didn’t get around to writing a full-length review here on the blog. So I just did a quickie type review on Goodreads.

1. Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning – 4/5
2. Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James – 4/5
3. Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James – 3.5/5
4. Sugar Creek by Toni Blake – 4.5/5
5. Compromising Positions by Jenna Bayley-Burke – 2/5
6. Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden – 4/5
7. Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy – 4/5
8. Hard and Fast by Erin McCarthy – 3/5
9. Hot Finish by Erin McCarthy – 4/5
10. Life, Liberty, and Pursuit by Susan Kaye Quinn – 2/5

Guest Posts:

• Author interview with Olivia Cunning.

Misc:

• Amazon announces Library Lending coming to Kindle this year.
• Review link up posts for the month of May are up for the challenges I am hosting: 
       ♦ YA of the 80s & 90s 
       ♦ Nicholas Sparks 
       ♦ Outdo Yourself 
       ♦ Men in Uniform

Current Giveaways:

• (2) copies of Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning – ENDS 5/2 (US & Canada)
• (1) copy of When You Dare by Lori Foster – ENDS 5/12 (US & Canada)
• I have a giveaway for 2 of Eve Langlais’ book coming soon!

2011 Reading Challenges Status Report:

• YA of the 80s & 90s – 0/12 books (sign-up)
• Nicholas Sparks – 0/10 books (sign-up)
• Outdo Yourself – 37/102 books (sign-up)
• Men in Uniform – 2/6 books (sign-up)
• eBook Challenge – 14/20 books
• Romantic Suspense – 3/12 books
• Off the Shelf – 6/30 books
• Stephen King Challenge – 0/6 books
• Show Me the Free – 1/12 books
• Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge – 4/15 books
• Support Your Local Library – 9/30 books
• 100+ Challenge – 37/100 books
• YA Challenge – 14/20 books
• Contemporary Romance – 14/10 books

How was your April?