April 2012: Month in Review + Book of the Month Giveaway

April's been another busy month here at A Reader of Fictions. There have been a ton of reviews, as well as assorted other posts. I'm not going to link up all of those, but you guys are smart and can find them if you're so inclined.

Open Giveaways
Make sure to check out my open giveaways; there are currently 3 open, one of which closes at midnight tonight! Also, if you scroll to the bottom, you'll find my new monthly giveaway for one of the books I've loved during the previous month.

Midnight in Peking - Paul French
Helen Keller in Love - Rosie Sultan
Narcopolis - Jeet Thayil

Books Read in April:
I basically read exactly as many as I needed to keep my challenge on schedule, but would have liked to have made some forward progress. I need to get ahead, since I don't know how much reading I'll get done when I'm at BEA.

Also, note all of those books with stars. Those were AWESOME. And you should probably check them out.

19 Young Adult:
Swipe - Evan Angler (review will publish May 19)
Dying to Know You - Aidan Chambers
The Wicked and the Just - J. Anderson Coats
Welcome Caller, This Is Chloe - Shelley Coriell
A Beautiful Dark - Jocelyn Davies
The Other Countess - Eve Edwards
The Queen's Lady - Eve Edwards
The Girl in the Park - Mariah Fredericks
Kiss the Morning Star - Elissa Janine Hoole*
The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa*
Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers*
Shadows on the Moon - Zoë Marriott*
Possess - Gretchen McNeil
Unraveling - Elizabeth Norris*
The Candidates - Inara Scott
The Marked - Inara Scott
Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink - Stephanie Kate Strohm
The Book of Blood and Shadow - Robin Wasserman*
Breaking Beautiful - Jennifer Shaw Wolf*

9 Adult:
Mr. Darcy Forever - Victoria Connelly
Midnight in Peking - Paul French
The Singles - Meredith Goldstein
Blue Asylum - Kathy Hepinstall*
The Killing Moon - N. K. Jemisin
The Lifeboat - Charlotte Rogan
The New Republic - Lionel Shriver
Helen Keller in Love - Rosie Sultan
Narcopolis - Jeet Thayil

2 Graphic Novels:
Play Ball - Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir
Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things - Ted Naifeh

1 Manga:
Midori Days - Kazurou Inoue

Book of the Month Giveaway!
One of my favorite books this month was Robin Wasserman's The Book of Blood and Shadow, and I'm offering up a copy for one reader. Entering is easy! The giveaway is international, so long as TBD ships to you!

Check back at the beginning of every month for a new giveaway!
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