The month that was… March 2023

This month has been great on a personal note, although not so great from a blogging perspective. On the positive side of things, I had a week’s break in France, and while it was bookended by rather a lot of driving (by my partner, rather than me!) it was so nice to get away for a few days. The forecast before we went wasn’t great, but we were lucky with the weather – it was chilly at times but a lot drier than I was expecting! And it was nice to get outdoors again – it’s something that I’ve missed over the winter months. And of course, there was wine and cheese aplenty. C’est merveilleux!

I have been a little slack at blogging again this month. It feels that as soon as I build up any sort of momentum then life decides to rudely interrupt once more. I managed five reviews this month and, to be honest, I’m not sure that I’ll catch up on the backlog. From a reading perspective it’s been a good month. I read nine books, including a few titles that I’ve been itching to get to from my backlist.

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Books Acquired

I received one title for review this month that jumped straight to the top of the pile:

And I purchased (an extremely modest!) five titles:

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TBR Watch

I’m quite pleased with this.

• Books out = 9 read + 1 DNF* = 10
• Books in = 1 ARC + 5 purchases = 6
• Gives a reduction of 4 in my TBR!

*I may come back to the DNF at a later date, but for now it has been removed from my TBR.