Books Read in April

April showers brings May flowers, right?  So how come it's still raining?  Ah, well, it is May already, no denying it.

I read some very good books in May, though not very many.  Two of the books I read were over 700 pages (one I am still working on), so that cut into my normal monthly reading time, plus I am in the middle of 3 books right now (one I'm reading, one audio, and another audio with my family), so May should be a good month!

So, this month, I focused on Quality, not quantity:

• Num8ers #2: The Chaos by Rachel Ward, a teen thriller
• Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox, his second memoir
• The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton, a novel read for one of my book groups
• The Kind of Friends We Used To Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell, a middle-grade novel

Just 4 books, but I enjoyed all of them.  I read a very nice mix this month - one adult novel, one memoir, one teen novel, and one kids' novel.  I guess The Forgotten Garden would be my favorite, but I really hate to choose just one.   I even managed to keep up with my reviews this month!

Where Are You Reading update:  I added several new locations to my map this month, though I had to skip The Kind of Friends We Used To Be because its location is never named.  My new tallies:

8 U.S. States:

• Pennsylvania
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Massachusetts
• Maryland
• Connecticut
• California
• New York

Plus:

• UK (3 locations now)
• Afghanistan
• Pakistan
• Rome, Italy

All in all, a good month for books.  What was your favorite book read in April?