MBS April 2023 Reading List Wrap Up

MBS 2023 Reading List - APRIL

Code for the list is:
A = Audible; ABB = Audiobook Boom
e = eBook; eA = eBook from Author; eT = eBook from Tour
NG = NetGalley
P = Print; PT = Print from Tour
LBC = Ladies Book Club
TBR = From the TBR shelves prior to 2023
Favorites for the month:

5 Stars =  To Whisper Her Name
4.75 Stars =
4.5 Stars =  Silver Dollar Duke

1. ATBR: Audible Book Review: Purgatory's Shore, Artillerymen, Book 1 by Taylor Anderson; Genre: Alternate History, Military History; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.5.
   
2. ATour2023: IRead Book Tour Audio Book Review: The Registration by Madison Lawson; Genre: Dystopian, Psychological; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 3.75; Narration 4.0.
   
3. Author2023: Book Review: The Rapture: 23 Biblical Answers To The Question: When Is It? by Joshua J. Watson; Genre:Eschatology, Christian Prophesy; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0.
4. ATBR: Audible Book Review: To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander; Genre: Civil War, Historical Romance, Sweet Romance; My Rating: 5.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 5.0; Narration 5.0. 
   
5. ATBR: Audible Book Review: Werewolf Cop by Andrew Klavan; Genre: Occult, Police Procedure, Suspense; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.25.
6. ATBR: Audible Book Review: Renegades, Expeditionary Force, Book 7, by Craig Alanson; Genre: Adventure, Military, Space Opera; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.5.
   
7. ATBR: Audible Book Review: The Fifth Victim, The Cherokee Pointe Series, Book 1, by Beverly Barton; Genre: Mystery, Romantic Suspense; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 3.75; Narration 4.0.
8. NG2023: #NetGalley Audio Book Review: The Instructor by T.R. Hendricks; Genre: Military, Suspense, Thriller; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
   
9. ATBR: Audible Book Review: Oracle by Andrew Pyper; Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Suspense, Thriller; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
10. ATBR: Audio Book Review: Silver Dollar Duke by Sally Britton; Genre: Historical Romance, Religious & Inspirational, Romance, Western Romance; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.

This Month Total read = 10
TBR = 9
New Authors = 7
Audio/Audible = 9 (8 TBRs)
NetGalley = 1 (1 audio) (0 TBRs)
Author Review books (other than NG) = 1
Nonfiction = 1
eBook = 1 (0 TBR)
Print = 0 (0 TBR)
DNF - 0

Goal Progress (to Date meaning through the end of the given month)
Goodreads Goal Read to Date: 42 of 125
TBR to Date: 37 of 90 total
Audio to Date: 41 of 100
NetGalley to Date: 7 of 10
Author Reviews: 1 of 12
Nonfiction: 3 of 10
TBR ebooks or Print: 1 of 8
New Authors to date: 24

• Series: 32 of 75 (9 continuing, 23 new)
• New to me Series: 23 (11 Yes to continue; 7 likely to continue, 3 maybe, 2 unlikely)
• Finished for me Series: 2 (maybe? Not sure if the Bobiverse is done)

Special Goals
• Seasonal title: 1 of 4: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn
• Alphabet letters covered: (21 of 26) -- 9 January (A, C, D, F, H, L, P, R, S); 6 February (B, E, G, I, T, Y); 5 March (K, M, J, O, U) 1 April (W)
Locations: 6 of 8
      River, Mountains, Kingdoms, Castle, Junkyard, Deadlands, Shore
Numbers: 5 of 12
      Forging Zero, Cat o’ Nine Tales, Six Crimson Cranes, One Heart to Win, The Fifth Victim

Groups of Five: (Places and Numbers above)
Times of Day: 1 of 5
      Moonshine
Occupations: 7 of 5
      Warrior, Cowboy, Vet, King, Cop, Pirate, Instructor
Colors: 3 of 5
      The Far Blue Mountains, Six Crimson Cranes,Silver Dollar Duke