all 15 books i read over march & april | emily henry, spicy romance, book club picks

[@astoldbykat]

I read Parable of the Sower in February for Black Author's Month, and even though I normally dislike dystopian novels, I LOVED this one. My jaw dropped when I realized it opened in 2024, and it was almost scary how close some of what happens in the book parallels today, even if only symbolically. I read Honey & Spice in the same month and also loved it; not a romance girlie because I'm Ace and don't do spice, but this one was so good. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@thisstoryaintover]

glad you enjoyed both!!

[@krystalt334]

Parable of the Sower (and the second book) CHANGED my LIFE, one of my favorite books of all time. The characters felt like real people to me and i love the journal entry style writing. Made me think so much about the ways things are in society, how they could’ve been, how they might be in the future. I wish I caught the book discussion ! But so grateful for Octavia Butler. I haven’t read Kindred yet so i will definitely be getting to that soon

[@joycewesley]

We have the exact same sentiment for Funny Story by Emily Henry. Sooo glad it wasn’t just me that felt a bit conflicted.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Sorry to hear about the health issues! I’m sure you feel better and good luck!

[@kariburnett1054]

I am so excited to read Vaishnavi Patel's newest book Goddess of the River!!! So excited to hear your thoughts on it!! xx

[@sgtmartha3907]

The seven moons of maali almeida is one of my favourite books of the year! Hope you enjoy it ❤

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I need to read The Right Move!

[@chocolateoreo6489]

Yay (: I adore seeing your videos❤ I’m sending you love!

[@angelaholmes8888]

I read 12 books in March and 13 books in April i read happy place in April i totally agree about it my favorite reads in April are Stars in your eyes by kacen callender Miss memory lane by colton Haynes memoir Lizzie Blake's best mistake by mazey eddings One summer in Savannah by terah shelton Harris Her too by bonnie kistler Out of shape by gracie gold

[@prettyinpink9893]

I’m juggling a full time job, new motherhood, and my marriage. It’s so hard to find the time 😅

[@xxLeMoNiCeExx17]

I read No Woman Is A Man is March and loved it so much too ❤ I just bought her book Evil Eye and can’t wait to get to it!!!

[@abeo321]

i've read severance and started parable in 2020 but couldn't get through it at the time (was hitting a little too close to home). as you were talking about the two and the things you liked/didn't like about both it reminded me of a dystopian/thriller i recently read and loved - moon of the crusted snow by waubgeshig rice. it's definitely a survival story but it's following an indigenous community in canada so i feel like it approaches the story from a different angle than other survival stories i've read. one of my favorite reads of the year so far, would definitely recommend it!

[@thisstoryaintover]

oo i will definitely check it out! thank you for the rec :)

[@sunshineeflyy]

I just finished Only For the Week and it’s my fav of the month… I was so invested lol loved Rome😍

[@e-nev]

Interesting! I actually disagree about Funny Story being like Happy Place. I actually think Funny Place is more like Book Lovers in that it's MUCH lighter in tone and the conflict in the book isn't really between the couple, but primarily between the main characters and their families. I prefer the more emotional, slow burn angst and interpersonal conflict in Happy Place/Beach Read/People We Meet On Vacation. I was pretty bored by Funny Story for the same reason I was a little bored by Book Lovers...less conflict, more fluff.

[@thisstoryaintover]

ooo that's such an interesting point! I think the fluff in Book Lovers worked for me somehow but for some reason the fluff in Funny Story didn't

[@Mellybeans0919]

I enjoyed Funny Story but dnf'd Happy Place and love ❤️ Book Lovers

[@connyp7979]

I felt the same way about Miles.. I feel like I didn’t know him and then I couldn’t get over the conflict. Miles count your days! Lolol😼

[@Ivey_reads_and_writes]

You captured my thoughts on Funny Story perfectly: compelling at moments but overall meh. I’ve only read Book Lovers otherwise but really want to try out beach read and people we meet on vacation, so I’m hoping those two work better for me

[@Jane-pk4iq]

I’m a happy place and funny story girlie 😂

[@aurora-cc6hk]

im a people we meet on vacation girlie... i feel like im the minority. everyone hates that book for some reason 😭

[@rosebud7233]

My favorite books in March and April were the violent conspiracy by Brendan Slocum and something wild and wonderful by Anita Kelly.

[@anaiswriting]

could you do a book recommendation with bipolar disorder representations ? (I need to feel seen as a bipolar woman)

[@JayFernandes-b8c]

Love your posts!! Curious can you tell me where you obtained your library cart?

[@thisstoryaintover]

I think I got it from michael's a few years back!

[@badfaith4u]

I liked Funny Story by Emily Henry.

[@daKal481]

I feel the opposite about Emily Henry. I did not like her earlier books but loved Happy Place and Funny Story.

[@sarah-ul5gr]

I started to read funny place but I can't get through it idk why I think I don't really connect w the characters and don't feel the chemistry between them

[@MadoCar-n4s]

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[@josieann4390]

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