April 2015 Monthly Review

This month I read 25 books.  You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below.

Hope you all had a great month of reading!

I started the following series:

• Basilisk 1: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Masaki Segawa and Futaro Yamada (4/5 stars)
• The Cage (The Cage, Book 1) by Megan Shepherd (4.5/5 stars)

I finished the following series:

• Quest for the Spark Book 3 by Jeff Smith and Thomas Sniegoski (4/5 stars)
• Krakens and Lies (The Menagerie, Book 3) by Tui Sutherland and Kari Sutherland (4.5/5 stars)
• Lion Heart (Scarlet, Book 3) by A.G. Gaughen (5/5 stars)
• Death Marked (Death Sworn, Book 2) by Leah Cypess (2.5/5 stars)

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:

• The Winner’s Crime (The Winner’s Curse, Book 2) by Marie Rutkoski (5/5 stars)
• Pocket Apocalypse (Incryptid, Book 4) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
• Lion Heart (Scarlet, Book 3) by A.G. Gaughen (5/5 stars)
• Valiant by Sarah McGuire (5/5 stars)
• The Fold by Peter Clines (5/5 stars)
• Spellbound (Grimnoir Chronicles, Book 2) by Larry Correia (4.5/5 stars)
• The Cage (The Cage, Book 1) by Megan Shepherd (4.5/5 stars)
• Hidden Huntress (The Malediction Trilogy, Book 2) by Danielle L. Jensen (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– Graphic Novel Reading Challenge (25/52 books read)
– Series Enders Reading Challenge (8/15+ books read)
– You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge (78/250+ books read)
– Mount TBR Reading Challenge (36/100 books read)
– Mythology Reading Challenge (4/11 books read)
– Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge (20/26 books read)
– 2015 Audiobook Challenge (7/30 books read)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1. Basilisk 1: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Masaki Segawa and Futaro Yamada (4/5 stars)
2. The Winner’s Crime (The Winner’s Curse, Book 2) by Marie Rutkoski (5/5 stars)
3. The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson and Julia Whelan (4/5 stars)
4. The Brightest Night (Wings of Fire, Book 5) by Tui Sutherland (4.5/5 stars)
5. Basilisk 2: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Masaki Segawa and Futaro Yamada (4/5 stars)
6. Quest for the Spark Book 3 by Jeff Smith and Thomas Sniegoski (4/5 stars)
7. Dark Heir (Jane Yellowrock, Book 9) by Faith Hunter (4/5 stars)
8. Soulbound (Darkest London, Book 6) by Kristen Callihan (4/5 stars)
9. The Gracekeepers by Kristy Logan (3/5 stars)
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky(4/5 stars)
11. Cold Burn of Magic (Black Blade, Book 1) by Jennifer Estep (3/5 stars)
12. Pocket Apocalypse (Incryptid, Book 4) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
13. Krakens and Lies (The Menagerie, Book 3) by Tui Sutherland and Kari Sutherland (4.5/5 stars)
14. Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures by Maggie Steifvater and Jackson Pearce (4/5 stars)
15. Lion Heart (Scarlet, Book 3) by A.G. Gaughen (5/5 stars)
16. Death Marked (Death Sworn, Book 2) by Leah Cypess (2.5/5 stars)
17. Valiant by Sarah McGuire (5/5 stars)
18. Illusionarium by Heather Dixon (4/5 stars)
19. Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, Vol 3 by Masaki Segawa and Futaro Yamada (2/5 stars)
20. Spellbound (Grimnoir Chronicles, Book 2) by Larry Correia (4.5/5 stars)
21. Of Silk and Steam (London Steampunk, Book 5) by Bec McMaster (4/5 stars)
22. The Fold by Peter Clines (5/5 stars)
23. The Cage (The Cage, Book 1) by Megan Shepherd (4.5/5 stars)
24. Hidden Huntress (The Malediction Trilogy, Book 2) by Danielle L. Jensen (5/5 stars)
25. Chickenhare by Chris Grine (4/5 stars)