2015 Reading Challenge: April

March is a very long month for me. A lot of things happened and I am very glad that they were done and over. After a quick Rn’R (with sand, water, and palm trees), I guess I can now properly go back to book blogging.

Here are the books I read last month:

• The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holy Black – 4/5 stars – A brand new fairy tale, without a damsel in distress. Well, there’s obviously a damsel, and in distress, but those two words don’t exactly go together. You know what I mean.
• The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy – 4/5 stars – TFG’s book for March. The plot is intricately layered with themes upon themes.
• The Paris Enigma by Pablo de Santis – 3,5/5 stars – A book about detectives and their unsung assistants.
• Who Buries the Dead (Sebastian St. Cyr #10) by C.S. Harris– 5/5 stars – As always, I love how this series is eloquently and substantially written, historically speaking. If you are a Jane Austen fan, then you’ll love this installment all the more.
• The Conversations by César Aira – 4/5 stars – The story begins with an extraneous Rolex watch, but the conversation is extensive and winding, which led to a thorough philosophical dissection by an insomniac on his bed.
• Loss (Horsemen of the Apocalypse #3) by Jackie Morse Kessler – 5/5 stars – The depth of this series is life-saving, really: How to survive to bully and come out as the winner.
• The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead – 4/5 stars – An alternative history paying particular attention to elevators: its invention, inspection, and evolution.
• The Geneva Strategy (Covert-One #11) by Jamie Freveletti – 4/5 stars. Espionage, Bio-weapon, Global Chaos. There’s a reason why I love this series.

For weeks now, I have this huge craving to read mysteries, and I don’t think I am sated enough. So, I’ll list only two (2) books for April, and then I intend to feed my cravings to the brim.

• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby – TFG’s book for April. A lot is happening in the discussion thread, come and join us. We will meet, discuss, and celebrate our group anniversary at Baang Coffee, in Tomas Morato, on the 18^th.
• When We WereOrphans by Kazuo Ishiguro – You probably already heard from others that 4 mommies from TFG agreed to read this together this month. If you have a copy and wish to join, you can still give us a holler here.

Happy April, everyone! It’s scorching hot, but do enjoy the summer. ♥