April 2023 TBR list: last month I read 5 books 1 under my average of 6 books. I feel like I have been in a reading slump and it is finally over. I hope to read more than 6 but don’t want to jinx myself by listing more.

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage is a crazy book about a dysfunctional relationship between a mother and daughter.  One is determined to kill the other for daddy’s love.  Hanna is 7 years-old and wants her mother Suzette dead. This novel is the a psychological version of the Omen, where it is not the devil making her do but something real and deeply emotional.  A crazy psychological thriller like never before. I did get a free copy of her next book Mothered by Netgally but wanted to read this one first.

Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell is a fast paced science fiction adventure.  Trying to prevent a galactic devastation a woman must do it by sneaking aboard an alien mega shift with her ex and an AI ship she’s at odds with.  Last year Stars and Bones by Gareth L. Powell was on my top ten books of the year, so I’m really looking forward to this book.  I was emailed by the publisher and given an advanced copy of Descendant Machine thanks to Titan Books through Netgalley. Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell is Published on April 11 2023.

In the Life of Puppets by TJ Klune is a futuristic take inspired by Pinocchio.  Instead of Pinocchio being a puppet it is about robots.  It’s about three robots instead of one. Those that follow my blog know how much I love TJ Klune especially The House in the Cerulean Sea which I think is a fantastic perfect love story.  This book like all his books feature characters and love from LGTBQ community.  TJ Klune is a gifted storyteller an I look forward to reading the advanced copy given to me from Tor Books and Netgally. In the Life of Puppets by TJ Klune is published on April 25 2023.

Chainfire by Terry Goodkind is Book 8 in the Sword of Truth Series.  This time after a tough battle Richard gets injured and when he wakes up he looks for his wife Kahlan who nobody else can still remember. This is a fun epic fantasy that I have been reading with my Mother-in-law and my Father–in-law.

Batman: Knightfall Volume 3 – Knightsend the epic conclusion to the major batman story of the 90’s where Batman Bruce Wayne is has ad his back broken by Bane and has to find another successor, but the successor he has found John Paul Valley Azrael is his own kind of monster than doesn’t do the no kill thing that Batman is based on. He must be stopped but is Bruce Wayne ready for that fight with the younger Batman that is now in an armored suit and wants to kill.

Goosebumps – The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena by R. L. Stine is Goosebumps book 38 in the original series order.  2 kids that live in hot Pasadena dream of a real winter, their father is going to Alaska for work and the kids want to come too, but there’s a catch they have to film the Abominable Snowman. A fun series that I read with my 3 nephews.