Month in Review: April 2013

J9 had the difficult task of deciding between 3 books for her TOP PICK this month. She had three 5-frog reviews in April, which is practically unheard of for her. (She’s stingy with her 5-frog ratings, as am I.) She ultimately went with Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux. I, myself, had to pick between two great reads and went with Wrecked by Shiloh Walker.

I’ve made a couple of changes to the site, one of which is the slider on top. I’ve removed the ‘current giveaways’ widget from the sidebar. Giveaways will now be featured in the slider, along with highlights from the week.

Next month is June which means my annual Birthday Extravaganza is coming! If you’d like to sponsor a giveaway, you can contact me here.

I’ve been slacking in the reading department. I think I only read 6 books in April. I need to do my own little read-a-thon and get some books read! So many books, so little time. *sigh*

Books Reviewed on TBV:

1. Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux – 5 frogs – J9’s TOP PICK!
2. Rising Darkness by Thea Harrison – 3 frogs
3. Covet Thy Neighbor by L.A. Witt – 3 frogs
4. Caught Running by Abigail Roux & Madeleine Urban – 4 frogs
5. Tiglon by the Tail by Tia Fielding – 3 frogs
6. The Dungeon by Velvet – 3 frogs
7. Far From Home by Madeleine Urban – 1 ½ frogs
8. The Collector by Victoria Scott – 3 frogs
9. Frog by Mary Calmes – 4 frogs
10. With Good Behavior by Jennifer Lane – 3 ½ frogs
11. Eternal Beast by Laura Wright – 2 frogs
12. Her Forbidden Hero by Laura Kaye – 3 ½ frogs
13. Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino – 3 ½ frogs
14. Wings of Love by Scotty Cade – 4 ½ frogs
15. A Shared Range by Andrew Grey – 2 ½ frogs
16. Wrecked by Shiloh Walker – 4 frogs – Brianna’s TOP PICK!
17. One Small Thing by Piper Vaughn & M.J. O’Shea – 5 frogs
18. The Valentine’s Arrangement by Kelsie Leverich – 4 frogs
19. Not Planning on You by Sydney Landon – 2 frogs
20. Treasure of Love by Scotty Cade – 4 frogs
21. Just One Taste by Sami Lee – 3 frogs
22. Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford – 4 ½ frogs
23. Bounty of Love by Scotty Cade – 3 frogs
24. Flawless by Cat Grant – 2 ½ frogs
25. Count Me In by Paige Thomas – 4 frogs
26. Foundation of Love by Scotty Cade & Z.B. Marshall – 4  frogs
27. Crazy Thing Called Love by Molly O’Keefe – 2 frogs
28. The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick – 3 frogs
29. The General and the Horse-Lord by Sarah Black – 5 frogs
30. Stroke of Luck by Trixie Stilletto – 3 ½ frogs
31. Good Question by Dawn Kimberly Johnson – 3 ½ frogs
32. Creature Feature by Poppy Dennison & Mary Calmes – 4 frogs
33. Half Moon Hill by Toni Blake – 3 frogs
34. Beauty and the Blacksmith by Tessa Dare – 3 ½ frogs
35. Lord of Wicked Intentions by Lorraine Heath – 4 frogs

Posts:

• J9 interviewed author Thea Harrison.
• In My Pocket (21) – RITA Award finalists, getting approved on NetGalley, and a hilarious tweet.
• My Bookish Wants & Gots (26)
• Exclusive excerpt from Tin God by Stacy Green.
• We participated in a Cut & Run web scavenger hunt.
• In My Pocket (22) – an interesting condom application invention and a kale recipe.
• Book Spotlight: Highland Games by Laura Hunsaker
• Exclusive excerpt from Ask Me To Stay by Elise E. Ackers.
• Excerpt from Revved by Chacelyn Pierce.
• J9 interviewed author Rhys Ford.
• In My Pocket (23) – exercise balls, accents, and jump roping.
• What do you think of May/December relationships in romance novels?
• In My Pocket (24) – 50 Shades of Grey – The Musical.
• The final discussion for the Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep read-along is here! If you’ve read Deadly Sting, let’s talk about it.

Current Giveaways:

• (1) ebook copy of one of the books in Rhys Ford’s Cole McGinnis series: Dirty Kiss, Dirty Secret, or Dirty Laundry– ENDS 5/3 (INT)
• (1) SIGNED set of the first 8 Elemental Assassin books by Jennifer Estep: Spider’s Bite, Web of Lies, Venom, Tangles Threads, Spider’s Revenge, By a Thread, Widow’s Web, and Deadly Sting – ENDS 5/15 (US)

2013 Reading Challenges/Goals Status Report:

• Outdo Yourself – 32/100
• Men in Uniform – 5/5 – COMPLETED
• Nicholas Sparks – 0/4
• Romantic Suspense – 2/13
• Contemporary Romance – 17/10 – COMPLETED
• Read 100 books – 32/100
• Read 24 books from TBR Pile – 4/24
• Read 12 Freebies from TBR Pile – 1/12

 

How was your April? What were some of your favorite reads last month?