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Ashley’s March Wrap Up

03.31.2020 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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Wasn’t March just the longest month ever? I kept looking at the date on the calendar and being like how are we still in March?  However, it’s finally over and hopefully April will bring better things.  I read 19 books in March, which I feel pretty good about because I was somewhat slumpy for a good part of it.  You’ll find my thoughts below the cut.

  1. Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson

Rating: 4 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review: After I finished the last book, I knew I needed to pick up the next book immediately.  After a cliffhanger like that, how could I not?  I liked this one.  It had some interesting developments in the characters and the story line.  I enjoyed seeing the world further the develop, and I liked how they resolved the love triangle and the series as a whole.  However, conclusion wise, it didn’t blow me away, hence the four star rating.  I had fun, and that’s what’s important.  Now we’ll see if I continue on with the duology set in this world that she wrote.

2. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Rating: 5 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review: Ninth House was the February #bestiemademe book that I read and I was super interested in it.  I have a full review of it here.

3. Magna Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Rating: 4 stars

Format: Graphic Novel

Review: I was looking for alternatives for my grade 8 English class to be able to read some Shakespeare, so I checked this out from the library.  I don’t know if this the way that I’ll go about it in the future, but I liked the basic premise of it.  It is an easier access point.

4. Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Rating: 5 stars

Format: Physical Copy

Review: Another re-read of Hamlet for another English 12 class.  I upped it to 5 stars this time because I just always have so much fun reading this play with my students.

5. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Rating: 5 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review: This book was an unexpected delight for me.  I didn’t really know what to expect going into it and it was a very, very long book.  I really, really liked the premise.  It was long and it stressed me out a little bit but I had such a fun time trying to figure out whodunnit and what exactly was going on.

6. The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

Rating: 5 stars

Format: Physical Copy

Review: I just love this series so much and this was absolutely a perfect conclusion to it.  I highly recommend.  Please read it ASAP.

7. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

Rating: 4 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review:  I have been meaning to read this for quite awhile.  I have a mass market paperback edition of the book but I never picked it up.  But then I read the audiobook.  I had a fun time with it.  I like alternate history imaginings and I also like Jack the Ripper stuff.  I had fun reading this book, but it wasn’t my favourite.

8. Cursed by Thomas Wheeler

Rating: 4 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review: This was a book I picked up on a whim because I’d heard about it on Bookstagram/BookTube.  I wasn’t really sure what it was about, and I was pleasantly surprised to find it was an Arthurian retelling.  I liked the idea behind it, and the story was good.  However, some of the POV switching doesn’t really translate well in the audiobook.  It made it a little confusing.

9. Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Rating: 5 stars

Format: Physical Copy

Review:  I love this series so much, and this was a really good addition.  I know it can be hit or miss for some people, but it’s so fantastical.  I liked revisiting the Moors and getting to see Jack and Jill again.  I also really liked getting to visit some of the other characters. I like how Seanan McGuire is able to cram so much magic in such a short book.

10. We Are the Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian

Rating: 5 stars

Format: eBook

Review: This was an eARC I got, and I was really into it.  It had some really good feminist themes that I enjoyed reading about.  There’s a review of it here.

11. The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Rating: 5 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review: This was a re-read and it is definitely my favourite Stephenie Meyer book.  There are definitely some maybe not great things about this book, but I’m super duper fond of it and had a really good time listening to the audiobook of it.  If you haven’t checked this out yet, you should.

12. American Royals by Katharine McGee

Rating: 5 stars

Format: Physical Copy

Review: This was my March #bestiemademe book.  I absolutely loved it, and I have a full review of it here.

13. Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Rating: 4 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review: This book was weird for me because it took me forever to get into it.  I started it physically, and ended up needing to listen to it on audiobook to be able to get through it.  It’s weird and peculiar, but I ended up enjoying it.

14. Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins

Rating: 4 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review: This was another book I started physically and had to switch to audiobook because I was struggling to find the motivation.  I think it’s the weakest book in the series, but I also think that audiobook is the way to go with this series.  The narrator’s southern accent adds a serious level of charm to these stories.  I had fun listening to this one, but plot wise it wasn’t my favourite.

15. Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

Rating: 4 stars

Format: eBook

Review: This was a good sequel collection of short stories.  I really like the potential of this world and just wish that the way the series is organized wasn’t so weird.  I liked the introduction of Ciri, and enjoyed a lot of the other adventures.  I have to admit I missed the framework that was featured in the first short story collection, but this was still really good.

16. Lady Renegades by Rachel Hawkins

Rating: 4 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review: I liked this book a lot more than the second book, but less than the first book in the series.  This was a fun road trip story.  I love Harper and the accent of the narrator really makes the story come alive.  I think the ending of this story was a perfect conclusion to the series.

17. Catherine, The Great Journey by Kristiana Gregory

Rating: 4 stars

Format: Physical Copy

Review: This was something I picked up because I wanted something quick and easy.  It was genuinely so much fun.  I liked reading from Catherine’s perspective because she was a figure that I didn’t really know a whole lot about.  She was endearing.  I really love the Royal Diaries series.

18. Marie Antoinette: Serial Killer by Katie Alender

Rating: 3 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review:  This book was absolutely ridiculous, but I had a lot of fun listening to it so I gave it three stars.  The premise is silly, and certain things that happened are quite silly.  I don’t really recommend it, but it hit a certain kind of spot for me.

19. Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis

Rating: 5 stars

Format: Audiobook

Review: I really loved this book.  I got it on audio from Scribd and I listened to it in one sitting pretty much while working from home.  It was super read hearing about a girl named Ashley in a book, but I really enjoyed her as a character.  I liked the story, though it was quite gruesome in places as well.  I highly recommend it.

That’s everything I read in March!  What did you read?

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The Complete Works
The Complete Works
by William Shakespeare
The First Part of the Contention Between the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster, &c., 1594
The First Part of the Contention Between the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster, &c., 1594
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All the Stars and Teeth
All the Stars and Teeth
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I Am Still Alive
I Am Still Alive
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Blood of Elves
Blood of Elves
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The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
Contagion
Contagion
by Erin Bowman
Crown of Midnight
Crown of Midnight
by Sarah J. Maas
Queen of Shadows
Queen of Shadows
by Sarah J. Maas
Ruthless Gods
Ruthless Gods
by Emily A. Duncan

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