January, February, and March 2020 Wrap-Up: Catching up on what I read during my multi-month hiatus and a peek as what's to come

January, February, & March 2020 Reading Wrap-Up

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Read in January 2020

Cover of Queer There and Everywhere by Sarah Prager

Queer, There and Everywhere by Sarah Prager

Opinion: Awesome introduction to queer history!
Format: Hardcover (Library)
Review coming: No review

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Cover of A Boy Named Queen by Sara Cassidy

A Boy Named Queen by Sara Cassidy

Opinion: Not for me
Format: Hardcover (Library)
Review coming: No review

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Cover of Haikyu!!, Vol. 1 by Haruichi Furudate

Haikyu!!, Vol. 1 by Haruichi Furudate (translated by Adrienne Beck)

Opinion: Liked it!
Format: Paperback (Library)
Review coming: No review

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Read in February 2020

Cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell

Opinion: Loved it! Art style and story were both amazing!
Format: Paperback (Library)
Review coming: Undecided

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(February was a slow month for reading.)

Read in March 2020

Cover of Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit

Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit

Opinion: More than a month later, I can’t stop thinking about this book, which means everyone has to read it! 
Format: ARC
Review coming: May 3rd

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Cover of Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins

Opinion: I absolutely adored this book and think more people should be talking about it!
Format: Audiobook
Review coming: April 26

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Cover of Spellhacker by MK England

Spellhacker by M.K. England

Opinion: Another great sci-fi from M.K. England that should be on your TBR!
Format: ARC
Review coming: May 24th

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Cover of We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia

We Unleash The Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Opinion: An amazing ending to this duology. Tehlor’s writing and Kyla’s narration are both as captivating as ever!
Format: Audiobook
Review coming: Not yet determined

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Cover of Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade by Lyla Lee

Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade by Lyla Lee

Opinion: A short and sweet middle-grade book that I want more of! Luckily it’s a series
Format: eBook (Library)
Review coming: No review

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Cover of The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp

Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp, illustrated by Manuel Preitano

Opinion: Not the type of book I read a lot of, but I really liked it!
Format: ARC
Review coming: Not yet determined

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Cover of ¿Quién es Carmen Sandiego? by Rebecca Tinker

¿Quién es Carmen Sandiego? by Author

Opinion: Una historia interesante pero no mi favorita
Format: Audiobook
Review coming: No review

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Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

Opinion: I am in LOVE with this book. The narration, the characters, the social commentary. All of it is wonderfully done!
Format: Audiobook
Review coming: May 31st

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Cover of My Dad Thinks I'm a Boy by Sophie Labelle

My Dad Thinks I’m a Boy?! by Sophie Labelle

Opinion: I love Sophie Labelle’s humor and perspective in this book
Format: eBook
Review coming: Posted

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Cover of Women in Sports by Rachel Ignotofsky

Women in Sports by Rachel Ignotofsky

Opinion: A great introduction to female sports history for a younger audience. I loved the illustrations!
Format: Hardcover (Library)
Review coming: No review

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Personal Wrap-Up of the First Quarter of 2020

Well, a whole heck of a lot has happened in the first few months of this year. Particularly in March 2020. I mean… *gestures vaguely at the state of the world*

I’ve been affected by the pandemic in several ways. While I’m lucky enough to technically still have my job, there are no hours for me right now. Isolation has been difficult, but I know it’s hard on everyone else, too. I’m incredibly worried about my future for the rest of the year. This fall was going to be the semester I was going to return to college, but I have no idea if that’s happening now.

In an attempt to give myself a schedule and a reason to stay awake during the day, I’ve decided to come back to blogging! Among other things, of course. When the weather was nice for approximately a week and a half, I was walking the dogs a lot and sitting outside to read. But, you know, April showers.

So now I’ve spent a couple weeks coming up with ideas for blog content and outlining a schedule for these posts. I wanted to say here that I’m no longer trying to give full, in-depth reviews to every book I read. Instead, I want to just hype up the books I really enjoyed and want others to read, too. Which has led me to doing “7 Reasons You Should Read…” posts in place of reviews. I hope you all enjoy this shift in content!

I’m still getting back into the swing of things, so I can’t say I have great big things planned yet, but I’m getting tons of new ideas every day! So stay tuned for that.

I hope you’re all well and safe out there!


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