April Favourites and May TBR

April Favourites:

Clare:

This month I read a total of 16 books. And I am now back on target for my Goodreads challenge which is great.

1) The Vatican Princess by C.W. Gortner
This was my one and only 5 star book this month and it was honestly amazing. I could go on for ages about all the ways I adored this book or if you like you can check out my review here to see my thoughts.

2) Lost Among the Living by Simone St. James
I love Simone St. James and I was so excited for this book. I gave it 4.5 stars in the end, I did enjoy her previous books a little bit more but it was still such an excellent and engaging read.

3) The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
April was the month of the Poirot-a-thon for me. I read 6 Poirot books in total and really enjoyed every single one of them. It was a toss up between this and Death in the Clouds but I finally settled on this one, if only because it was the one that kicked off the Poirot-a-thon!

Ann:

This month I read a total of 12 books which was good considering I had a lot of schoolwork to do.

1) Winter by Marissa Meyer
I loved this book and finished it in a day which is impressive for me considering it is like an 800 page book. I just loved everything about this book and am sad the series is over.

2) Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson
I only finished this recently but I gave it 5 stars as it was a really good mystery book where I had a hunch but I wasn't exactly 100 percent positive which I liked.

3) Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Although this book was only a 4 star book it was still one of my favourites this month as I really enjoyed having a back story for the bad guy. 

May TBR:

Clare:

I have a few pre-orders expected for May - so I am excited about reading them. I also have quite a few books left over from last month and a few for review so I think it's fair to say I have a busy month ahead of me! All three of these arrived this week and I am crazy excited for them which is why I chose them as my top 3 for May.

1) The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
Any Rick Riordan book has me excited but a return to the world of Camp Half-Blood and another glimpse at Percy? Beyond excited.

2) A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Oh I am hoping for great things from this. I was already excited but the book is super long which is great and I am hoping for Feyre to switch sides - which might be interesting!

3) The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
I always enjoy Morgan Matson books so I am definitely excited for this one. It's another fairly long book as well.

Ann:

1) Naked Heat by Richard Castle
If this book is as good as Heat Wave then I will hopefully have read it very quickly.

2) Deadly Heat by Richard Castle
I am currently reading Heat Wave and am really enjoying it and am going to read the other two books that I have. I don't know what order they go in though. 

3) City of Stars by Mary Hoffman
I've been meaning to read this series for a long time now and so I  am going to try and finish the whole series this month.


You can also find us on Goodreads (Ann and Clare) to keep up with what we are reading