{"id":906,"date":"2013-05-01T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=906"},"modified":"2013-05-02T06:37:31","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T11:37:31","slug":"tbr-and-a-to-z-reflecting-on-april-alphabet-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=906","title":{"rendered":"TBR and A-to-Z – Reflecting on April alphabet soup!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sketch<\/a>April just whoooshed by, didn’t it? Suddenly it’s May 1st, BooksYALove’s second birthday!<\/p>\n

This month, I shared twenty-six new book recommendations here, over half for books published before 2013, so I’m making progress on the TBR2012 Challenge<\/a> and my overstuffed to-be-reviewed shelves, and attended the Texas Library Association annual conference in Fort Worth, where I met authors, got autographs, and received advance reader copies of upcoming titles which look amazing!<\/p>\n

Last year was the first time I’d participated in the April A-to-Z Blog Challenge<\/a>, and I really stressed out about it, trying to visit and comment intelligently on far too many participants’ blogs while squishing my recommendations into the restrictive A-on-this-day, B-on-next format (and also attending TLA with activities in every waking moment).<\/p>\n

This year, I signed up anyway as a good way to prod myself into clearing my to-be-reviewed shelves of the great books which had just gotten passed over for even-more-wonderful books as time went along. I got a few new followers (which is one reason to do a blog challenge), and they left insightful comments (which is why you want followers), so I feel better about April A-to-Z Blog Challenge than I did last year and am likely to sign up next year to do it again (my to-be-reviewed shelves will undoubtedly refill themselves, as I read much quicker than I write recommendations).<\/p>\n

Here are the prior-to-2013 books which I recommended in April for TBR Challenge; just click on the title to read more about it:<\/p>\n

Fantasy\/Fairy Tale<\/strong>:
\nDarkbeast<\/em><\/a> – Morgan Keyes
\nLies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses<\/em><\/a> – Ron Koertge; illustrated by Andrea Dezso [in verse]<\/p>\n

Historical fiction<\/strong>:
\nThe Lost Crown<\/em><\/a> – Sarah Miller
\nWhere the Broken Heart Still Beats<\/em><\/a> – Carolyn Meyer<\/p>\n

Mystery<\/strong>:
\nDeath Cloud<\/em><\/a> (Young Sherlock Holmes #1) – Andrew Lane<\/p>\n

Paranormal<\/strong>:
\nBorn Wicked<\/em><\/a> (Cahill Witch Chronicles #1) – Jessica Spotswood
\nExile<\/em><\/a> (Mercy #2) – Rebecca Lim
\nRadiant Days<\/em><\/a> – Elizabeth Hand<\/p>\n

Realistic Fiction<\/strong>:
\nThe Candymakers<\/em><\/a> – Wendy Mass
\nThe Day Before<\/em><\/a> – Lisa Schroeder [in verse]
\nFreaks Like Us<\/em><\/a> – Susan Vaught
\nThe Key to the Golden Firebird<\/em><\/a> – Maureen Johnson
\nNothing Special<\/em><\/a> – Geoff Herbach
\nPink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat<\/em><\/a> – Francesca Lia Block
\nSurviving High School<\/em><\/a> – M. Doty
\nWish You Were Here<\/em><\/a> – Barbara Shoup<\/p>\n

So, I’ve recommended 44 titles for TBR2012, including those featured in January<\/a>, February<\/a>, and March<\/a>, with some still on my shelves! Stay tuned…<\/p>\n

Which new-to-you pre-2013 books have you enjoyed lately?
\n**kmm<\/p>\n

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