March - April

Hello there! As you can see, March was an absolutely incredible month for book gathering. I've been so lucky in regards to receiving books for review or as prizes, which means I only bought 2 books myself this month (Midnight Bites & Working Stiff). The 2 other books that weren't from publishers, netgalley & giveaways were gifts from my boyfriend.

In terms of how much I read, i'm pretty happy with it. All of them were full size books and i've been trying hard to utilise my free time to fit in more reading. I feel it has definitely paid off this month! I'm a little behind on review books but with the bank holiday this month, i'm hoping I can catch up a little and maybe even get a head start on April and May! I'm hoping I can also use some time at the beginning of the month to set up some scheduled posts and back-dated reviews etc. As much as my reading time has increased, my reviews have gone down slightly!

So there you have it :) The ups and downs of March/April and my reading hopes for the next month. Send me links to all of your reviews and hauls!

What I Got:

Midnight Bites by Rachel Caine

Working Stiff by Rachel Caine

Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider

All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
The Teacher by Katerina Diamond (Avon)
TOP SECRET BOOK POST! (Harlequin) 

Unrivalled by Alyson Noel (Mira Ink/Harlequin)
Head Over Heels (Geek Girl 5) by Holly Smale (Netgalley)
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (Netgalley)
Book of Lies by Teri Terry (Netgalley)

Soldier by Julie Kagawa (Netgalley)

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E.Schwab (Giveaway Prize)
How Hard Can Love Be? by Holly Bourne (Maximum Pop)
Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima (Harper360)

What I Read:
The Woman Who Upped and Left by Fiona Gibson
Midnight Bites by Rachel Caine
The Island by Olivia Levez
City of Fallen Angels (TMI 4) by Cassandra Clare
Head Over Heels (Geek Girl 5) by Holly Smale
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

The Teacher by Katerina Diamond
This Is Where The World Ends by Amy Zhang

What I Reviewed:
The Woman Who Upped and Left
Match Me If You Can
Midnight Bites
The Island 

February - March

Happy March, everyone!
With March comes even more rain, beautiful bright daffodils (I live in Wales), a lot of steaming hot tea and.....Easter chocolate!

In comparison to January, February was a really slow month for reading.For the month of Feb, I joined a third team at work which meant a lot of extra hours, changing shifts and complete exhaustion so in hindsight, i'm quite happy I got through anything at all! That role has finished for now so i'm hoping March will be somewhat more productive :)

What I Read:

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Match Me If You Can by Michele Gorman

How Hard Can Love Be? by Holly Bourne

Sadly, because i've been so busy, I didn't actually get any reviews up on the blog during February. I am working on this, so expect a lot more action over the next few weeks. There's also two guest posts from Brianna due to go up this month too so keep an eye out for those!

I was WONDERFULLY spoilt with books in February, despite my lack of reading. I can't actually remember everything but i'll try and do a little round-up of what I can remember :)

What I Got:

Swan Boy by Nikki Sheehan (Sent by Rock The Boat)

The Island by Olivia Levez (Sent by Rock The Boat)

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick (Sent by MIRA)

The Woman Who Upped and Left by Fiona Gibson (Sent by Avon)

This Raging Light by Estelle Laure (Sent by Hachette)

How Hard Can Love Be? by Holly Bourne

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard

Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Illumicrate: Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

March Wrap-Up

Oops! I guess this is what happens when you're the queen of procrastination ;)
I have had such a good reading month and every single one of these books have got a thumbs up from me so I urge you to check them out. I'd love to know what books you read this month!

1. The Scarlet Plague - Jack London
2. Unremembered - Jessica Brody
3. TimeRiders - Alex Scarrow
4. Coraline - Neil Gaiman
5. Pretty Girl Thirteen - Liz Coley
6. Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion
7. The Vision (Fallen Star #3) - Jessica Sorensen 
8. The Promise (Fallen Star #4) - Jessica Sorensen
9. Paris, I've Grown Accustomed To Your Ways - Ruth Yunker
10. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld