My #readingbracket2025 as of April 2025. Sunrise on the Reaping told Haymitch's story the way I knew it had to go for him to cope the way he does as an adult victor. But then Collins took it up 10 notches and absolutely decimated my heart with the other tributes' stories/deaths, the spotlight on the insidious nature of propaganda, a small glimpse of what it takes to start a revolution, and the reality of how long it can take to effect change.
I wasn‘t confident about my choices, so I never posted it…but here‘s my April #ReadingBracket2025.
I‘m thinking about it now because I‘m musing about May‘s selection. I‘ve been reading Idle Grounds & just loving it. I‘m only a few pages from the end — really dragging my feet on the conclusion. What if I‘m somehow disappointed?
Anyway, my choice for April is John Green‘s The Anthropocene Reviewed. Eminently listenable! 🎧
Mantel is still ahead.
A bit late, but my favourite book from April was The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo, the latest fantasy novella about a nonbinary, story-collectimg monk who travels to an ancient estate for a wedding. There are shades of Bluebeard here, but not all is as it seems! I loved this horror-tinged story, but I think We Are Okay by Nina LaCour was more emotionally resonant for me, so that's the winner in that bracket. #ReadingBracket2025
April wasn't a great month of reading. What I read was just okay, so while I pick Scalzi's “When the Moon Hits Your Eye“ as my top pick for April, it only comes with a so-so approval rating. I am moving it forward over The Black Cat Tail Assassins, but that's only because I felt just so-so about that book too. #bookbracket #2025bookbracket #readingbracket #readingbracket2025
April Romance #ReadingBracket2025
It was a very difficult choice between At First Spite and Lavash at First Sight (a weird title coincidence) but I ultimately decided to go with this one. I really loved the character growth of the two main characters
April Fiction #ReadingBracket2025
We read this one in my book club and we all really enjoyed it, which is rare lol. Planning on reading the sequel this month!
April Nonfiction #ReadingBracket2025
I haven't read any of Amy Tan's fiction work but loved her memoir about bird watching 🐦⬛
My #readingbracket2025 of this month! Kind of a reading slump towards the end of the month, but still came out with lots of good books! For this month's winner we have The Tower of Nero (tagged) and for my two wild cards I have The Tyrant's Tomb and My Ishmael!
