April 2019 Reading Summary

Before I get into my monthly reading review, I've finished 3 books since my last update. That brings my total for the month to 15 books, so a good month overall. The three books I finished were -

1. Leave Me By Dying by Rosemary Aubert (3 stars)
2. The Sergeant's Cat and Other Stories by Janwillem van de Wetering (4 stars)
3. Vendetta by Michael Dibdin (4 stars)

Now on to my stats for the  month.

April 2019

General Info                       Apr                        Total
Books Read -                        15                            47
Pages Read -                       4,500                      14,700

Pages Breakdown
    < 250                                 6                             20       
250 - 350                               5                             11
351 - 450                               2                             10
   > 450                                  2                               6

Ratings
5 - star                                   1                               3
4 - star                                   6                             22
3 - star                                   8                             22
2 - star                           

Gender
Female                                10                             22
Male                                     4                             25

Genres
Fiction                                                                   5
Mystery                              12                             32
SciFi                                     2                               5
Non-Fic                                1                               4
Classics                                                                 1           
Poetry                           

Top 3 Books

1. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke - 5 stars
2. The Circular Staircase - Mary Roberts Rinehart
3. A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K. LeGuin

12 + 4  Challenge (completed 9)
1. Leave Me By Dying by Rosemary Aubert - 3 stars
2. Bloodlines by Jan Burke - 3.5 stars

Papa Bear Challenge (Books I've had the longest on my Goodreads bookshelf) (completed 8)
3. Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs - 4 stars
4. Spinsters in Tragedy by Ngaio Marsh - 4 stars
5. Maigret has Scruples by Georges Simenon - 3.5 stars
6. The Etruscan Chimera by Lyn Hamilton - 3.5 stars

Mama Bear Challenge (Middle of my Goodreads bookshelf) (completed 9)
7. London Rain by Nicola Upson - 3.5 stars
8. Bony & the Kelly Gang by Arthur Upfield - 3 stars
9. Vendetta by Michael Dibdin - 4 stars

Baby Bear Challenge (Books most recently added to my Goodreads bookshelf) (completed 8)
10. The Dead Shall Not Rest by Tessa Harris - 3 stars
11. The Sergeant's Cat and Other Stories by Janwillem van de Wetering - 4 stars

Goldilocks Challenge (Random Number Generator (completed 7)
12. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke - 5 stars

Break from Challenge Challenge (Freebees every time I complete 10 books) (completed 4 books)
13. A Scar is Born by Eric Nicol - 3.5 stars

Freebies
14. The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart - 4 stars
15. The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin - 4 stars

May 2019 Books

Currently Reading

1. Lie In Wait by Eric Rickstad
2. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
3. Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
4. Baptism in Blood by Jane Haddam
5. Savage Run by C.J. Box