I’m a little late getting this posted because I kept putting it off and off and then got distracted today. But it’s here now!

No improvements to my personal life, but I have a few other things I can talk about.

I’ve tried listening to numerous fantasy RPG podcasts but, aside from Dungeons & Daddies, they never end up keeping my attention. I think I finally found another one though! It’s called Burnt Cookbook Party. I struggled for the first few episodes, but then things started getting chaotic, and I got hooked, and now I’m on Episode 20-something.

Monster Con came out! They’ve got a whole series of games now, but this is the one where my favorite Monster Prom character, Liam, is back as a main character again, so I’ve been looking forward to it. I’ll be honest, when they initially announced this would come out in 2025, I didn’t know if I’d even be well enough to play at this point. I don’t think I’ll be able to play a ton because it is hard on my head, but I’m glad I can at least play it some!

I’ve also been really enjoying Cats and Soup. I’ve talked about it before. It’s just a little idler app, but they constantly have little events and you get new outfits for your cats, furniture for their rooms, etc. It’s just a cute, fun thing to look forward to and bring me a little joy each day. Here are some of my cats and their rooms!

Blog/Bookish Updates:

Nothing this month.

Books I Received for Review:

When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley and The Sun Blessed Prince by Lindsey Byrd are from May’s Libro.fm ALC selection, but might as well share them in my April post since I already have them and am excited about them! Seriously, I downloaded these so fast. Both queer, one historical fantasy about a merman, the other high fantasy about a guy who can’t be killed and another who can kill with a touch.

And here’s the beautiful copy of Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens that I got from Simon & Schuster! I’ve already reviewed it, you can find that here if you’re interested.

Books I Finished:

If you’re considering buying any of these books from Amazon, I’d really appreciate if you’d use my affiliate link!

Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens – Queer YA about a human who gets psychic powers and tries to solve a murder with supernatural friends. A lot of fun with adorable friendship!

Shoestring Theory by Mariana Costa – M/M fantasy sorta romance with time travel. The relationship didn’t go that deep, but it was a fun romp.

Don’t Sleep With the Dead by Nghi Vo – I didn’t love this (probably 3 stars), I don’t know if I understood everything, but I really did like how strange and unique it was. Queer, Gatsby-inspired, with demons and ghosts and paper people.

The Prince’s Heart by Ben Chalfin – Non-magical fantasy… romance, I guess? I got increasingly more frustrated as this book went on to the point that I almost sided with the villain because at least he was slightly more competent, and the romance lacked depth. The writing itself was ok though, I think. The story just needed more work.

Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch – This was great! Enemies to lovers romance between a Christmas prince and the prince of St. Patrick’s Day with lovable characters.