It’s hard to believe we’re coming into May! This month flew for me. Now that the weather is warming up and all the snow is gone, it’s been a pleasure to spend more time outside in nature. I’m feeling very positive about the upcoming growing season too.

I returned to blogging the second half of March. Because I missed that wrap-up, I’m going to combine everything I’ve posted since coming back. I’ve had a few good months and feel really good about being back here in the blogging community again, especially now that I’ve figured out the block editor. 🙂

Regular Book Reviews from March-April:

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• Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
• World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
• The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
• Of Beast and Beauty by Chanda Hahn
• Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
• The Pastel Effect by Arly Carmack
• Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke
• Free Lunch by Rex Ogle
• What Doesn’t Kill You by Tessa Miller
• A Summer to Remember by Erika Montgomery
• The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
• Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent
• Gone to the Woods by Gary Paulsen
• Tampa by Alissa Nutting
• Vasilisa by Julie Mathison
• Fable by Adrienne Young
• Namesake by Adrienne Young
• Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest by Rebel Girls
• When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
• Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

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Reading Challenges:

I started my own personal 2021 Retelling Reading Challenge since it doesn’t have a host this year. Since I’ve started, I’ve completed 6 books towards this challenge. I do have a DNF (Love in the Wild) which I’ll talk about next week. This means in order to meet the goal, I have 9 books left to read by the end of the year. I’m thinking it’s possible to surpass my original goal at this point.

1. Of Beast and Beauty by Chanda Hahn - Review - 2.5-3***
2. Nottingham: The True Story of Robynhood by Anna Burke - Review - 4****
3. Vasilisa (Old Rus #1) by Julie Mathison - Review - 4****
4. Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent - Review - 4-4.5 ****
5. The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman - Review - 4****
6. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle - Review - 4****

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I’ve completed my Goodreads Challenge early. At the beginning of the year, I set it fairly low at 60 books total. Usually I do 100, but I didn’t want to add too much and regret it later. Hopefully I’ll read well over 100 books now that I’m back to reading full time.

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Music Monday Posts:

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• “Save Your Tears” by The Weeknd
• “Where Rainbows Never Die” by The SteelDrivers
• “Circles”by Post Malone
• “Better Be Good To Me” by Tina Turner
• “Cry No More” by Vaults
• “Strong” by London Grammar

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Shabby Sunday Posts:

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• Humpy The Moose by Harry J Baerg
• Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl
• Old Bones: The Wonder Horse by Mildred Mastin Pace

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Opinion Related Posts:

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• Vaccine Shaming
• I’m Changing My Review…Again
• Emblems on Book Covers: Good or Bad?

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Flower Friday Posts:

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• Coneflower
• Common Serviceberry

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I did a few ‘This Week’s Reads’ posts. Luckily I was able to read almost all of the planned books, with the exception of one that doesn’t publish until December. I decided to wait on the NetGalley books with publish dates past July.

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• Week of April 21st
• Week of April 14th
• Week of April 8th
• Week March 31st

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So that’s it for March and April! I’m hoping to have a productive May as well. I’ll be doing a May thyroid health update after receiving a few emails from people asking about my Medical Medium progress. Flower Friday posts will hopefully increase too.

I hope you all had a wonderful April. Happy reading, and have a beautiful weekend!

❤ Mischenko