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Wow, I had three books I gave 5 Stars too March! They hit the spot at the perfect time!What it Takes by Shannon Stacey - LOVED getting so spend more time with the Kowalskis!!
Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair - Emotional, steamy read - can't go wrong there!
Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James - I love the way she writes! Even though the hero was a bit of a sexist jerk, I forgave him. =)
I had several 4+ Stars - Devil in Spring, Full Package and Rocky Mountain Devil were almost perfect for me! And quite a few 4 Stars too - Into the Fire and Indulgence in Death stand out among them!
If I were to pick the low spot of the month it would be a book I gave a low 4 Stars to - so that wasn't too bad! Overall a really good month for me!!
My March Reflection:I read 8 books last month. 0 DNF's
Best book - rated 4 stars
I didn't really have a worst book. The other 7 books were all rated 3 stars.
The cutest book I read
The book that caused the most introspection
Life is kinda hectic and serious right now, so for April I'm looking forward to lighthearted humorous reads.
I hope you find those lighthearted books Chan! I'm in the mood for that sort of thing too.
March was a great month for me! I can't remember the last time I read so many 4+ stars books. That said, I seemed to have either read great books or sucky ones...very few in the middle!4.5 stars
Great characterization for both...light books that also ended up packing an emotional punch!
4-stars
2.5-2 stars
I reviewed most of these...they run the gamut from bad plots, unlikable MCs, boring
DNF
- no conflict
March was a great month for me too. I read 21 books. 6 were amazing. No DNFs.I rated these 5 books 5 stars:
Good plots, likeable characters (Vicious will require a bit of patience) and engaging stories. Standout book is Stay With Me
And this, 4 stars (I found the heroine annoying in the beginning so it lost a star):
I loved the H, Jaime. Lovely story.
Lowest rated books - 2 stars:
Didn't like Sweet Addiction. The h kept slapping the H, even in public. Who does that?
The other 12 books were 3/4 stars.
MountainKat wrote: "I hope you find those lighthearted books Chan! I'm in the mood for that sort of thing too."Thanks, Kat. I hope you find good lighthearted books too!
D.G. wrote: "March was a great month for me! I can't remember the last time I read so many 4+ stars books. That said, I seemed to have either read great books or sucky ones...very few in the middle!4.5 stars
..."
You DNF'ed Come Away with Me. Shucks! I was looking forward to reading that one.
It seems March was really a great month. I had some wonderful reads too.5 stars
the worst ones were actually kind of alright so 3 stars
4 stars - first books in series. I hope it will get even better :D
Chan wrote: "You DNF'ed Come Away with Me. Shucks! I was looking forward to reading that one. "There is no plot whatsoever. They meet, start dating right away and 2 days later they are sleeping together without protection (I mean, really) and acting up like they can't live without each other, confessing all sort of personal things. And they are both so shallow! They keep telling each other how beautiful the other one was.
My friend Alex said best in her review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
All of my books for March ranged from 3.5-4.5 stars. Not a dud in the bunch :)I really enjoyed them all, but I guess these were my favorites.....
Wow March was a good month!! I love seeing all the books you loved last month - it's hard not to add to the insurmountable Mt. TBR!D.G. - so jealous! I can't wait for the new Julie James book!
It seems like everyone had a good month in March. I only finished seven books, but none of them were rated lower than 4 Stars.5 Stars:
4.5 Stars:
I think it is better to read seven good ones that 10 iffy ones!!
Definitely weighted to the good!
I've been keeping up with my reading challenges, though it's a little tougher while I work in the yard a good portion of the day.These were my FAVS:
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These were just okay (3*):
I stuck with the Karen Chance because I read a few shorts & really enjoyed them...by book 3 the series has started to pick up a little.
Morgan wrote: "This just my new (to me) audiobooks from March:5 Star:
, 
,4 Star:
, [bookcover:Where We Left Off|..."I am SO looking forward to reading/listening to Chosen Pride! Just have to get it on my MeetnGreet list :) I rarely read a book that isn't on that list (unless a challenge absolutely demands that I read one that the list can't provide) :D
My highest rated from March was
~ a short story that catches us up on how the characters are going from the 3 books series. And it had dogs in it ;)Most thought-provoking:
~ prisoner planet - 4 starsBooks that have me itching to read the next in the series:
- 4 starsNo real duds.
Morgan wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Morgan wrote: "This just my new (to me) audiobooks from March:5 Star:
, ,4 Star:
[bookcover:As I Am|3444435..."
Yes - definitely read the other two books. Old Loyalty, New Love is a fav of mine :D
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I know I can get so focused on what is next that I forget about all the wonderful books I read for the previous month's challenges! So the calendar says spring is here, does your weather agree? Things are blooming here and allergies are running at full speed! What is your favorite part of spring? Do you do an egg hunt with your littles? It's a new time of year and a great time for reading - time to pull out the spring break books!
Did you find some gems last month? DNF a few? Find your new book boyfriend or a heroine who personifies TSTL? Come on, we all want to know! What were your standouts for March? Are you looking forward to anything special in April?