All the Books I Read in April

There’s been a lot of books I have been reading. Some I have even read twice. The past few weeks have been hectic for me and this it has been difficult to maintain my Goodreads profile and log the books I have been reading weekly. My headteacher used to say it’s better late than ever! So here are all the books I have read (and finished) in April 2023x

I believe it’s important to protect the environment and do all that we can to reduce our carbon footprint. One of the ways I have done this is borrow this book from the library. A lot of handy information here. Whilst some of it has been been rehashed online, having it in paperback makes it more immersive and informative.

The Little Book of Economics is another library borrow. I picked this book up thinking it would help me become smarter. I liked how a lot of the information was concise and the format was great and the headlines were grabbing. Lots of useful information and statistics but I think this will be a good that will soon be outdated without. Further editions. I couldn’t find a rating for this as I felt I couldn’t connect with the book, but I could see this being essential for somebody who studies about economics.

Another one that I borrowed from the library. I’ve heard a lot of good things about this man. I remember seeing him on the TV where he walked to raise money for the NHS during the pandemic. Some brilliant photos and a great book and tribute for the man. Although he has passed away now, hos legacy still lives on. Some say he would have survived had he have not gone to t he Bahamas, but after a life-time of service for this world, he deserved every second of that holiday.

Assassinstion Classroom is one of my favourite modern mangas to this day. It has been a while since a manga kept me hooked from the first to last page. It had that sense of a classic. It’s got that high school trope and Battle Royale vibe. One of the things I like about manga and anime is all the crazy twists and rehashes of high school dramas they can do. In this manga, the students are tasked with destroying their teacher before they eat the rest of the moon and perhaps the planet too!

A library loan that I read in one sitting. It is a very short book. Makes me wonder if it was abridged to make it a smaller read for children and teenagers at school. Despite that, Christie’s flare still lurks within the pages.

The best out of the library loans I had. It’s a long book, but it’s one worth reading. I loved it because I felt like I had been taken to Hawaii, Africa and the USA within the pages.

Another library loan. It’s a gorgeous collection of poetry. It’s got a mixture of poets old and new and it is a lovely tribrute to The Natural History Musuem which I think is a must see if you are ever in the UK. I know it’s wrong to judge a book by it’s cover, but I do it all the time. I think the cover is gorgeous and it is a book I would happily buy just to look pretty on my bookshelf. Of course, what’s inside the book is a Dwight to read as well. It really kept my spirits going when I was stranded at the train station.

I’ve been hyped about this book for a long time. I loved the premise of a space opera with sapphic women and representation of non-binary characters. I really enjoyed the boom, however I did feel lost at times as I felt the book had a lot of padding. It could have been just as epic is the word count and page count was lower.