Monthly Wrap-Up: March 2024

I hope you guys are having a good Spring so far! In March I read 6 books, one of them a re-read, for a total of 2400 pages (about 350 pages more than the previous month)!

• 4 were part of a series and 2 were standalones
• 5 were finished copies and 1 was an ARC
• 5 were physical books and 1 ebook
• 2 were 5-star reads and 4 were 4-star reads
• 5 were traditionally published and 1 was indie published
• 5 were by authors I've previously read and 1 by a new-to-me author
• 3 were adult books, 2 YA, and 1 middle grade
• 5 were fiction and 1 nonfiction
• 1 was high fantasy, 2 contemporary romance, 2 urban fantasy, and 1 medical science

Books read this month:

I loved With a Little Luck! It was as cute as I was expecting it to be after having read Instant Karma. Plus, I just love the little touch of magic the book had. And honestly, I just love everything that Marissa Meyer writes.

The Nightmare Charade was good as well! It was a good finale to the series. This was such a fun and interesting world, plus I love that each book had mysteries that, while they felt self-contained to each book, they moved the overarching plot of the series forward. And the romance in the book was also very cute! I liked it!

Patient Zero was a nonfiction book and I really enjoyed it overall! It was very interesting and I enjoyed learning about where certain diseases came from, how these diseases were initially perceived and treated, and how medicine and science have evolved over the decades.

The Spy and I was a solid adventure romance. The romance was cute, and after the disaster of a romance book that I read the previous month, I really appreciated that in this book the characters actually took the time to get to know one another. But more than that, the book actually had a plot! With spies! It was so fun!

The Wizard's Mark is, I believe, Janette Rallison's first high fantasy book, and I really enjoyed it! Janette Rallison is another author whose books I like, no matter the genre she writes. One thing she excels at is writing really cute romances. But this book also had a really interesting plot with some political intrigue and, of course, magic! It was so well done!

And then my mood decided that it wanted to re-read some Percy Jackson, so that's what I did. Lol. I love The Lost Hero! This is actually my third time reading this book, and I feel like I was as engaged as if I were reading it for the first time! It's just SO good! I love the characters, the mystery of the lost hero was interesting (yes, even though I knew the outcome of the mystery lol), and it was just a fun adventure. Reading this made me so happy 😌 I'll definitely be re-reading The Son of Neptune after this.

Favorite book of the month:

The first and last books I read this month 🥰 These are two of my favorite authors! Yes, I know The Lost Hero was a re-read, but I still love it. Lol.

Least favorite book of the month:

I liked them all!

Books reviewed this month:

Apollo: The Brilliant One (Olympians #8) by George O'Connor | ★★★★☆ Artemis: Wild Goddess of the Hunt (Olympians #9) by George O'Connor | ★★★★☆ Hermes: Tales of the Trickster (Olympians #10) by George O'Connor | ★★★★☆ Hephaistos: God of Fire (Olympians #11) by George O'Connor | ★★★★☆

Dionysos: The New God (Olympians #12) by George O'Connor | ★★★★☆ Odin (Asgardians #1) by George O'Connor | ★★★★☆ Her Ex-crush Bodyguard by Janette Rallison | ★★★★★

The Nightmare Dilemma (The Arkwell Academy #2) by Mindee Arnett | ★★★★☆ The Nightmare Charade (The Arkwell Academy #3) by Mindee Arnett | ★★★★☆ Proxy (Avalon #0.5) by Mindee Arnett | ★★★★☆

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo | ★★★★★ Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone #2) by Leigh Bardugo | ★★★★☆ Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone #3) by Leigh Bardugo | ★★★★☆
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The Rules (Project Paper Doll #1) by Stacey Kade | ★★★★★ The Hunt (Project Paper Doll #2) by Stacey Kade | ★★★★★ Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes | ★★★★☆

Other posts:

#30: Two Solid Series Finished

2024 Blogoversary Giveaway

Let me know what your favorite read this month was and what you are looking forward to reading next month!