Monthly Wrap-Up: April 2026

Another month has passed, and my Resident Evil hyperfixation continues 😆 Honestly, most of the books you will see below I read within the last week because I was trying to catch up after most of my time went to playing these games 😂 I enjoy a readathon, though, so all the binge reading was very fun for me. Anyway, in April I also read 9 books, for a total of 2248 pages, which is about 400ish pages less than the previous month.

• 4 were full-length novels, 2 manga, and 3 novellas
• 6 were part of a series, and 3 were standalones
• I started 1 series, and finished 1
• 2 were books I purchased, 1 was an ARC from an author, and 6 were from the library
• 8 were finished copies and 1 ARC
• 4 were physical books, 3 were ebooks, and 1 was an ebook/audiobook combo
• 3 were 4.5 stars, and 6 were 4 stars
• 8 were traditionally published, 1 was indie published
• 5 were by authors I've previously read, and 4 were new to me
• 5 were adult books, and 4 were YA books
• All 9 were fiction
• 2 were action, 1 mystery thriller, 1 cozy fantasy, 4 sci-fi, 1 urban fantasy

Review: Spy x Family (Vol. 2) by Tatsuya Endo

Title: Spy x Family: Volume 2

Series: Spy x Family #2

Previous book in this series: Spy x Family (#1)

Author: Tatsuya Endo

Genre: YA, adventure, humor

Publication date: October 2019

Published by: VIZ Media

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: Twilight must infiltrate the prestigious Eden Academy to get close to his target Donovan Desmond, but has he ruined his daughter Anya’s chances with his outburst during the admissions interview? Perhaps the truly impossible mission this time is making sure Anya both becomes an exemplary student and befriends Donovan’s arrogant son Damian!

My rating: ★★★★★

At this point, it has been quite a while since I watched the anime, so when I read this volume, there were a bunch of things I forgot. For example, I forgot that Anya wanted a castle! Lol. Or that Yor (being the assassin she is) momentarily thought about killing one of the parents to get Anya into the fancy private school. Lol.

Review: Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries #2) by Martha Wells

Title: Artificial Condition

Series: The Murderbot Diaries #2

Previous book in this series: All Systems Red

Author: Martha Wells

Genre: Adult, sci-fi

Publication date: May 2018

Published by: Tordotcom

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: It has a dark past – one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot." But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more.

Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue.

What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks.

My rating: ★★★★⯪

Ah! I love Murderbot! In this next installment, Murderbot returns to the place where all the murders happened to once and for all figure out what actually happened. This whole incident is so freaking sad, and it makes me feel for Murderbot.

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