TELL ME TUESDAY
NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN
LAST. NOW. NEXT.
APRIL READING WRAP-UP
TELL ME TUESDAY is a floating feature where I tell you what I read last, what I'm reading now, and what I will be reading next.
THEMES • BUDDY READS • SLOW READ
My April theme was Diversity Month.
(physical disabilities)
May's theme is Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month.
A Year of Brontë
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Little House Series Buddy Re-Read
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Martin Chuzzlewit Dickens Year-Long Slow Read
I have caught up a bit with my TMT backlog, but it was at the cost of not getting a Hello May post published, so is that really getting caught up in the long run?
★★★★★
MIDDLE GRADE
STANDALONE
HISTORICAL FICTION
ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
CHINESE HISTORY
FAMILY & FRIENDS
Published September 2025 - Edelweiss DRC
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This was my first title for Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
★★★★
MIDDLE GRADE
STANDALONE
REALISTIC CONTEMPORARY
FAMILY & FRIENDS
CHINESE-AMERICAN CULTURE
READING
Published 2012 - Hoopla Borrow
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This was a nice quick read for younger Middle Grade aged readers. I liked how it tackled the losing a best friend to another friend group topic; which is a pretty common thing in elementary school. This would have been 4.5 stars if not for a couple of currently frowned upon terms used that I thought were already considered not appropriate descriptors in 2012.
★★
(2.5)
LITERARY FICTION
CONTEMPORARY
HISTORICAL FICTION
STANDALONE
IMMIGRATION
Published 2020 - Hoopla Borrow
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This was my third book for Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It had dual contemporary/historical timelines. The ending basically killed the entire book for me.
THE WICKED YEARS SERIEPREQUEL TWO
OZ RETELLING
Publishes September 26th 2026 - NetGalley DRC
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I am having a difficult time getting into this one, so I've only been reading it here and there. It's a good thing it doesn't publish until the end of September.
ADULT FICTION
STANDALONE
FRIENDSHIP
UPSTATE NEW YORK
Published 2015- Libby Borrow
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June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month, so I'll be reading at least two books by Caribbean authors during the month. I have been participating in the Carib-A-Thon read-a-thon since its inception seven years ago. It spans ten days in June. I don't have the specific dates for this year, yet, but I will let you know as so as I do.
Well... this was written by a close college chum who managed to make enemies of everyone in our friend group, including me, except for his now wife. He back-stabbed, lied, and didn't pay back borrowed money. I was lucky I was always short of cash at that time and only loaned him twenty dollars, once. He also never paid me back for the roll of film I shot for him so he could hand in a photography assignment that was due while he was sitting in a Georgia jail for speeding. Yes, I'm being petty but he deserves it. Heh. Anyway, he supposedly won some top UK literary award, and has a movie deal with Dustin Hoffman signed on. The movie was announced about nine years ago, but according to IMBD is still in development. After reading most of the book, I'm thinking much of this is based on a lot of false embellishments (something the author is skilled in) and it haphazardly took on a life of its own because the writing is horrible, and the story is weak. This angers me because as a book blogger I have read too many brilliant independent authors who never get the recognition they deserve.
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In an interview about the movie he was talking about friendship and redemption, because that's what the book is about, and he made a comment about how he doesn't understand why people he knew in the past can't just let their bad feelings about him go. Like we are the ones at fault. What a jerk.
MIDDLE GRADE
LITTLE HOUSE SERIES THREE
HISTORICAL FICTION
PIONEER LIFE
FAMILY
Published 1935 - Own Paperback
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After skipping a month, Jolene and I will be getting back to our Little House series buddy read. I still haven't found a decent copy of the 2017 Harper Collins collectors edition hardcover which matches my first two, so I bought the full color illustrated paperback from Book Outlet for this buddy read.
MARCH READING WRAP-UP
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BOOKS READ
FOUR
ARCS
NONE
PHYSICAL BOOKS
NONE
EBOOKS
FOUR
AUDIOBOOKS
NONE
MANGA - GRAPHIC NOVELS - COMICS
NONE
MIDDLE GRADE
ONE
YOUNG ADULT
NONE
ADULT FICTION
TWO
NONFICTION
ONE
RE-READS
ONE
MY FAVORITE BOOK IN MARCH
★★★★★
2026
YEAR TO WRAP-UP DATE
TOTALS
19
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PERSONAL CHALLENGES
NONFICTION 5/12
MIDDLE GRADE 5/12
NATIVE AMERICAN/FIRST NATIONS AUTHORS 0/3
MUSIC 0/1
PLAYS 0/1
BACKLIST ARCS 0/3
CLASSICS/VINTAGE 8/12
RE-READS 5/12
FREEBIES/99¢ KINDLE BOOKS 3/12
NYT 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY 1/3
BOOKER PRIZE FIRST PLACE WINNERS 0/3
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MIDDLE GRADE - 5
YOUNG ADULT - 1
ADULT FICTION - 8
NONFICTION - 5
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GRAPHIC NOVELS/MANGA - 0
AUDIOBOOKS - 2
EBOOKS - 14
PHYSICAL COPIES - 3
BORROWED - 9
Prompt for April, a short story or essay collection, completed!
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I read Disability Visibilty: First Person Stories of the Twenty-First Century. Again the book was not that great, and needing it for this challenge was the only reason I finished it.
What are you reading? Tell me!
The Nine Moons cover is stunning. I'm glad to know the book lives up to it. I'll have to try it. I hate truly terrible writing and I would bet that all the accolades for your "friend's" book are mostly exaggerated or bought. Also - don't worry I'm getting your comments! I have my comments set for moderation for posts older than 2 weeks because of the stupid bots. I'll be curious to see your thoughts on Alice with a Why. It's a really light read but in my opinion had the same off kilter feel of the original property.
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