March Wrap-Up

March Snapshots

1. Bomb cyclone. March started with a snow explosion. Did anyone else get trapped in a bomb cyclone last month? I did. Luckily, it only lasted two days. There was a ton of wind and snow. The power kept going out, but books don’t require electricity, so I was fine.

Darkness and snow.

2. Another year closer to death. It was my birthday last month! I got a new wireless speaker, so I can listen to my music REALLY LOUD! I also got Chinese food and chocolate cake. I spent the day looking for a new job because I guess that’s what adults do on their birthdays? Fun times.

This is true . . .

3. We can’t even keep houseplants alive this long. My niece, Brooklyn, turned one month old in March. It’s still hard to believe there’s a baby in the house, and we’re responsible for keeping her alive, but she’s doing well. She eats, she poops, she wiggles, she tolerates having a camera in her face, she makes grocery shopping challenging because everybody wants to see her. Typical baby stuff.

She doesn't complain when we do this to her.

4. Winter is coming. Who else is excited for Game of Thrones? I’m impatiently counting down the days and avoiding all of the fan theories on the internet. I want to be completely surprised about what happens. I’m crossing my fingers that Tyrion survives to the end. Please don’t murder my favorite! The show already murdered all of my other favorites.

Wayward Googlers

Here are a few amusing Google searches that led people to Read All The Things! last month. I’m sorry to the unfortunate souls who ended up here instead of finding what they were Googling for.

“Space chick book haul.” This is . . . oddly specific. 

“massive headache after rejection.” Are you writing my biography? 

“How to write abandoned places.” I assume it’s a lot like writing populated places. Just without people.

Books I Read

March was not a great reading month because I spent the first half of it slogging through Little Women. I ended up finishing 8 books. I loved almost all of them.

Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates (Audiobook)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton (Audiobook)

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

When the Sky Fell on Splendor by Emily Henry

After Zero by Christina Collins

The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

Best Books Of March

1. After Zero by Christina Collins

2. The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller

3. What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Most-Viewed March Reviews

1. The Blue Girl || The Power

2. The Foxhole Court || When the Sky Fell on Splendor

3. Front Desk || Harbor Me

Most-Viewed March Non-Reviews

1. Discussion: 10 Things Authors Get Wrong About High School

2. Top Ten Tuesday: How I’d Die In A Fantasy Story

3. Top Ten Tuesday: What I’m Reading This Spring

All The Things

Number of unread books on my to-be-read shelf = 45 books.

I’m currently reading = When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead.

What did you do in March?