Just like that another chapter has come to a close. I'd say that I'm in disbelief, but that just seems to be the case with all of 2023. Hopefully March was a wonderful month for you. I know that many memories were made for my family.
Let's jump into some updates.
Life was fairly quiet. We did have spring break this month, and we opted to stay at home to do a staycation. Normally we would head to Wisconsin Dells, but price wise it just didn't make sense this year. That being said we did hit up a trampoline park, an indoor playground, and went bowling. We also went out to eat a couple of times, which of course the kids loved. The only downside to spring break was that a mystery bug hit my house. Whenever there is a vacation day it seems that my kids come down with an illness. It's part of life.
Spotify was playing constantly once again. I don't like to sit in silence, so music is a must. I alternated between my little bit of everything playlist, all of One Direction's discography, and Midnights {3 AM edition}. When I wasn't listening to Spotify, KQQL was on the radio. I just love listening to the music of my childhood, and teenage years.
When it comes to television, I watched Picard and The Masked Singer. The Flash just hasn't been doing it for me, and I'm thankful this is the last season. I also watched, but didn't really watch, whatever my husband had on the History channel. It's one of my husband's favorite channels, and he was watching while I was reading. Every once in a while my head would pop up to see what was happening, but I couldn't tell you what was going on.
My book total for March was wild. Not as high as February, but it was still a lot. Seriously. In March I read 25 books. TWENTY FIVE! You better believe that all of the books were romance this month. It's just how I do things around here. I had a lot of ARCs this month. So of those 25 books that I read, 18 were ARCs. I am so thankful to receive these advanced copies, and I definitely prioritize them above backlog books.
As for my blog, I was very successful this month with posting. I did miss two days of posting, but that's okay. My content could have been a bit more diverse, and that is something I will work on in April. One of my favorite posts was These Books Were Almost 5 Star Reads. That was a post I've never done before, but I thought it would be interesting to share my thoughts as to why a book was 4.5 stars versus 5 stars.
Book stats for March are as follows:
Books Read: 25
Pages Read: 7,378 approximately
Average Page Count:295 approximately
5 Star Reads: 3
Physical Books: 0
E-Books: 25
What was my favorite book of the month? Ooh this is rough. There were so many fantastic books that I read, so selecting a favorite is difficult. My logical answer would be one of my 5 star reads. Honestly I think I'm going to go with The Sky At Night by Samantha Lovelock. I have a full post dedicated to this book, but when it is all said and done, Samantha Lovelock had me falling for a former antagonist. That redemption arc smacked me in the face, and I wasn't expecting it at all.
My favorite cover of the month goes to Jagged Thorns by January James. I just love the design, and the colors used. The Third Baseman by Lulu Moore is a close second. That bokeh effect, the baseballs, and the fence just appeals to me.
Week One
Bent by Rue LennoxThe Front Runner by Elsie Silver
Flyball by Lisa Suzanne
The Wrong Pitch by Brittany Taylor
Week Two
Devious Obsession by S MasseryJagged Thorns by January James
The Sky At Night by Samantha Lovelock
Cross Check My Heart by Mikayla Christy
Week Three
Yours to Take by Emily SilverBatter Up by Hallie Bennett
Captive of the Night by K Loraine & Meg Anne
Almost Goodbye by Nola Marie
The Third Baseman by Lulu Moore
Week Four
Groundball by Lisa SuzanneCoast to Coast by Cali Melle
Hello Billionaire by Kelsie Hoss
Never Too Late by Rue Lennox
Over My Brother's Dead Body, Chase Andrews by Piper Rayne
Week Five
The Edge of Forgiveness by Kristin TurnageGuarding Georgia by Anna Brooks
Made for Us by Natasha Madison
Rule Number Five by J Wilder
Kellan by Anna Blakely
Happy Reading,
Laura
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