April Monthly Reading Summary

 Lots of short books this past month but overall I'm satisfied with my progress. Below is a summary of my month's reading.

April Reading Update 

Apr 2023 

General Info                Apr                  Total (Including my current read) (Avg per book - 246) 

Books Read -                 12             46          
Pages Read -               3100                11300                           
 

Pages Breakdown 
    < 250                           8           28      
250 - 350                         3                    12 
351 - 450                                      4 
   > 450                            1                     2 
 

Ratings 
5 - star                                                   4                  
4 - star                              5          22 

3 - star                              6                 15  
2 - star                              1                   3                                        
No Rating (NR)                                     1                                                      
 

Gender 
Female                             4                 20      
Male                                 8                 26  
Other                                                             

 

Genres 
Horror                                                           
Fiction                                   4                  6                                           
Mystery                           1                 11        
Sci-Fi                              3                 12           
Non-Fic                                                3 
Classics                                               3 
Young Adult                    2                   6 

Thriller     2           4 
Poetry                                                 1     

Plays                                               
 

Top 3 Books 

1. Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle (4.5 stars) 

2. Space Boy, Omnibus 1 by Stephen McCranie (4.5 stars) 

3. Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (4.0 stars) 

Starting May (Currently Reading) 

1. 12 + 4 Challenge (Finish a Series) – Heart of Red Iron by Phillis Gotlieb (Dhalgren #2) 

2. Start a Series - A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie (Age of Madness #1) 

- Death at Dawn by Caro Peacock (Liberty Lane #1) 

3. Next in Series – Summer Knight by Jim Butcher (Dresden #4) 

4a. Non – Series (Mar / Mystery Foreign) - Small g by Patricia Highsmith 

4b. Non – Series (Apr / Fantasy) - Golem100 by Alfred Bester 

4c. Non – Series (Poetry / Plays / Short Stories / Essays) - Sunset Gun (Poetry0 by Dorothy Parker 

5a. Decades Challenge (Apr / 1960 – 1969) - Return from the Stars by Stanislaw Lem 

5b. Decades Challenge (May / 1970 – 1979) - Unexpected Death by Dell Shannon 

 

Possible Next Books 

1. 12 + 4 Challenge (Finish a Series) - Dust by Hugh Howey (Silo #9) 

2. Start a Series – The Pericles Commission by Gary Corby (Athenian Mysteries #1) 

3. Next in Series – U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Milhone #21) 

4. Non – Series (May / Poetry / Short Stories / Plays) - The Terminal Beach by J.G. Ballard (Short Stories) 

5. Decades Challenge (Mary / 1970 – 1979) - The Inverted World by Christopher Priest

I hope I've given you some reading ideas. Have a great May.