Evie Viola
April In Review: Books Bought and Read
May 1, 2026
This is a recap of all the books I've gotten and read in April, with information about where I got them, what I rate them, and a link to summaries and reviews.
If a book in the Obtained table is written in purple, that indicates that I have since read that book. If a book in the Obtained table is written in red, that indicates that it has since been DNF'd.
Obtained
| Title | Author | Location | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Thousand Steps Into Night | Traci Chee | Spring Library Book Sale | $4 |
| A Study in Charlotte | Brittany Cavallaro | Spring Library Book Sale | $2 |
| Orphans of Chaos | John C. Wright | Spring Library Book Sale | $3 |
| Kingdom of Shadows and Wings | Nina Frost | Spring Library Book Sale | $2 |
| The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel | Spring Library Book Sale | $3 |
| All Our Hidden Gifts | Caroline O'Donoghue | Spring Library Book Sale | $2 |
| In Other Lands | Sarah Rees Brennan | Spring Library Book Sale | $2 |
| Neverworld Wake | Marisha Pessl | Spring Library Book Sale | $2 |
| Ink | Alice Broadway | Spring Library Book Sale | $3 |
| Sunrise Nights | Brittany Cavallaro & Jeff Zentner | Spring Library Book Sale | $4 |
| The Continent | Keira Drake | Spring Library Book Sale | $3 |
| The Upside of Falling | Alex Light | Spring Library Book Sale | $2 |
| The Heir of Knight | Helen Lowe | Spring Library Book Sale | $3 |
| They Both Die at the End | Adam Silvera | Spring Library Book Sale | $2 |
| When We Were Vikings | Andrew David MacDonald | Spring Library Book Sale | $4 |
| Wish of the Wicked | Danielle Page | Spring Library Book Sale | $3 |
| The Martian | Andy Weir | Fonts Books and Gifts | $19 |
| Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | Fonts Books and Gifts | $22 |
| A Darker Shade of Magic | V. E. Schwab | Fonts Books and Gifts | $19 |
| Shield of Sparrows | Devney Perry | Independent Bookstore Day Gift | $0 |
| A Fate Forged in Fire | Hazel McBride | One More Page Free Book Table | $0 |
| Heiress of Nowhere | Stacey Lee | One More Page Free Book Table | $0 |
| The Swan's Daughter | Roshani Chokshi | One More Page Free Book Table | $0 |
Read
| Title | Author | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Reigning Fire | Jasmine Kah Han Loo | 1 star |
| The Daughter of the Cursed Kingdom | Jasmine Skye | 5 stars |
| They Both Die at the End | Adam Silvera | 5 stars |
I have mixed feelings about this month. On the one hand, I got so many new books, and all of those purchases supported either the library (check out my post on the Spring Library Book Sale) or independent bookstores in my area, but on the other hand, I only managed to read 3 books. That was mostly my fault though, because I forced myself to read to the end of Reigning Fire, even though I knew I wasn't going to like it. I really only did that so that I could write a review on it, which is not my proudest admission. Reading that book put me in a serious reading slump though, and made it tough to get through any others. As always, if you want my thoughts on any of the books I've read this month, click on the titles.