It’s a new month so we’re back with a list of our Monthly Reads to share with each of you. This is where you’ll see what each of us has read and what our favorite books and our least favorite books of the month are. Check it out.
Casee
I read 11 books and 2 short stories in April.
Own the Wind (Chaos #1)(reread) by Kristen Ashley | 4.5 out of 5
Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain #2)(reread) by Kristen Ashley | 5 out of 5
Knight (Unfinished Hero #1)(reread) by Kristen Ashley | 4 out of 5
Say It’s Forever (Redemption Hills #2)(audio)(reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Lover Unveiled (BDB #19) by J.R. Ward | 3.5 out of 5
Lover Arisen (BDB #20) by J.R. Ward | 3.75 out of 5
Shadow Fire (Shadow Riders #7) by Christine Feehan | 2.5 out of 5
Jester (Masters of Mayhem #2) by Renee Rocco | 4 out of 5
Havoc (Masters of Mayhem #3) by Renee Rocco | 4 out of 5
Darkness Dawns (Immortal Guardians #1) by Dianne Duvall | 3.5 out of 5
The Cool Aunt (Hidden Legacy #5.1) by Ilona Andrews | 4 out of 5
A Misunderstanding (Hidden Legacy #4.1) by Ilona Andrews | 3 out of 5
Ruby Fever (Hidden Legacy #6) by Ilona Andrews | 4.5 out of 5
Not surprisingly, my favorite book of the month was Ruby Fever. Hidden Legacy is one of the best series in existence. I also really enjoyed by Kristen Ashley rereads.
Holly
April was a much better reading month for me. I read 31 books/short stories. It feels good to have my reading mojo back.
Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss #1) by Nalini Singh (re-read) | 4.5 out of 5
That Lip Ring (Rock Kiss 4.2) by Nalini Singh | 4 out of 5
Wolf Heart (Psy-Changeling #18.1) by Nalini Singh | 4 out of 5
White Hot (Hidden Legacy #2) by Ilona Andrews (re-read) | 4.5 out of 5
Wildfire (Hidden Legacy #3) by Nalini Singh (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Pay Me (Hidden Legacy #4.2) by Ilona Andrews | 4 out of 5
The Cool Aunt (Hidden Legacy #5.1) by Ilona Andrews | 4 out of 5
A Misunderstanding (Hidden Legacy #4.1) by Ilona Andrews | 4 out of 5
Rogan’s POV #1 (Hidden Legacy #1.1) by Ilona Andrews | 4 out of 5
Rogan’s POV #2 (Hidden Legacy #1.2) by Ilona Andrews | 4 out of 5
Rogan’s POV #3 (Hidden Legacy #3.1) by Ilona Andrews | 4 out of 5
Ruby Fever (Hidden Legacy #6) by Ilona Andrews | 4 out of 5
A Laird for all Time by Angeline Fortin (audio) | DNF
Lost Heart (Celta’s Heartmates #14.5) by Robin D. Owens (audio) | 3 out of 5
A Sorceress of His Own (The Gifted Ones #1) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 4 out of 5
Rendezvous With Yesterday (The Gifted Ones #2) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 2.5 out of 5
Rendezvous With Yesterday (The Gifted Ones #2) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 3.5 out of 5
Phantom Shadows (Immortal Guardians #3) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 3.25 out of 5
Darkness Rises (Immortal Guardians #4) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 3.5 out of 5
Night Unbound (Immortal Guardians #5) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 4.25 out of 5
Phantom Embrace (Immortal Guardians #5.5) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 2.75 out of 5
Shadows Strike (Immortal Guardians #6) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 3.5 out of 5
Blade of Darkness (Immortal Guardians #7) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 4 out of 5
Awaken the Darkness (Immortal Guardians #8) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 3.5 out of 5
Death of Darkness (Immortal Guardians Book #9) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 3.5 out of 5
Broken Dawn (Immortal Guardians #10) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 3.75 out of 5
Cliff’s Descent (Immortal Guardians #11) by Dianne Duvall (audio) | 3.5 out of 5
The Lasaran (Aldebarian Alliance #1) by Dianne Duvall (audio) (reread) | 3.5 out of 5
The Segonian (Aldebarian Alliance #2) by Dianne Duvall (audio) (reread) | 4 out of 5
Wild Fire (Chaos #6.5) by Kristen Ashley | 3.75 out of 5
Wild Wind (Chaos #6.6) by Kristen Ashley | 3.75 out of 5
Three Dog Knight (Midnight Empire: The Tower #2) by Annabel Chase | 3.25 out of 5
My favorite reads of the month were Night Unbound by Dianne Duvall and Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews, with an honorable mention to A Sorceress of His Own by Dianne Duvall. My least favorite read was A Laird for All Time by Angeline Fortin.
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Three lucky winners will choose their prize (one book) from any of the books we logged this month. If you want to be entered to win, leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite – and least favorite – reads of the month were.
Wow!! You two did amazing!! Happy May!
I started Eloisa James’ newest book, How to Be a Wallflower, but it hasn’t held my interest.
I read 19 books in April. My favorite was Rachel Reid’s THE LONG GAME, an m/m hockey romance that gives Shane & Ilya from HEATED RIVALRY their HEA. Such a great book—it’s a candidate for my favorite book of 2022. I also really like Tal Bauer’s YOU AND ME, an m/m with older MCs (early forties) whose sons play on the same football team. I didn’t read anything g I hated but I caution readers not to expect a rom-com (although the cover certainly seems to promise one) if they read Beth O’Leary’s THE NO-SHOW.
Some of my April favorites were Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, The Wizard’s Butler by Nathan Lowell, and defeats of books by Anne Cleeland and Nathan Lowell. Least favorite books were simply put aside.
Hmm, defeats should have been rereadsm
Hmm, defeats should have been rereads.
I had a good month. I loved Penny Reid’s Ten Trends to Seduce Your Best Friend, and binged several Kait Nolan books including the first book in her newest series (Bad Boy Bakers) and several related books including her Misfit Inn series. I enjoyed quite a few historicals including Eloisa James’ How to be a Wallflower and Erica Ridley’s Love Letters by the Sea the last of the Siren’s Retreat Quartet written with Grace Burrowes. Finally Grace Burrowes’ final Rogues to Riches book Never a Duke was excellent
worst book and writing: Bound to a Warrior by Donna Fletcher
The locked door by Freida McFadden was interesting