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April was a good reading month, despite the slump I was experiencing during the first couple weeks. I ended up completing 9 books! 6 of those were for #575PMRChallenge. My favourites this month were Neverwhere and The Poet X. I‘m going into May with 10 books on the go (6 of those are poetry books I wasn‘t able to finish in April) so I‘m hoping to have another good month!
#AprilStats #AcrossApril #MayTBR #Magical May

Thanks for hosting this fun challenge @Shakespearience! I wasn‘t able to get through all the prompts but I read lots of poetry—some of it by new-to-me poets—and that‘s a win in my books! Here‘s my #575PMRChallenge final wrap up. I finished 6 books & I‘m currently reading 6 books. List in the comments. completed=⭐️ in progress=📖 ⬇️

*3/5 of the books I chose for my poem are e-books. I can‘t do a proper #spinepoem so I made a collage of the covers instead.

Flame and shadow
High waving heather
Burning in this midnight dream
Ritual lights the way home

I don‘t know if I‘ll be able to finish reading all of these by the end of the month but I‘m going to try! #575PMRChallenge

#BookReport April 19-25,2020 Completed: 3 books, 1 DNF. I Shall Wear Midnight took awhile because most nights I‘ve been too tired to read more than a few pages. Today, for the first time in a long while, I was able to spend my day reading! It felt good to get lost in a good book 😊 The poetry books were for #575PMRChallenge. Winter Bees was short but beautifully illustrated & explained how animals (bees, rodents, snakes, etc.) survive winter.

Another great verse novel — this one dealing with gun violence and two families having to deal with the repercussions. Slotting this in for #teenread on the #575PMRChallenge which reminded me that I hadn‘t updated my #Booked2020 reads in awhile and I keep forgetting to tag books. 😬 Luckily I remembered to check cause this was a #Newin2020 #Fall read and here is my chart to share some of my other entries!

I‘m so behind posting what I‘ve read for #575PMRChallenge I‘m combining 2 posts. The Poet X was excellent! Some parts were so heartbreaking I wept💔 How to Eat a Poem was good; a collection aimed at young readers. Many poems were familiar to me (Annabel Lee, Hope is the Thing With Feathers, This is Just to Say, Casey at the Bat) but some I had never read before. I loved being introduced to some new poetry! Next up is Leonard Cohen‘s The Flame.

Late #WeeklyForecast April 19-25, 2020
I finished one book already (How to Eat a Poem) so yay! Into the Wild is due back to the library this week & I‘m not sure if I‘ll renew it. I‘m hoping to focus on The Flame because it‘s one of my picks for #575pmrchallenge. I might finish I Shall Wear Midnight if I can fit in some extra reading at bedtime. My hold for The Ocean at the End of the Lane audiobook just came in so I‘m excited about that!

Short little poetry book with a cute story and references to other poets. I liked it a lot. #575PMRChallenge #ChildrensPoetry

Making progress on my poetry month reads with this verse book that features a nature cover: water/rivers #575PMRChallenge #Nature

Getting my reading in today and found my first Easter egg: female character. This is also my next read for #575PMRChallenge #EasterExtravganza