What I Read: March

I've still been sticking to shorter books. I just keep cringing when I start to pick up a longer book. I think it's all my mind can handle, haha! 

Books:

• Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson- I love Woodson and bought this at a book store back in December. I was a quick read.
  

• The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker- This was an interesting read. Not one I would have picked out on my own. A high school acquaintance started an Etsy shop where you could order a book from a specific genre and it came wrapped so the book was a surprise. I ordered one and this is what I got. Malala did a really good job describing the history of Pakistan in her book so I already knew much of what was going to happen in this book. It was interesting to read about that history from a different perspective.

• El Deafo by Cece Bell- I kept seeing this on book lists. It sounded interesting. After reading Lore Olympus and realizing I really enjoyed graphic novels, I decided to read this one. It was pretty good.

• The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom- I either love his books or think they are so-so. I found this one at Goodwill. I ended up loving it. It was so good!

• Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio- I saw this at the book fair when I was volunteering and I was so excited. I loved Wonder. Palacio just has such a wonderful and relatable way of writing. I loved this book!
  

eBooks:

• The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu- The premise of this one was very interesting. I really enjoyed it. I'm very excited to read the 2nd book in the series.
  

Audiobooks:

• A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane- Mom also recommended this one and said it was really good as an audiobook. I loved it so much!

• The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn- When I saw season 2 of Bridgerton was coming out in March, I decided to get through this book beforehand. I enjoyed it but not as much as the first book. I do love listening to this series as audiobooks. I'll probably do all the books as audiobooks. Funny side story about this book, I wanted to download a new book before heading out for my long run because I knew I would finish the audiobook during my run and wanted one to switch over to when that happened. I thought I downloaded this book but actually downloaded the 2nd epilogue of the book. I didn't realize it until I got home and saw I only had a few minutes left in the audiobook which I had just started with about 30 minutes left in my run. So I listened to the biggest spoiler ever as the epilogue was set 15 years after the end of the book. I didn't mind because the book was super predictable anyway.
  

• The Truth Pixie Goes to School by Matt Haig- I wanted to read this one to round out all the books in Haig's Christmas series. The kids and I listened to it on a drive.

• Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer- I picked this because I saw Joshilyn Jackson was the narrator. I absolutely loved her as a narrator for her book, Backyard Saints. There were parts of the book that were really good, really interesting, and somewhat weird. It was okay, not great.

• Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin- The main character got really annoying toward the end with how she was letting herself get walked all over. I still enjoyed it but I think I would have had a harder time finishing the book if I'd been reading it.
  

• The Bride Test by Helen Hoang- I wanted to read this one after reading The Kiss Quotient with book club. I liked this one even more than the other book. It was very enjoyable.