Novels #69: April Wrap up

Hey There!

Almost in the middle of May, and I’ve finally gotten around to organizing my thoughts on the three books I read in April. I only read three, but they were a really good three!

In the middle of April, for my cousin’s birthday, I took her on a book shopping spree, of course, I couldn’t stop myself from picking up a few novels for myself. One of those novels was Scout is NOT a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong. I didn’t realize this until after I’d read the novel, but I had actually been following the author and illustrator for quite some time on Twitter. Scout is NOT a band kid is about a student named Scout who is a big fan of a very prolific author.

That author will be appearing at a convention in a town not too far away, but far enough that when her father tells her he won’t be able to take her, that other plans have to be created. So when she goes into school the next day and realizes that the school band will be preforming at the Music Festival in that city, she gets the bright idea to join so she can go on the trip with them. Never mind that she’s never played an instrument before, she’ll fake it,

This graphic novel was adorable, heartwarming and pure nostalgia for a band geek like me. It actually gave me the push to pick up my flute again, which I hadn’t played in several years, and it returned to me like it was nothing. Muscle memory is something else, I gotta tell ya.

The next book I finished was Night Shift by Alex Finley. Back in July I read my first Alex Finley book, Every Last Fear and was enthralled, after giving it an enthusiastic 5 star review, I vowed to read every Alex Finley book since. Enter Night Shift about two separate Massacres 15 years apart in the same town that each leave one living victim and a eerily similar message.

Enter Agent Kim and Atticus to determine if the crimes were committed by the same person all those years ago and if so what is the connection, and if not, are they copycats? The twists and turns present in this novel was astounding and even though I called a few of them I really couldn’t have come to the conclusion that he wrote. With this novel he cemented his spot as one of my favorite novelists, and I’m already looking forward to his newest novel.

The final book I read was a graphic Novel called Fearbook Club by Richard Hamilton. I found this at my local library, its about a new kid at school who is having difficulty fitting in, so the principal assigns him to a ragtag crew of the School’s Yearbook club.

As the kids get to know each other, they realize that quite a few kids go missing from their school every year and that his camera can see them. They band together to try and solve the mystery of the missing children and try to avoid becoming the next set.

What did you read in April? Let me know below, I love getting book recs from ya’ll!

Until Next Time,

Moriartie

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