My pug, Cheese, looking at a book wrapped in brown paper with the word April on it.
Cheese looking ashamed that I'm doing this to him, next to the book "Blossom in winter" by Melanie Martins
Cheese helped me unwrap my April mystery TBR book today. #apriltbr #blossominwinter #reading #books #tbr #booktok #bluesky #booksky #chinesepug #pug #dog #cheese
— the rose bargain by sasha peyton smith — a stage set for villains by shannon j. spann — emily wilde’s map of the otherlands by heather fawcett — the ending writes itself by evelyn clarke — an arcane study of stars by sydney j. shields (arc) — nightshade by autumn woods
˗ˏˋ my april hopefuls ˎˊ˗
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March reading Wrap up
Posting it on time for the first time in a while, feels great!
March was crazy busy, but I managed to read every day thankfully! Reviews are in the works.
#booksky #readingwrapup #apriltbr
The cover of Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle. A Black male teenager and Black female teenager with box braids and headphones on are both wearing purple and laying down with their heads next to each other.
70. Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
⭐️ rating: 4.5
Format: audio
#Books
#Booksky 💙📚
#BlackBooksky
#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez. A white couple embraces on a beach with a dog beside them and a boardwalk in the distance.
69. Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
⭐️ rating: 2.5
🌶️ rating: 0.5
Format: physical
#Books
#Booksky 💙📚
#AprilTBR
Here’s my April TBR and April reads 💚 What books have you read this April? #BookSky #Books2025 #AprilTBR #AprilReads
The cover of Ms. V’s Hot Girl Summer by A.H. Cunningham. A Caribbean couple embraces while wearing Carnaval costumes.
68. Ms. V’s Hot Girl Summer by A.H. Cunningham
⭐️ rating: 4
🌶️ rating: 3
Format: audio
#Books
#ARC
#Booksky 💙📚
#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez. A Latina woman with dark hair in a long red backless evening gown holds the hand and shoulder of a Latino man with dark hair in a black suit with a white shirt underneath. The face each other as they embrace in a dance in front of a bench at the end of a bed with a green blanket and white sheets.
67. More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez
⭐️ rating: 4
🌶️ rating: 0.5
Format: audio
#Books
#Booksky 💙📚
#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of Takes One to Know One by Lisette Decos. A Latina woman with her hair in a bun stands in a blue dress and her arms crossed with her back to a Latino man who is pinching the bridge of his nose while wearing a cream button-down shirt, and mint green bottoms. He has a sleeve of tattoos on his left arm. They’re surrounded by palm trees and tropical flowers.
66. Takes One to Know One by Lisette Decos
⭐️ rating: 4
Format: audio
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#Booksky 💙📚
#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of On Us 2 by Nina. A dark-skinned male hand with a gold watch on has a pinky linked with a brown-skilled female hand with white fingernails.
65. On Us 2 by Nina.
⭐️ rating: 1.5
🌶️ rating: 3.5
Format: ebook
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#BlackBooksky
#AprilTBR
The cover of Revive Me: Part Two by J.L. Seegars. A Black woman wearing a long-sleeved white shirt that falls to her thighs grips curtains.
64. Revive Me: Part Two by J.L. Seegars.
⭐️ rating: 3.75
🌶️ rating: 3
Format: audio
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#BlackBooksky
#AprilTBR
The cover of To Be Saved by Ophelia Reign. A pair of white male hands are holding a religious book over a religious robe that priests wear and a wooden cross necklace.
63. To Be Saved by Ophelia Reign
⭐️ rating: 3
🌶️ rating: 3
Format: ebook
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#Booksky 💙📚
#AprilTBR
The cover of The Wife Before by Shanora Williams. A bunch of red roses.
62. The Wife Before by Shanora Williams
⭐️ rating: 3.5
Format: audio
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#BlackBooksky
#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux. A muscular, tattooed man with a stag head skeleton on his head, surrounded by multicolored roses.
61. Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux
⭐️ rating: 2.5
🌶️ rating: 4
Format: physical
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#AprilTBR
The cover of The Dare by Harley Laroux. Imma be honest, I’m not sure what I’m looking at here. A headband? Fuzzy handcuffs? Just know this book was freaky af okay.
60. The Dare by Harley Laroux
⭐️ rating: 4
🌶️ rating: 4
Format: ebook
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#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. A ladder leading out of a hole in the ground.
59. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
⭐️ rating: 5
Format: audio
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#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of Eternal Echoes by Ophelia Reign. A white man with collar length dark, wavy hair in a black suit with a white dress shirt looks down at a Black, plus sized woman with shoulder length curls in a form-fitting black dress.
58. Eternal Echoes by Ophelia Reign
⭐️ rating: 3
🌶️ rating: 1
Format: ebook
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#Booksky 💙📚
#AprilTBR
The cover of The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight. A Black woman with a sunhat on holds the handlebars of a bike she is standing behind in front of the steps of an old country home on lush green farmland.
57. The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight
⭐️ rating: 3.5
Format: physical/audio
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#BlackBooksky
#AprilTBR
The cover of Fast by Millie Belizaire. A black and white picture of a dark-skinned Black teenage girl with box braids hanging over one shoulder as she looks to the side.
56. Fast by Millie Belizaire
⭐️ rating: 5
🌶️ rating: 1
Format: ebook
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#BlackBooksky
#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of The Lady who Left by Ginny B. Moore. A shirtless, blonde man embraces a dark-haired woman in a flowing red dress among a background of flowers, plants, and a sheep. After reading this book and getting a better look at the cover I believe this is Al generated. If I'd known that, I wouldn't have read the book. However the book is well-written—it's just a shame it has a cover I cannot stand by/ support. Also I had to repost this because I forgot the spice rating 💆🏾♀️
55. The Lady who Left by Ginny B. Moore
⭐️ rating: 4.5
🌶️ rating: 2
Format: ebook
🚨 Pub Date: 04/10/25
*I believe this cover has AI in it which I do not support. I have not confirmed; it’s just something I noticed after finishing the book.
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#AprilTBR
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I started the month with several books in progress so I didn't quite nail down an #AprilTBR but:
#currentlyreading:
> The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu
> Black From the Future anthology
> Labyrinth's Heart by MA Carrick
Hoping to be in the mood for Mortal Follies or Red Scholar's Wake after those.
What's on your #AprilTBR ?
#booksky #tbr #thehungergames #ariverenchanted #readersofskylight
The cover of One of Our Own by Lucinda Berry. A water tower and a stormy, cloudy sky.
54. One of Our Own by Lucinda Berry
⭐️ rating: 5
Format: audio
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#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. A dark-skinned Black woman has her face turned slightly upward as she wears a crown made of feathers, flowers, and leaves.
53. Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
⭐️ rating: 5
Format: ebook
🚨 Pub Date: 04/08/25
#Books
#Booksky 💙📚
#BlackBooksky
#ARC
#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of I Am Made of Death by Kelly Andrew. The shape of a ribcage made of ribbons on a white background.
52. I Am Made of Death by Kelly Andrew
⭐️ rating: 4
Format: physical/audio
#Books
#Booksky 💙📚
#BookRecommendations
#AprilTBR
The cover of James by Percival Everett. A man with a travel sack over his shoulder appears in the curl of the letter J.
51. James by Percival Everett
⭐️ rating: 4
Format: audio
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#BlackBooksky
#AprilTBR
˗ˏˋ april hopefuls ˎˊ˗
— the ballad of songbirds and snakes
— sunrise on the reaping
— the fellowship of the ring
— the disabled tyrant's beloved pet fish 1-4
— assassin's apprentice
— carmilla
— the picture of dorian gray
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