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April 2025 Book Blog Wrap-Up

Published on May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 by Celeste21 Comments

The first half of April felt like it lasted forever and then suddenly May arrived! Funny how that happens. Time, what a concept. Anyway, it’s time for my April 2025 book blog wrap-up.

But before I jump into that, just a little blurb to say I kind of want to step back a little from blogging/social media-ing. I still plan to post. But I think I’ll focus my limited free time and energy more on those with whom I mutually interact. To be honest, I’ve slid more into that custom for the past few months because I’m tired of trying to be the social butterfly on all the blogs, but then receive little reciprocal interaction; it’s not sustainable for me. I know it’s not mandatory for someone to reciprocally interact, but it certainly is a nice thing to do. So, to those of you who show up and interact with me, I see you and I appreciate you! I know life is busy and stressful (I can absolutely relate–if only I shared my behind the scenes life), so it means a lot that you all take the time to comment every now and then.

Anyway, enough of my blathering. Here’s my April 2025 book blog wrap-up for your perusal.

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May 2025 TBR

Published on May 1, 2025April 30, 2025 by Celeste28 Comments

I designated my April 2025 TBR open for mood reading and I’m so glad I did that. It was a nice reset and now I feel like I can tackle a few more ARCs. So my May 2025 TBR is back on that ARC wagon, but I still hope to do a little bit of mood reading. I know Jak Laurel at Lost in the Narrative wants me to get my butt in action and read A MONSOON RISING by Thea Guanzon. 😛

This is also Wyrd and Wonder month. I’m feeling a little burnt out from blogging, so my participation this year will be smaller. Basically I’ll probably just stick to fantasy/speculative fiction reviews, which I tend to do anyway. Without further ado, here’s my May 2025 TBR.

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WWW Wednesday: April 30, 2025

Published on April 30, 2025April 29, 2025 by Celeste20 Comments

Hello, last day of April! Instead of publishing my monthly wrap-up, obviously I decided to go with WWW Wednesday instead. It’s been a slow reading week, mainly because I had a mentally trying week both with personal and work life. But it was also slow because I actually did non-bookish things like went to the ballet and took a cycling road trip for my husband’s birthday.

WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

Published on April 28, 2025April 20, 2025 by Celeste13 Comments

Today’s review is about THE HURRICANE WARS by Thea Guanzon. It’s the first installment in the series by the same name. Reads this for lush descriptions, court and political intrigue, and enemies to lovers.

Author: Thea Guanzon
Series: The Hurricane Wars #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Publish Date: October 3, 2023
Print Length: 480

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April 2025 On My Radar

Published on April 27, 2025April 27, 2025 by Celeste4 Comments

I wasn’t sure I’d saved enough posts this month because there were multiple periods where I was a little MIA during April. But I thank past me for favoriting things on BlueSky to add to my April 2025 On My Radar. I also added a “News” section. While I don’t typically read a ton of bookish news, I though on the occasion that I do, perhaps others might be interested, too. Anyway, allons-y to the April 2025 On My Radar goodies!